The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) at Richmond, VA has a need for Vitek 2 microbiology reagents and consumables. The NAICS code for this requirement is 325413; 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 the 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 as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to quote should the requirement go to solicitation. Sources for the following Vitek 2 reagents and consumables are being sought: ITEM # MPN DESCRIPTION 0001 21341 GN ID CARDS 0002 21342 GP ID CARDS 0003 21343 YEAST ID CARDS 0004 413410 AST-GN84 CARDS 0005 415670 AST-GP75 CARDS 0006 420915 AST-ST02 CARDS 0007 410893 MS DS - SLIDES 0008 411071 MS CHCA 0009 411072 MS FA 0010 411721 MS SILICA GEL 0011 417280 Saline for Vitek 2 (14 -1L bags/cs) 0012 V1205 0.45% Saline 1L (12/cs) 0013 V1211 0.45% Saline 500mL (18/cs) 0014 21219 Pipettor/Diluter Kits This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to any specific 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 provides 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 8:00 EST, November 24, 2017. 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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