SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- PERSONAL AIR MONITORING EQUIPMENT
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2022 10:03:18 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261) MATHER CA 95655 USA
- ZIP Code
- 95655
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26122Q0940
- Response Due
- 8/10/2022 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/09/2022
- Point of Contact
- LEAH SMITH, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, Phone: 7027919000 X15065
- E-Mail Address
-
LEAH.SMITH@VA.GOV
(LEAH.SMITH@VA.GOV)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to purchase AirChek® TOUCH 3-pack High/Low Flow Pump Kit with accessories or Equal for the VA Northern California Health Care System. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply. This notice allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 334519 and Size Standard of $30,000,000. Responses to this notice, will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement in order to be awarded the contract. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking vendors who can provide AirChek® TOUCH 3-pack High/Low Flow Pump Kit with accessories or Equal for the VA Northern California Health Care System. The purpose of personal air monitoring equipment is to support NCHCS s exposure monitoring program and meet compliance accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards. The equipment will be used to quantify employee s exposure to toxic chemicals/vapors/gases that may cause adverse health effects. The vendors must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for this notice. See salient characteristics below. Salient Characteristics Brand Name or Equal: Equipment shall be in compliance with OSHA. Personal air monitoring shall have capabilities to operate at 1000 5000 ml/min with low flow from 5 to 500 ml/min. Pumps shall have a battery-life of 10 hours at 5000 ml/min. Kits shall include pumps, charging cradles, power supply with cord, USB cable, filter cassette holders, tube holders, protective tube covers, and a pelican case. Pump calibrators shall have the capabilities to calibrate flow rates from 20 500 ml and 0.5 ml to 5 L/min. Pumps should have protective cases for use during sampling events. End caps shall fit 7/32 inch sorbent tubes. Items Brand Name or Equal LINE ITEM NUMBER / DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE DELIVERY ARO FBO DESTINATION 1 220-5000TC-K3D AirChek® TOUCH 3-pack High/Low Flow Pump Kit includes 3 pumps with Li-Ion battery packs, 3 screwdriver sets, 2 Standard Charging Cradles, 1 Enhanced Charging Cradle (e-Cradle), power supply with cord, 3 each: filter cassette holders, All-in-One adjustable tube holders, and Type A Protective tube covers, in a Pelican case; 100-240 V 2 EACH 2 226-03-055 All-in-One SKC Tube Breaker opens glass sorbent tubes cleanly and safely. Stainless steel, can be used with 6,7,8, and 10-mm OD tubes. Heavy-duty cap rotates to expose the desired size opener and to retain glass tips to be discarded. 4 EACH 3 224-911 AirChek Touch Protective Pouch, Black nylon with adjustable waist belt and shoulder strap 6 EACH 4 375-00205N chek-mate, 20 to 500 ml/min, includes 9-volt alkaline battery and NIST-traceable calibration certificate 2 EACH 5 375-0550N chek-mate 0.50 to 5 L/min, includes 9-volt alkaline battery and NIST-traceable calibration certificate w/calchek 2 EACH 6 226-03-050 Sorbent Tube End Caps, 7/32 inch pk/200 2 EACH INSTRUCTIONS: RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (POC) name, email address, and phone number. Business Size with Economic Status, and Unique Entity ID No. (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantages business (c) If disadvantages, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (e) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. Capabilities Statement. Indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number. Product name(s), number(s), delivery time after receipt of order, and pricing (delivery terms are FOB Destination and any freight or shipping costs must be included in item price with delivery to zip code 95655). Place of Manufacturing. Authorized Distributorship Letter issued from the manufacturer (if applicable). If any portions of the salient characteristics are unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed. Response is due by Wednesday, August 10th at 11:00 a.m. Pacific. Please submit e-mail responses to Leah Smith, Contract Specialist, at email address: leah.smith@va.gov. Please place Air Monitoring AP5044 in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these supplies and/or services, or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exists at this time; however, in the event the acquisition strategy demonstrates that GSA is a viable option for procuring a solution, the RFQ shall be posted to GSA eBuy where only those firms who currently hold a GSA Schedule with the applicable SIN will be able to respond. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither seeking quotes nor accepting unsolicited quotes, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought notice.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 95655
- Zip Code: 95655
- Zip Code: 95655
- Record
- SN06413446-F 20220805/220803230118 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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