J--TempTrak Wireless Temperature Monitoring System Maintenance Agreement

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a request for information only. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Hubzone 8(a), 8(a), Hubzone, Small, Small Disadvantaged, Woman-Owned and Large Business) relative to NAICS code 334519 (size standard of 500 or less employees) or NAICS Code 811219 (size standard of $7.0 Million). Responses to this request for information synopsis will be used by the government to make appropriate Acquisition decisions. Responses to this sources sought shall NEITHER constitute responses to solicitation which is not currently available NOR a request to be added to a prospective bidders list to receive a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely the Government's discretion. The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center is seeking information for a potential contractor to provide multi-year I-Care preventive maintenance and repair services to OEM specifications on the following equipment: TempTrak Wireless Temperature Monitoring System by Cooper-Atkins. The contractor must be an authorized factory trained service provider for the above equipment and must provide evidences of such. Sources interested in this notice shall submit the following information: 1. Company name, address, point of contact, DUNS#, size of business pursuant to North American industrial classification system (NAICS) 2. Evidences of authorized factory trained service provider for the above equipment, and 3. Responses to the following questions: a. Is your business a Large or Small business? b. If small, which category of small business? This is not a request for proposals or request for quotes and in no way obligates the government to award any contract. Responses to this notice shall be in writing by e-mail addressed to contact@example.gov. All responses must be received in writing no later than 2:00 PM CST on or before April 5, 2013. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Firms responding to this announcement, which fail to provide all of the required information, cannot be used to help the government make the acquisition decisions, which is the intent of this synopsis. This notice is to help the VA Medical Center in determining potential sources only. No solicitation is currently available. All firms responding to this request for information notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award.