REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT for Sander/Finisher for Prosthetics, Brand-Name or Equal
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VISN 23 Source Sought: The VA is seeking business sources qualified to provide some, or all, of the items listed below as Brand Name or Equal. This is NOT a solicitation.
INTERESTED SOURCES SHALL RESPOND BY:
Please submit response no later than 10:00AM CST Tuesday, April 25th, 2024
All responses and questions must be emailed to [email protected].
POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE:
1. Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address.
2. State if your firm distributes the Brand Name items, or Equal items.
3. SAM UEI number.
4. NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code that your firm uses for surgical appliance and manufacturing.
5. State if your firm is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned
small business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business or a small disadvantaged business.
6. State if your firm has the required items on Schedule (FSS, GSA, SEWP, other ).
7. Provide a letter from the manufacturer verifying your firm is an authorized distributor.
8. Provide the country of origin for each of the required items.
REQUIRED ITEM and Salient Characteristics:
Brand-Name or Equal to: Landis S-500 Finisher
Must have 1ea 4 sanding belt and 1ea 1.5 sanding belt.
Must have a heel breaster on bayonet fitting.
Must have horsehair brush on bayonet fitting.
Must have available accessories that fit on bayonet fitting.
Must have built in dust collection ability with bags to prevent inhalation of particles by staff.
Must have easy access to sanding belts.
Sander will have emergency power shut off switch along with a lockable power switch.
Dimensions will not exceed 45 wide, 30 deep, 76 tall.
DISCLAIMER AND ADDITIONAL NOTICES:
Responses may be used as research to better understand the marketplace or for creating a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this or future information requests.
AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION).
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
