The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care Center (HCC) at Kernersville, North Carolina has a requirement for a Thyroid Uptake System. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339113; size standard is 500 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 the socio-economic set aside if feasible. The VA 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/or 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. The following products/services are tentatively required: " NMC-4515-NC Co-57 Flood Source, 15mCi, 16.5" x 24", quantity 1 " 4121 Co-57 Spot Marker, 200uCi " 043-365 Thyroid Uptake Neck Phantom " 2001-0055 Printer Ribbon " 34-210 Calicheck Linearity Kit " 44-2 Gamma Scintillator Probe " 5430-0058 Epson Roll Printer " 9282-0009 Paper Rolls, 12/pk " CAPRAC-T Wipe Test/ Well Counter " CRC-55tR Dose Calibrator including: o Smart Display o Ionization Chamber o RS-232 Port o Vial/Syringe Dipper o Well Insert " Captus 3000 Thyroid Uptake System, With Well Counter including: o 5430-0077 Dell Computer o Multichannel Analyzer Board with 1024 Channels o HP Ink Jet Printer or Epson Printer o Cesium 137 & Europium 152 Rod Sources o Thyroid Floor Stand & Collimator o Nal (TI) Detector (2"x2") o Well Counting System o Lead Shield 1" in all directions o Nal (TI) Well Detector (2" x 2" with 0.625 x 1.438 well) o Lined with copper to minimize scatter from lead x-rays o Windows 7 o Captus 3000 Software o Warranty 2 Year Parts & Labor (Return to Manufacturer) o Technical Support via telephone. " 7315-1850 Rod Source Holder " In-House Setup/Training for Captus 3000 Thyroid Uptake System 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 ), 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 Darla Hurlock, 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 EDT, July 24, 2015. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must 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 should 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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