DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) DENVER ACQUISITION AND LOGISTICS CENTER (DALC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS PROJECT: Socks for Feet at Risk (Diabetic Socks) BACKGROUND: The DALC is conducting market research and seeking information from all interested vendors regarding the availability of a commercial item(s) described in this Request For Information (RFI). INFORMATION REQUESTED AND QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED All questions listed below must be answered completely. The vendor is encouraged to provide any additional information that it believes would be useful to the VA. 1. Does your company offer a commercially available sock(s) as described below as a diabetic sock or as a sock for feet at risk? Men & Women CALF or OVER THE CALF STYLE " Non-Prominent Seam " Non-Restrictive " Acrylic and/or Acrylic w/natural fibers " Black & White color options minimum (If offer other colors at same price please list) " Padded heel, cushioned under metatarsal, over toes and will not increase shoe size " Latex Free " Color Fast " Assorted Sizes CREW STYLE " Non-Prominent Seam " Non-Restrictive " Acrylic and/or Acrylic w/natural fibers " Black & White color options minimum (If offer other colors at same price please list) " Padded heel, cushioned under metatarsal, over toes and will not increase shoe size " Latex Free " Color Fast " Assorted Sizes 2. If your company offers this sock please provide your sizes for both men and woman along with your correlating shoe size chart? 3. Please identify: a. Is your company a United States business? If not identify the country? b. Is your company the actual manufacturer of the sock or is it a distributor? b. Where is the sock manufactured? d. If your company is not the manufacturer, who is, and are they a United States business? e. Regarding the size of your company is it more than 500 employees? f. Is the size of the manufacturer more than 500 employees? g. Is your company a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small business (VOSB) RESPONSES Responses must be submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Denver Acquisition and Logistics Center, on or before 4:00 PM Mountain Time on Friday, March 15, 2013. Please e-mail responses. Note, however, that our e-mail function is very limited as to the size of file that it can receive, approximately 8 mb. The e-mail address is: [email protected] NOTE The VA will utilize the information from this RFI to help develop the agency's Request For Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ). Vendors must identify any proprietary information in their responses. Proprietary materials will neither be distributed to nor discussed with any other vendor. The use of information submitted to the Government as a result of this RFI will be at the discretion of the Government. The information obtained from responses to this RFI will remain confidential insofar as permitted by law, including the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. The Government is not obligated to provide comments to vendor submissions. The Government will not pay for information solicited, nor will it recognize or reimburse any costs associated with any RFI submission. Therefore, the Government recommends that vendors submit electronic versions of, or web links to, previously prepared presentations, documentation, white papers, and other relevant information. DISCLAIMER Responses are not offers and cannot be accepted by VA to form a binding contract. VA does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for information solicited. The term "vendor" refers to those members of industry providing a response to this RFI. Any questions must be e-mailed to Mr. Mike Johnson (see e-mail above) by 12:00 PM (noon) Mountain Time on Friday, March 8, 2013. E-mail communication must include the company name, address, point of contact name and title, e-mail address, and telephone number.

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