Sources Sought The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Small Business Manufacturers, other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing items requested. The intended contract is a firm-fixed price contract. An SBA Non-Manufacturer Rule Waiver will not apply if this requirement is set-aside for small business. It does apply to all other socioeconomic small business categories. The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO20 is looking for BRAND NAME or EQUAL sources of the following: Madsen Astera 2 Audiometers . Item Description Qty 1066 Madsen Astera 2 2 1066 CD Quicksin Materials 2 Speaker System, 100DB, MISCO 1 1066, ACP Astera 2 2 Otometrics Advantage GO install 1 Salient Characteristics Must work with Otosuite Must include a control panel, separate from the computer keyboard Must be able to test air (250-20,000 Hz), bone and sound field audiometry Computer based audiometer Include speech testing materials (Spondee, NU-6, W22, CNC, QuickSIN) Include speakers to test sound field (in one booth) Include bone oscillator, insert earphones, standard headphones, and high frequency headphones Include patient response button Must allow talk back to patient as well as audiologist via speaker and headset Must have 2 separate and identical channels Must interface with Noah 4 Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information to [email protected] 1) Company name, address, and point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS. 2) Please identify your company s size in comparison to the anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334510 AUDIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT, ELECTROMEDICAL, MANUFACTURING. To be considered a small business your company must have fewer than 1,250 employees. This notice is to determine the marketplace for this specific requirement. Please check one of the following: [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business Manufacturers [ ] yes [ ] no All other Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other than Small Business 3) The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to these sources sought notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application in the System for Award Management (SAM). 4) Any Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. 5) Only authorized representatives/providers of the manufacturer will be considered. Equipment must be new, no used or refurbished equipment accepted. Please provide a proof of authorized dealer or reseller letter from manufacturer. 6) This is a brand name or equal requirement. As such, the salient characteristics reflect the physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet to satisfy the Government s needs. To be considered for any potential solicitation, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must: (a) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in these sources sought; clearly identify the item by Brand name, if any and make/model number. (b) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to descriptive data or information available that identifies that the equal item meets or exceeds the salient characteristics required by the Government. Responses are due by 11/30/2020 1630 am PST, to the Point of Contact. Shipping Address: Puget Sound Healthcare System 1660 S. Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108-1532 Point of Contact: John Neibert Contract Specialist [email protected] 360-553-7616

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