A. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing and submitted by email. The purpose of this Sources Sought 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), Hub-Zone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of performing the work. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name, (b) address, (c) point of contact, (d) phone, fax, and email, (e) DUNS number, (f) Cage Code, (g) Tax ID Number, (h) type of small business, (i) capability statement that addresses the organization's qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below, (j) cost estimate, (k) warranty information, (l) product information, (m) delivery information, and (n) NAC or FSS contract number if applicable. B. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to the Sources Sought Request. The notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The North American Classification System NAICS code for this acquisition is 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 500 employees. C. Notice to potential offerers: All offerers who provide goods or services to the United States Federal government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) located on the web at www.sam.gov. D. Surgical Specialty Care at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System has a need for Synthes brand or equal 6.5mm Headless Compression Screws with the descriptions listed below: LINE NO. ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION 1 02.227.050 16MM THREAD/50MM 2 02.227.055 16MM THREAD/55MM 3 01.227.060 16MM THREAD/60MM 4 02.227.065 16MM THREAD/65MM 5 02.227.070 16MM THREAD/70MM 6 02.227.075 16MM THREAD/75MM 7 02.227.080 16MM THREAD/80MM 8 02.227.085 16MM THREAD/85MM 9 02.227.090 16MM THREAD/90MM 10 02.227.095 16MM THREAD/95MM 11 02.227.100 16MM THREAD/100MM 12 02.227.250 32MM THREAD/50MM 13 02.227.255 32MM THREAD/55MM 14 02.227.260 32MM THREAD/60MM 15 02.227.265 32MM THREAD/65MM 16 02.227.270 32MM THREAD/70MM 17 02.227.275 32MM THREAD/75MM 18 02.227.280 32MM THREAD/80MM 19 02.227.285 32MM THREAD/85MM 20 02.227.290 32MM THREAD/90MM 21 02.227.295 32MM THREAD/95MM 22 02.227.300 32MM THREAD/100MM THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. This information must be received no later than 03/16/2015 at 10:00AM EST via email. No phone calls will be accepted, but interested parties may email the Contract Specialist at [email protected]

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