This RFI Sources Sought Notice is to determine sources for providing Surgical Instruments. Refer to items below for information. This is a RFI SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible. The Veterans Administration is required by Public Law 109-461 to give first priority to SDVOSB s 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 as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid. ITEM DECRIPTION (28 TOTAL) Description of Items 1. KUGLEN LENS MANIP ANG ROUND 2. SINSKEY LENS HOOK ANG ROUND 3. GRAETHER IRIS RETRACTOR ANG 4. DRYSDALE NUCLEUS MANIPULATOR 5. KELLEN CCC MARKER 6.0MM 6. FINE-THORNTON FIX RING 13MM 7. BARRAQUER IRIS SPATULA 0.5MM 8. KEENER-ARLT LENS LOOP 9. DODICK NUCLEUS CRACKER 10. HARMS-COLIBRI FORCEPS LONG 11. MCPHERSON TYING FORCEPS ANG 12 UTRATA CAPSULORRHEXIS FCPS 13. TROUTMAN-KATZIN SCISS SM L 14. CHUCK HANDLE #3K 10CM LONG 15. MCPHERSON TYING FORCEPS STR 16. WESTCOTT TENOTOMY SCISS MED 17. MCPHERSON-WESTC STITCH SCISS 18. VANNAS SCISSORS STRAIGHT 19. CASTROVIEJO CALIPER STRAIGHT 20. LIEBERMAN SPECULUM K-WIRE 21. EYE SCISSORS LG RINGS STR 22. CASTROVIEJO NDL HLDR STR W/L 23. BARRAQUER NDL HOLDER DEL CVD 24. BISHOP-HARMON IRR CAN 19GA 25. STEVENS SUB-TENONS CAN 19GA 26. SIMCOE I/A CANNULA CURVED 27. IRRIG HANDPIECE 21GA 0.5MM 28. ASPIR HANDPIECE 21GA 0.4MM 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. Interested parties submitting a response to this inquiry must include the following information: name and address of company; business size (large or small); identify applicable socioeconomic categories and any pertinent information which demonstrates firms ability to meet the above requirement. All responses shall be submitted no later than January 25, 2017 at 10:00 am EST. Responses shall be emailed to: [email protected].

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