THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 334516 (size standard of 1000 employees). Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 22 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide Becton Dickinson Flow Cytometry Reagents for the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS): Brand Name Information: Part Number Description 347099 CD5 PerCP 5.5 340934 CD25 APC 653314 CD38 APC-H7 644492 CD19 V450 647450 CD45 V500c 641409 CD8 APC-H7 642921 CD7 V450 338433 CD16 PerCP CY5.5 641405 CD20 APC-H7 655112 CD11c V450 340997 CD103 PE 333947 CD117 PerCP CY5.5 642285 HLA-Dr PerCP Cy5.5 340499 CD3/4/8/45 Multitest reagent 555817 7AAD Viaprobe 642277 IgG V450 641410 IgG APC-H7 347212 IgG PerCP CY5.5 642412 FACS Cytometer Set and Tracking beads 335775 FACS 7 Color Setup Beads 555899 BD Pharmlyse 554657 BD Pharmingen Stain Buffer 338036 Stabilizing Fixative 349202 FACS Lysing Solution 340334 BD Trucount tubes 348798 IgG PE Cy7 341102 CD10 PE Cy7 335804 CD2 PerCP Cy7 335809 CD56 PerCP Cy7 335807 CD25 PerCP Cy7 340695 CD25 FITC 641408 CD45 APC-H7 340950 CD19 PerCP Cy 5.5 642924 Lamda PE 643774 Kappa FITC 552843 BD Comp Beads 334224 BD FACS Shutdown Solution 340491 CD3/CD4/CD8/CD45 Multitest W Trucount 340345 FACS Shutdown solution 342003 FACSFLOW *The manufacturer is Becton Dickinson (BD). The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested, and are capable of providing the sought out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)? (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? (4) If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). (5) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (6) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. (7) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? (8) Please provide general pricing of your products/solution for market research purposes. (9) Please submit your capabilities in regards to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? (10) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. (11) Please provide your DUNS number. (12) Please provide a list of detail requirements and drawings. *** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all required salient characteristics. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to [email protected]. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than November 02, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. PST. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this request for information. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

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