The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and Health Care Center (HCC) in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and VA Health Care Center in Wilmington, North Carolina have need for Quality Control Calibration and Linearity Materials for use in the Pathology Laboratory testing. The NAICS code for this requirement is 325413; size standard is 1,250 employees. This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible. The Department of Veterans Affairs is required by Public Law 109-461 to give priority to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns should there be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside. If insufficient veteran owned and small business response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation, then the action will be advertised as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to quote should the requirement go to solicitation. Sources for the following QC calibration and linearity materials are being sought: MPN DESCRIPTION UNIT ESTIMATED ANNUAL QTY 181 CARDIO MKRS PLUS 1 L each 70 182 CARDIO MKRS PLUS 2 L each 166 183 CARDIO MKRS PLUS 3 L each 134 27106 CARDIO MKR LT PLUS 1 kit 108 23640003 CARDIOIMMUNE XL LVL L 3ML 6/PK pack 12 23640001 CARDIOIMMUNE XL LVL 2 3ML 6/PK pack 12 23640002 CARDIOIMMUNE XL LVL 3 3ML 6/PK pack 12 544 ETHANOL/AMMONIA 1 each 173 545 ETHANOL/AMMONIA 2 each 157 546 ETHANOL/AMMONIA 3 each 209 694 MULTIQUAL ASSAYED LVL 1 each 108 695 MULTIQUAL ASSAYED LVL 2 each 84 696 MULTIQUAL ASSAYED LVL 3 each 108 697 MULTIQUAL UNASSY 1 each 114 698 MULTIQUAL UNASSY 2 each 104 699 MULTIQUAL UNASSY 3 each 78 691 CHEM UNASSAYED 1 L each 12 692 CHEM UNASSAYED 2 L each 12 397 URINE CHEMISTRY 1 each 91 398 URINE CHEMISTRY 2 each 91 23139108 URICHEMTRAK MULTI-PK 6/PK pack 6 361 IA PLUS LIQ 1 12 of each each 171 362 IA PLUS LIQ 2 12X5 each 141 363 IA PLUS LIQ 3 12X5 each 171 360 IA PLUS TRI LIQ 4 of each each 60 591 IMMUNOLOGY 1 LIQ 6 each 14 592 IMMUNOLOGY 2 LIQ 6 each 14 593 IMMUNOLOGY 3 LIQ 6 each 14 364 SPECIALTY IA LIQ 1 each 25 365 SPECIALTY IA LIQ 2 each 12 366 SPECIALTY IA LIQ 3 each 25 751 SPINAL FLUID 1 LIQ each 140 752 SPINAL FLUID 2 LIQ each 140 454 QUAL URINE TOX NEG each 15 455 QUAL URINE TOX POS each 15 2210043 DipScopics Liquid QC Urinalysis Control each 4 194-5203 TOX/SEE DRUG SCREEN TEST kit 160 804 UNITY REAL TIME PACKAGING each 1 804-X UNITY REAL TIME 1 YEAR ANN SUB each 1 804-WX UNITY REAL TIME ONLINE 1 YR each 1 804-DX UNITY REAL TIME ADD DATABASE each 1 805 UNITY REAL TIME LT PACKAGING each 1 805-X UNITY REALTIME LT 1 YEAR each 1 820-1 UNITYCONNECT 2 SW 1 YEAR each 1 820-2 UNITYCONNECT 2 SW 2 YEAR each 1 820-3 UNITYCONNECT 2 SW 3 YEAR each 1 11000009 UNITYCONNECT 2 SW 1 YEAR each 1 11000010 UNITYCONNECT 2 SW 2 YEAR each 1 11000011 UNITYCONNECT 2 SW 3 YEAR each 1 740 DIABETES BI LYPH 6 each 1 146 CARDIO MKR LT PLUS 1 6x3ml each 1 147 CARDIO MKR LT PLUS 2 6x3ml each 1 This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a specific acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice become property of the Government. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS number (www.dnb.com), list of available compatible products, the geographical location the respondent is able to service, and documentation of authorized distributor certification (if a brand name product is intended for offer should the requirement go to solicitation). (1) Business size (small or large business concern), and number of employees; (2) Type of small business a. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business b. Veteran Owned Small Business c. Small Disadvantaged d. HubZone e. Woman Owned f. Small Business Responses to this notice should be emailed to the Contracting Officer at e-mail address: [email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 8:00 a.m. EDT, October 10, 2017. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database at www.vetbiz.gov.

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