This is a Request for Information (RFI) Only; it is not a request for quotations or offers. This procurement requirement is to determine whether any small businesses can provide the products listed below: Network Contracting Office 9 on behalf the Robley Rex VA Medical Center, Center of Louisville, KY has developed this RFI /Sources Sought Notice to solicit market research information from industry to assist the Government with analysis of a Government requirement and provide commercial insight. The RFI will assist in determining the availability of Small Business (preferably Service Disabled (SDVOSB) and or Veteran Owned (VOSB) entities that can provide the requested items. NAICS: 339112 Size Standard: 750 Employees THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, or an indication that Network-9 Contracting Office (NCO-9) will contract for the items contained in the RFI / Sources Sought Notice. This RFI/Sources Sought Notice is part of a Government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.201(e), response to this RFI / Sources Sought Notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI / Sources Sought Notice are strictly voluntary and are consider as information only. The Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI / Sources Sought Notice. Responses to this RFI / Sources Sought Notice will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI / Sources Sought Notice does not restrict the Government s acquisition on a future solicitation. The Robley Rex VAMC has a need to purchase brand name Scanlan specialty instruments for video assisted thoracic procedures. The instruments need to be modified to 2 clicks on the ratchet to enable surgeons to feel the density of the tissue without clamping it down. Market research is being conducted to determine if any small businesses can provide the following instruments with the requested modifications: 9909-225 SCANLAN® Thoracoscopic DeBakey Clamp, (10 mm), Harken # 1, ring handle, 1 x 2 wide DeBakey jaws, with ratchet, 9.5 cm jaw length, 9-7/8" / 24.8 cm working length, total length 14 / 35.5 cm 965 Modify Ratchet to 2 clicks 9909-227 SCANLAN® Thoracoscopic DeBakey Clamp, (10 mm), Harken # 2, ring handle, 1 x 2 wide DeBakey jaws, with ratchet, 9.5 cm jaw length, 9-7/8" / 24.8 cm working length, total length 14 / 35.5 cm 965 Modify Ratchet to 2 clicks 9909-203 SCANLAN® Thoracoscopic DeBakey Cooley Forceps, (10 mm), ring handle, 90° angled jaw, without ratchet, 9-1/2" / 24 cm working length, 13-1/2" / 34 cm 965 Modify Ratchet to 2 clicks 9009-274 SCANLAN® Thoracoscopic Cassivi Judd Allis Clamp, (5 mm tapered to 7 mm), straight 4 mm width Judd Allis Jaws, 7-1/2" / 19 cm working length, 11 1/2" / 29 cm total length 965 Modify Ratchet to 2 clicks 9009-220 SCANLAN® Thoracoscopic Node Grasper (5 mm tapered to 7 mm), ring handle, curved left 11 mm oblong ring jaws, with ratchet, 12-1/2" / 32 cm working length, 16-3/4" / 42.4 cm total length 965 Modify Ratchet to 2 clicks 9009-223 SCANLAN® Thoracoscopic Node Grasper (5mm), ring handle, curved left 11 mm oblong ring jaws, with ratchet, 9" / 23 cm working length, 13" / 33 cm 965 Modify Ratchet to 2 clicks 9909-912 SCANLAN® Thoracoscopic Chitwood DeBakey Clamp (10 mm), ring handle, 1x2 curved left DeBakey jaws, 6.5 cm jaw length, 9" / 23 cm working length, 12-3/4" / 32.5 cm 965 Modify Ratchet to 2 clicks 9909-232 SCANLAN® Thoracoscopic Chitwood DeBakey Clamp (10mm), ring handle, 2x3 wide curved left DeBakey jaws, 10 cm jaw length, 10" / 25.4 cm working length, 14 1/4" / 36 cm 965 Modify Ratchet to 2 clicks 9909-910sc SCANLAN® Thoracoscopic Metzenbaum Scissors (10 mm), curved left Super Cut blades, 3.5 cm blade length, black platinum ring handle, 7-3/4" / 19.5 cm working length, 11-1/2" / 29 cm If interested please provide a capability statement. Also, provide e-mail responses to this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice no later than Monday August 20, 2018 at 8:00 AM (Central Time) to Ms. Alyson Allman, Contracting Officer at [email protected]. The response time cannot be extended beyond the suspense date provided. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY.

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