The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office 20 (NCO 20) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for an Indirect Calorimetry Measurement System .This Sources Sought Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal and shall not be construed as an obligation or commitment by the Government. An award will not be made on any offers submitted in response to this notice, and it shall not be implied the Government is committed to providing any solicitation or award following this notice. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided.     Responses shall be submitted to Nick Price at [email protected] by COB 03/29/2022 SUBJECT: RFI 36C26022Q0334 Indirect Calorimetry Measurement System for Rodents   This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualified sources of supply and determine the socioeconomic size classification of the supplier and manufacturer of the end item.    Interested companies shall provide, at a minimum, the following information with their response;     Company Name and Address:  Point of Contact (POC)  Name:  Email Address:  Phone Number:  DUNS Number/UNIQUE SAM ID:  Brochures of their offered equipment.   The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Mark if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs. If so, please indicate the program:     [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business (SB)    [ ] yes [ ] no - HUBZone    [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business 8(a)    [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)    [ ] yes [ ] no - Women-Owned (WO) Small Business   [ ] yes [ ] no - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)   [ ] yes [ ] no - Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)  [ ] yes [ ] no - Large Business    [ ] yes [ ] no - Other (please specify)      Please answer the following questions:    [  ] yes [  ] no - Does not exceed 1,000 employees; (for NAICS 334516) must be verifiable thru the System for Award Management)    [  ] yes [  ] no Is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied;     [  ] yes [  ] no Takes ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice (identify how this occurs); and     [  ] yes [  ] no Will supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) CFR 121.406.    Note: Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses.    In addition to providing the information requested above, responding companies are encouraged to include any relevant information (specifications, cut sheets, brochures, capability statement, past experience etc.) to confirm the company s ability to meet the requirements outlined in this request.     Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract or agreement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.  Indirect Calorimetry Measurement System for Rodents Requested Salient Characteristics Temperature controlled cabinet 5 degrees to 40 degrees Celsius, must be uniform temperature at all levels of enclosure +/- 1 degree Celsius Oxygen and carbon dioxide sensors must be precise at physiological ranges: 1-10ppm precision for CO2 and 10-100ppm for O2, with sensor scanning rate of 10Hz Food and water intake access must be controllable by mass and time available Real-time viewing is required for activity and food intake data Must be capable of measuring respiration rate of mice and rats Activity measurements in X, Y and Z axes Running wheel controlled by computer Must accommodate normal rodent home cages, no fewer than 16 rat and/or mouse Please include brochures in your response

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