This is a Small business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources:(2) whether there are small businesses, HUBZONE small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses or (8a) small businesses, veteran- owned small business, woman-owned small businesses or small disadvantaged businesses veteran owned small businesses; woman owned businesses, or small disadvantaged businesses and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your response to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable code should not submit a response to this notice.

Background Information

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's foremost federally funded biomedical research institution. It is comprised of twenty-seven Institutes, Centers and Divisions. The Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center is the on-site 267-bed hospital for the NIH campus comprised of clinical, laboratory and administrative staff who support the Institutes as they conduct clinical research working with inpatients and outpatients participating in research studies at the NIH.

Purpose

The Department of Peri- Operative Medicine is requesting to purchase a preventative maintenance agreement for the OR rooms 10, 11, and 12 OR1 System. The PMA is needed to ensure the video components are consistently working to prevent surgery delays and cancellations. This includes one scheduled visit per year which includes full function testing calibration of all systems components, complete cleaning of all included equipment minor trouble shooting and reporting. All services will be documented and provided.

The Preventative Maintenance Agreement needed for;
Three operating rooms with a base and two option year renewals
Location: The Equipment location - National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 10,Room 2C529 Bethesda, MD 20892.
Capability Statement is to include:
Information regarding respondents; (A) examples of prior completed Government contracts; references, and other related information:
• Respondents, DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contract, and size and type of business (e.g.8(a), HUBZone, etc) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code;
• Respondents; technical and administrative points of contract including names, titles addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses;
• Respondents must respond to this notice by June 15, 2018

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTICES:
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation maybe published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a future solicitation.

Primary Point of Contact:
India A. Payne,
Contract Specialist
[email protected]
Phone: 301-496-4848
Fax: 301-480-1149
Contracting Office Address:
6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5480

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