Q503--Dental Surgical Guide Services

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{"description":"Sources Sought Notice\nSources Sought Notice\n\nSources Sought Notice - RFI Attachment\nSources Sought Notice\nPage 1 or 4\nDISCLAIMER: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE, PROPOSAL, OR BID. This notice is not a solicitation as defined by FAR 2.101, therefore it shall not be construed as a commitment by the government to enter into a contract, nor does it restrict the government to an acquisition approach. All information contained in this Request for Information (RFI) is preliminary as well as subject to amendment and is in no way binding on the government. Information submitted in response to this notice is voluntary; the government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the government. The government is requesting that restrictive or proprietary markings not be used in response to this notice. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the Federal Contract Opportunities website or General Services Administration (GSA). It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this RFI.\n1. Title: Dental Surgical Guide Services\n\n2. Purpose: The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential sources which will aid in defining the procurement strategy for example, set-aside, sole source, or unrestricted for a solicitation the VA intends on issuing shortly as follows: \n\nThe Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) located in Houston; Texas has a requirement for custom laboratory fabrication of patient- specific surgical guides to support Oral Surgery and Implant procedures IAW attached SOW.\n\nThe Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 339116 Dental Laboratories with a size standard of 500 employees. Product Supply Code (PSC) Q503 Medical - Dentistry. \n\nThe anticipated type of contract shall be a Single Award, Firm Fixed Price, Base plus 4 option Years.\n\n3. Responses Requested: The following questions must be answered in response to this RFI. Answers that are not provided shall be considered non-responsive to the RFI: \nName of potential Contractor that possess the capability to fulfill this requirement. Contractors shall also provide the following:\n\nPoint(s) of contact name: _______________________________________________\n \nAddress: ____________________________________________________\n \nTelephone number: ___________________________________________\n \nEmail address: _______________________________________________\n\nUEI #: ____________________________________\n\nCAGE Code: _______________________________\n\nIs your company considered a small business concern, SB, SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, or 8A concern, with the requisite NAICS code identified above?\nCan your company provide training as outlined in the attached SOW?\nIs your company available under any Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC), Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), National Acquisition Center (NAC), GSA Schedule, Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), and/or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)?\n\nThe VA does not accept grey market items; therefore, the Vendor must attach an Authorized Distribution Letter as an approved and authorized vendor on OEM letterhead by the manufacturer as evidence of proof to be viewed by the government to be considered as part of the Market Research and responsiveness to this Sources Sought notice. \n\n4. Opportunity/Market Pricing: The MEDVAMC is seeking information from potential vendors on their ability to provide the required items/equipment. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI in order to assist the MEDVAMC in determining potential levels of competition and general market pricing available in the industry. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing along with their responses to the above. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the forthcoming solicitation. \n\n5. RFI responses are due by 03/03/2026 3:00pm Central Time.\n\nThe subject line shall reference that Request for Information (RFI) number above. \n\nNO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. \n\nPlease provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI. \n\nInformation provided will be used solely by MEDVAMC as Market Research and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contracting Team. \n\nIf no responses to this notice are received from an authorized distributor of the cited brand name items listed above, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer.\n\n6. Contact Information:\nContract Specialist\nRobert (Dustan) Arabie\nrobert.arabie@va.gov\n\n\nYour response to this notice is greatly appreciated! \n"} Solicitation Number: 36C25626Q0419 Type: Sources Sought Base Type: Sources Sought NAICS: 339116 Classification Code: Q503 Response Deadline: 2026-03-03T15:00:00-06:00 Office Address: RIDGELAND, MS Place of Performance: Houston, Texas, 77030 POC: Robert (Dustan) Arabie, robert.arabie@va.gov, 713-791-1414 {"description":"Sources Sought Notice\nSources Sought Notice\n\nSources Sought Notice - RFI Attachment\nSources Sought Notice\nPage 1 or 4\nDISCLAIMER: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE, PROPOSAL, OR BID. This notice is not a solicitation as defined by FAR 2.101, therefore it shall not be construed as a commitment by the government to enter into a contract, nor does it restrict the government to an acquisition approach. All information contained in this Request for Information (RFI) is preliminary as well as subject to amendment and is in no way binding on the government. Information submitted in response to this notice is voluntary; the government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the government. The government is requesting that restrictive or proprietary markings not be used in response to this notice. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the Federal Contract Opportunities website or General Services Administration (GSA). It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this RFI.\n1. Title: Dental Surgical Guide Services\n\n2. Purpose: The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential sources which will aid in defining the procurement strategy for example, set-aside, sole source, or unrestricted for a solicitation the VA intends on issuing shortly as follows: \n\nThe Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) located in Houston; Texas has a requirement for custom laboratory fabrication of patient- specific surgical guides to support Oral Surgery and Implant procedures IAW attached SOW.\n\nThe Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 339116 Dental Laboratories with a size standard of 500 employees. Product Supply Code (PSC) Q503 Medical - Dentistry. \n\nThe anticipated type of contract shall be a Single Award, Firm Fixed Price, Base plus 4 option Years.\n\n3. Responses Requested: The following questions must be answered in response to this RFI. Answers that are not provided shall be considered non-responsive to the RFI: \nName of potential Contractor that possess the capability to fulfill this requirement. Contractors shall also provide the following:\n\nPoint(s) of contact name: _______________________________________________\n \nAddress: ____________________________________________________\n \nTelephone number: ___________________________________________\n \nEmail address: _______________________________________________\n\nUEI #: ____________________________________\n\nCAGE Code: _______________________________\n\nIs your company considered a small business concern, SB, SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, or 8A concern, with the requisite NAICS code identified above?\nCan your company provide training as outlined in the attached SOW?\nIs your company available under any Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC), Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), National Acquisition Center (NAC), GSA Schedule, Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), and/or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)?\n\nThe VA does not accept grey market items; therefore, the Vendor must attach an Authorized Distribution Letter as an approved and authorized vendor on OEM letterhead by the manufacturer as evidence of proof to be viewed by the government to be considered as part of the Market Research and responsiveness to this Sources Sought notice. \n\n4. Opportunity/Market Pricing: The MEDVAMC is seeking information from potential vendors on their ability to provide the required items/equipment. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI in order to assist the MEDVAMC in determining potential levels of competition and general market pricing available in the industry. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing along with their responses to the above. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the forthcoming solicitation. \n\n5. RFI responses are due by 03/03/2026 3:00pm Central Time.\n\nThe subject line shall reference that Request for Information (RFI) number above. \n\nNO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. \n\nPlease provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI. \n\nInformation provided will be used solely by MEDVAMC as Market Research and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contracting Team. \n\nIf no responses to this notice are received from an authorized distributor of the cited brand name items listed above, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer.\n\n6. Contact Information:\nContract Specialist\nRobert (Dustan) Arabie\nrobert.arabie@va.gov\n\n\nYour response to this notice is greatly appreciated! \n"}