Page 4 of 4 THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. This is a Request for Information (RFI), this is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ) or Request for Proposals (RFP). No formal solicitation document exists at this present time. This is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is for market research to gain knowledge of potential vendors qualified under NAICS code search for Hand-Held Point of Care Blood Analyzers of 334516, which includes corresponding index entries such as Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a NAICS code size standard of 1,000 employees. The requirement seeks to establish a VISN-Wide BPA. VISN 5 consists of: Medical Centers (VAMCs): VAMC Baltimore MD, 10 North Greene Street Baltimore MD 21201 VAMC Beckley WV, 200 Veterans Avenue Beckley WV 25801 VAMC Clarksburg WV, One Medical Center Drive, Clarksburg WV 26301 VAMC Huntington WV, 1540 Spring Valley Dr, Huntington WV 25704 VAMC Martinsburg WV, 510 Butler Ave, Martinsburg, WV 25405 VAMC Washington DC, 50 Irving St NW Washington, DC 20422 VAMC Lock Raven MD, 3900 Loch Raven Boulevard Baltimore MD 21218 VAMC Perry Point MD, Perry Point MD 21902 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs): Greenbrier County VA CBOC, 228 Shamrock Lane, Ronceverte, WV 24970 Princeton CBOC WV, 1511 North Walker St, Princeton WV 24740 Franklin CBOC WV, 91 Pine Street Franklin, WV 26807 Braxton County CBOC WV, 40 Reston Place Gassaway, WV 26624 Wood county CBOC WV, 2311 Ohio Avenue, Suite A Parkersburg, WV 26101 Tucker County CBOC WV, 260 spruce Street Parsons, WV 26287 Petersburg CBOC WV 15 Grant St. Petersburg, WV 26847 Charleston VA Clinic 700 Technology Drive South Charleston, WV 25309 Monongalia County, 40 Commerce Drive Suite 101, Westover, WV 26501 Loch Raven MD, 3901 The Alameda Baltimore MD 21218 Cambridge VA Clinic 830 Chesapeake Drive Cambridge MD 21613 Southern PG County 5801 Allentown Road Camp Springs, MD 20746 Southern Maryland CBOC 29431 Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall MD 20622 Cumberland Clinic, 200 Glenn Street Cumberland MD 21502 Fort Meade CBOC 2479 5th Street Fort Meade MD 20755 Fort Detrick Army Garrison, 1433 Porter Street Frederick MD 21702 Glen Burnie CBOC, 808 Landmark Drive Suite 128 Glen Burnie MD 21061 Hagerstown Clinic, Hub Plaza Bldg., 1101 Opal Ct, Hagerstown, MD 21742 Pocomoke City Clinic 1701 Market Street Unit 211 Pocomoke, MD 21851 Eastern Baltimore County 5235 King Avenue Suite 200 Rosedale MD 21237 Harrisonburg CBOC 1755 S. High Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Stephens City CBOC 170 Prosperity Dr Stephens City, VA 22602 VA Health Care System: VA Maryland Health Care System 10 North Greene Street Baltimore MD 21201 Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be utilized by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this RFI, a solicitation announcement may or may not be published in FedBizOpps (FBO). This Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential vendors of Handheld Point of Care Blood Analyzers. General Requirements: Self-contained, disposable reagent cartridges for a variety of tests on a single platform that includes pH, PCO2, PO2, sO2, Base Excess, Anion Gap, Creatinine, Urea Nitrogen, Glucose, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, TCO2, HCO3, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, Activated Clotting Time (ACT), Ionized Calcium, BNP, B HCG, PT/INR and Troponin I at the point of care using a minimum amount of venous, arterial, or capillary blood with test time ranging from two to fifteen minutes. All necessary equipment and services for cost per reagent; this includes all controls, calibrators, disposables/consumables, printer and printer paper, rechargeable batteries, external electronic simulator and linearity standards. The reagent platform and equipment should be capable of supporting an expanded test menu to include other tests in the future if needed. All necessary FDA approved equipment/ instrumentation that includes handheld readers that are completely portable (rechargeable power pack) REQUESTED INFORMATION If you are interested, and can provide the required supplies/services, please provide the requested information as indicated below. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall also include: company name, address, point of contact, and size of business: · 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 type and number. · Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) with an active registration in VETBIZ, HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Small Business, Large Business, etc.) NOTES All Capability Statements/Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted via email only. Submit RFI responses to: Anna Fitzgerald, Contracting Officer at email: [email protected]. Telephone, fax, or any other form of communication enquiries will not be reviewed or accepted. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be received no later than July 23, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). This Sources Sought Notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it may or may not be announced at a later date, and all interested parties shall respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this Sources Sought Notice. 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. In accordance with 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.

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