Page 6 of 6 The Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System Seattle VA Medical Center has a requirement for calibration of pipettes. The VA is intending to establish a Firm Fixed Price base year, plus four (4) option year(s) contract. The objective of this Sources Sought will be to determine the number of Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSBs), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSBs), and other Small Business (SBs) that can potentially meet this requirement. The NAICS code is 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Size Standard is $20.5 million. Firms responding should indicate whether they are, or are not, a small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, veteran owned small business/service disabled veteran owned small business or a woman owned business. The general definition of a small business is one that is independently owned and operated, is not dominated in the field of operation in which it is proposing on Veterans Administration contracts and with its affiliate. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent acquisition. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government s evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUB Zone, 8(a), WOSB, VOSB, etc). All prospective vendors must be registered and current within the System for Award Management (SAM). Visit www.sam.gov for details. In addition, all SDVOSBs and VOSBs must be registered and current within VetBiz. Visit www.vetbiz.gov for details. The information submitted shall contain the company s business size status. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a request for proposal (RFP). The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contract Specialist. Because this is a request for information only, answers to questions will not be posted. If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Jared Zinsmeister, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 20, 5115 NE 82nd Avenue, Suite 102 Vancouver, WA 98662 or via e-mail at [email protected] with a statement describing your capabilities. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company s business size status. Any questions shall be addressed to the Contract Specialist, in writing, at the email address provided. The deadline for this information is 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, Wednesday February 14, 2018. STATEMENT OF WORK 1. General The Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System Seattle VA Medical Center has a requirement for calibration of pipettes. The VA is intending to establish a Firm Fixed Price base plus four (4) option year contract. The objective of this Sources Sought will be to determine the number of Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSBs), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSBs), and other Small Business (SBs) that can potentially meet this requirement. 2. Scope of Work a. Preventative Maintenance of pipettes listed below (See INVENTORY OF PIPETTES): to include all parts and labor necessary to repair/replace the listed equipment for all damages incurred to the devices during the contracted period. b. The contractor shall furnish and replace parts to meet equipment specifications. The contractor must have ready access to all replacement parts. Contractor shall maintain a sufficient stock of all parts (meeting manufacture's design and specification) needed for repair and maintenance of the equipment or be able to secure needed parts within Two (2) calendar days. All parts supplied shall meet manufacturer approved specifications. The contractor shall use new parts only. c. Report will be acceptable electronically or paper format stating service provided and outcome of repaired equipment. d. Contractor shall provide Level 2 Preventative Maintenance and Calibration of pipettes listed below and furnish an individual Service Report with sample test outcomes. 3. Specific Tasks: Selected vendor must be able to provide full contract support immediately upon award of a resulting order. Vendor will provide full maintenance support for the items listed in below. This contract shall provide for maintenance services for which the item to be repaired will be sent to the vendor for repair. a. The Contractor shall comply with Federal, State, and Local Laws, plus any Federal Regulations as applicable to the performance of this contract. b. The Contractor shall not accept any instructions issued by any person employed by the U. S. Government, other than: the Contracting Officer (CO), or the Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR), all acting within the limits of their authority. c. The Contractor shall be qualified / authorized by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to perform Preventative Maintenance and Repair Support of all Pipettes listed within this contract. Contractor shall maintain qualifications throughout entire contract period. Qualification includes but not limited to the certification of all repair persons and repair facilities by the OEM as being trained / qualified to perform required repairs. The Government shall maintain the right to seek proof of qualification prior to award and anytime during contract period of performance. 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