Sources Sought Notice This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, on behalf of the Durham VA Medical Center is conducting market research through this Sources Sought Notice to seek commercially available sources capable of providing Maintenance and Calibration services for a Scanning Microscopy System, Zeiss Axioscan Z1 Instrument. This potential requirement will be for a base period of one year plus four (4) additional one-year option periods. The Veterans Administration is required by Public Law 109-461 to give first priority to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns if there should 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 Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of sources business participation then the action will be advertised as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to quotation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 811219 and the PSC Classification code is J066. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. Performance Location Durham, NC VAMC Initial market research revealed that the sought services has a proprietary application and a written sole distribution assertion from the OEM is attached. Interested parties capable of sourcing this requirement should submit with their response the following information: Company information including point of contact; DUN#; business size and economic category (example: SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, SB); and if your company is an authorized distributor for the manufacturer - provide a letter from the manufacturer that confirms your status as an authorized distributor. If interested party has an FSS contract - please include contract number, and whether the equipment is on the contract. The capability statements received from this market research are for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research and the Government will not answer questions concerning this market research. The Government will not assume any costs incurred by the contractor in the preparation of responses. Please email this information to [email protected] no later than 11:59PM EST 13 February 2020. Phone inquiries will not be accepted.

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