Sources Sought Surgical Instrumentation Repair

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Surgical and Clinical Instrumentation Maintenance and Repair Services NAICS Code
811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance PSC
J065 - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment - Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies Anticipated Acquisition Strategy
Small business set-aside, subject to market research and applicable VA requirements Anticipated Period of Performance

12 months

Place of Performance
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and Outpatient Surgery Center, Cleveland, Ohio

1. Notice and Disclaimer

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a Sources Sought Notice issued solely for market research and acquisition planning. It does not constitute a Request for Quotations, Invitation for Bids, or Request for Proposals. Responses are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government will not reimburse respondents for costs incurred in preparing or submitting information. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be posted separately, and interested parties must respond to that solicitation to be considered for award.

2. Purpose

The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research to identify qualified and capable business concerns that can provide surgical and clinical instrumentation maintenance and repair services for the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System. The Government is particularly interested in determining whether two or more verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and/or Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns are capable of meeting the requirement at fair and reasonable prices. The results of this market research will be used to inform the acquisition strategy. No set-aside decision has been made by issuance of this notice.

3. Requirement Overview

The contractor shall provide on-site and off-site preventive maintenance, sharpening, repair, renewal, and, when authorized, replacement support for surgical and clinical instrumentation, surgical case carts, and surgical sterilization containers. Services will support the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, including Wade Park operating room, clinics, and the Outpatient Surgery Center. Provide weekly on-site services during normal operating hours, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, excluding Federal holidays. Perform approximately 80 percent of the workload within a mobile laboratory and approximately 20 percent at an off-site laboratory when on-site repair is not possible.