The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VISN 6 Network Contracting Office (NCO) is conducting market research through this sources sought notice to help determine the availability of qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses to provide brand name or equal to W.L. GORE vascular grafts. Vascular grafts (6 mm x 50 cm graft with 6 mm x 5 cm NRS, 7 mm x 50 cm graft with 7 mm x 5 cm NRS, 8 mm x 50 cm graft with 8 mm x 5 cm NRS, 9 mm x 50 cm graft with 9 mm x 5 cm NRS). The graft is used for replacement or bypass of diseased vessels in patients suffering occlusive or aneurysmal diseases, in trauma patients requiring vascular replacement, for dialysis access, or for other vascular procedures. The graft must be one anastomosis and configured as an end to end instead of end to side. This requirement is for Durham VA Medical Center. The activity is requiring the instruments be placed on consignment to ensure availability for procedures. The period of performance will be April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012, with four (4) option years. The NAICS code is 423450 and the Classification code is 6515. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. This is a sources sought notice only. This is not a solicitation and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation. The information submitted will be reviewed by the Government technical representatives for considering future requirements. Responses to this notice should include the following: name and address of company, business size, and any other pertinent information which demonstrates firm's ability to meet the above requirement. All responses shall be submitted in writing no later than January 20, 2012, 3:00 PM, EST to the attention of: Lori Fischer, VA Medical Center, 27 Averill Avenue, Hampton, VA 23667. E-mail address: [email protected]

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