W--Bariatric Bed Rental Services

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT request for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine the following: The interest and capability of small business, especially service disabled veteran owned small business and veteran owned small business; Whether the business source is a manufacturer or authorized distributor, verified by an authorization letter from the original equipment manufacturer; and Size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339113 and size standard of 750 employees for the proposed acquisition. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 7, is seeking potential sources for the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta Georgia, 30901, for the following: RENTAL SERVICES FOR BARIATRIC BEDS. The contractor shall provide Clinitron Rite-Hite C-8 Assy. & Total Care Bariatric Plus w/AIR beds to the VA Medical Center for the sole purpose of patient care for residents within defined time frames for services. Historically the Clinitron bed has been determined to be the only air fluidized therapy bed that meets all clinical requirements and has been used successfully at the facility with positive medical progression among the patient population that utilize these beds. The Contractor must be able to provide rental services for both the Clinitron Rite-Hite C-8 Assy. & Total Care Bariatric Plus w/AIR beds. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from this response. Responses to this source sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Information received as a result of this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of information or any other costs incurred as a response to this announcement. Please return the source sought information sheet if you are interested and capable of providing the services to: contact@example.gov by 12 noon EST, March 7, 2018. Additional information: All contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for small business status must be registered with the SBA and meet the requirements of FAR 19.102. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for veteran owned small business status must be registered with the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov as an SDVOSB or VOSB.