The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) at Durham, North Carolina, has a requirement for brand name Hopkins II Telescopes and related equipment. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334510; size standard is 1,250 employees. This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining a socio-economic set aside if feasible. The Department of Veterans Affairs 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 other than large business participation, then the action will be advertised accordingly should the requirement go to solicitation. Sources for the following Karl Storz brand Hopkins II telescopic equipment are being sought: ITEM # MPN DESCRIPTION 1 7230AA Hopkins II 0 degree telescope, 4mm x 18cm 2 7230BA Hopkins II 30 degree telescope, 4mm x 18cm 3 7230FA Hopkins II 45 degree telescope, 4mm x 18cm 4 7230CA Hopkins II 70 degree telescope, 4mm x 18cm 5 KSZ-39311AS Container System for 4 telescopes up to 4mm x 18cm 6 495ND Light Cable, 3.5mm x 300cm This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice become property of the Government. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS number (www.dnb.com), list of available compatible products, the geographical location the respondent is able to service, and documentation of authorized distributor certification (if a brand name product is intended for offer should the requirement go to solicitation). (1) Business size (small or large business concern), and number of employees; (2) Type of small business a. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business b. Veteran Owned Small Business c. Small Disadvantaged d. HubZone e. Woman Owned f. Small Business Responses to this notice should be emailed to the Contracting Officer at e-mail address: [email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 4:00PM EST, January 30, 2017. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses shall also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database at www.vetbiz.gov.

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