RFI - Varian - Aria/Eclipse Maintenance Agreement

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 4 of 4 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 2 This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products and/or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise because of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals, quotes, or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the products and/or services described below. This is a "REQUEST FOR INFORMATION" only. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is contracting to provide a fixed price agreement to ensure equipment operation in accordance with the manufacturer s specifications. The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, management, supervision, technical skills, quality control, materials, parts, tools, transportation, and equipment necessary to perform service and support in accordance with manufacturer specifications for the Velocity, Aria, and Eclipse systems for the following equipment: i. Aria SSA ii. Eclipse SSA iii. Eclipse Workstation iv. Eclipse FAS Server v. Velocity SS **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A NEW SYSTEMS ACQUISITION. THIS IS SIMPLY TO PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE ON SYSTEMS ALREADY LOCATED AT THE LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER** The NAICS Code is 334517 - Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing with a Small Business size standard of 1,000 employees. In response, please provide at minimum: Company name and address, POC information, System for Award Management (SAM) UEI number, Socioeconomic category (SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, 8a, Small Business or Large Business). GSA contract number if these services are offered on Federal Supply Schedule. Must provide a capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. Please send all inquiries to: chad.kemper@va.gov by 14:00 EST May 17th, 2024. Phone calls will not be accepted.