J065--SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR CEPHEID GENEXPERT PROCESSORS

This Sources Sought Notice is not a formal request for proposals or quotes. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their response to this notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East, is in the process of planning a requirement for annual on-site service for Cepheid GeneXpert processors to properly assess patient samples in the Microbiology Laboratory at the Durham Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705. Please see the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS), and equipment list. This potential requirement may be for a base period of one year plus four (4) additional one-year option periods. The applicable NAICS Code is 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $20.5 million. Corresponding Product Service Code is J065. The VA is seeking written responses to assist with identifying potential sources that are interested in, and capable of, providing the services described. Please review the information contained herein and identify whether your company has the capability and interest to provide the services described. Capability statement that demonstrates the firm s ability to meet the above requirement, which includes: Company Name: Company Point of Contact Name, Email and Phone: Company DUNS Number: Company GSA schedule (if applicable) under which these services can be purchased: Describe briefly the capabilities of your company and the nature of the services you provide that is comparable to or similar in scope and complexity to this requirement. The Veterans First Contracting Program applies to VA contracts only. VA has a preference to award contracts to verified service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) first then to verified Veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) when market research indicates provides a reasonable expectation that the VA will receive two or more offers from eligible SDVOSB/VOSB firms at a fair and reasonable price, Public Law 109-461. To be eligible for a VA SDVOSB or VOSB set-aside, the firm must be verified in the VA s Office of Small Business Utilization s (OSDBU) Veteran Information Pages (VIP) database as an SDVOSB or VOSB at the time the firm submits its offer to the VA. Additional information on VA s Veterans First Contracting Program can be found on OSDBU s website at https://www.va.gov/osdbu/verification/ . In addition, the SDVOSB/VOSB must qualify as a small business under SBA s regulations. The Government reserves the right to contact any respondent and/or respondent reference to obtain additional information. Currently, no solicitation exists. Any resulting procurement action will be the subject of a separate, future announcement. The information is provided for market research purposes and any potential strategy for this acquisition may change prior to any solicitation release. The acquisition strategy, evaluation methodology, and any other acquisition decisions are to be determined. It is the potential vendor s responsibility to monitor Contract Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov/ for release of any future amendments, or solicitation that may result from the sources sought. Vendors having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this sources sought notice via e-mail to the Contracting Officer, no later than 13 March, 2020 at 04:30 PM EST. Responses shall be emailed to: sherry.holmes@va.gov .