J065--Preventative Maintenance for MSD QuickPlex, Durham VAMC

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{"description":"**This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE **\nThis is for market research purposes and not for solicitation.\nIn 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. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise the Performance Work Statement (PWS) before the release of any associated solicitation. This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ). Information provided in this notice is subject to change prior to release of a solicitation. If based upon the market research information the Government deems a solicitation is necessary a solicitation action will be posted in Contract opportunities on www.SAM.gov. \nThis Sources Sought Notice is for annual preventative maintenance services and inspection of the MSD Quick Plex system at the Durham VA Medical Center located at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705-3875. These systems are used for performing electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunoassays with high sensitivity and for research applications, inducing drug safety, immunogenicity testing, pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic studies, and biomarker and cytokine analysis. The Contractor will need to perform annual preventative maintenance services to include repairs, comprehensive inspections, and preventative maintenance.\nAll responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large business. Small business requirements for market research purposes must be registered as a small business in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Search (SBS) at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and/or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) firms registered in the SBA Dynamic Small Business Search (SBA, DSBS) database; https://dsbs.sba.gov, in accordance with priorities set by regulation.\nNAICS code for this requirement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Product Service Code is J065. Interested companies can respond, via email to Monique.Cordero@va.gov with the following information; (a) company point of Contact, including name, title, phone number, and email address, (b) Company name, SAM UEI number, small business/socioeconomic status of company, and address of the applicable office, (c) any relevant certifications and/or licenses to perform these services, (d) capabilities statement, and any additional information may be requested by the Contracting officer at a later time. The Point of Contract is Monique Cordero, Contract Specialist, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at Monique.Cordero@va.gov. Due Dates for Responses: This notice closes Friday Nov. 14, 2025, at 10:00am Eastern Standard Time (EST). \nCONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY: A potential source for the purpose of this notice is considered to be any company meeting the following requirements. Some of the requirements below may be modified prior to the release of any solicitation. The potential source is registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM) database at https://www.sm.gov. The potential source is registered with the Small Business Administration, Dynamic Small Business Search (SBA, DSBS) at https://dsbs.sba.gov. The potential source has favorable (satisfactory) past performance information for federal contracts, if applicable, as documented in the Contractor Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or Government databases, including the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Retrieval System (FAPIIS), and Past Performance information Retrieval System (PPIRS), where applicable.\n\n\n\n\n\n"} Solicitation Number: 36C24626Q0164 Type: Sources Sought Base Type: Sources Sought NAICS: 334516 Classification Code: J065 Response Deadline: 2025-11-14T11:00:00-05:00 Office Address: HAMPTON, VA Place of Performance: Durham, NC, 27705-3875 POC: Monique Cordero, monique.cordero@va.gov, 757-251-4254 {"description":"**This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE **\nThis is for market research purposes and not for solicitation.\nIn 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. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise the Performance Work Statement (PWS) before the release of any associated solicitation. This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ). Information provided in this notice is subject to change prior to release of a solicitation. If based upon the market research information the Government deems a solicitation is necessary a solicitation action will be posted in Contract opportunities on www.SAM.gov. \nThis Sources Sought Notice is for annual preventative maintenance services and inspection of the MSD Quick Plex system at the Durham VA Medical Center located at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705-3875. These systems are used for performing electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunoassays with high sensitivity and for research applications, inducing drug safety, immunogenicity testing, pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic studies, and biomarker and cytokine analysis. The Contractor will need to perform annual preventative maintenance services to include repairs, comprehensive inspections, and preventative maintenance.\nAll responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large business. Small business requirements for market research purposes must be registered as a small business in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Search (SBS) at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and/or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) firms registered in the SBA Dynamic Small Business Search (SBA, DSBS) database; https://dsbs.sba.gov, in accordance with priorities set by regulation.\nNAICS code for this requirement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Product Service Code is J065. Interested companies can respond, via email to Monique.Cordero@va.gov with the following information; (a) company point of Contact, including name, title, phone number, and email address, (b) Company name, SAM UEI number, small business/socioeconomic status of company, and address of the applicable office, (c) any relevant certifications and/or licenses to perform these services, (d) capabilities statement, and any additional information may be requested by the Contracting officer at a later time. The Point of Contract is Monique Cordero, Contract Specialist, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at Monique.Cordero@va.gov. Due Dates for Responses: This notice closes Friday Nov. 14, 2025, at 10:00am Eastern Standard Time (EST). \nCONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY: A potential source for the purpose of this notice is considered to be any company meeting the following requirements. Some of the requirements below may be modified prior to the release of any solicitation. The potential source is registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM) database at https://www.sm.gov. The potential source is registered with the Small Business Administration, Dynamic Small Business Search (SBA, DSBS) at https://dsbs.sba.gov. The potential source has favorable (satisfactory) past performance information for federal contracts, if applicable, as documented in the Contractor Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or Government databases, including the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Retrieval System (FAPIIS), and Past Performance information Retrieval System (PPIRS), where applicable.\n\n\n\n\n\n"}