6530--Guildmann OR EQUAL Patient Transfer Equipment

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB), who are interested in submitting proposals for this procurement and who are capable of performing the work required for this procurement. Domestic sources or suitable domestic alternative sources are being sought for this requirement. The suggested NAICS for this requirement is 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. The Contractor shall deliver Patient Lifts that can meet the required Statement of Work (see attached Draft SOW) to the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System Center located at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723-0001. The required services shall be provided by the contractor along with all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in Statement of Work (SOW). See attached SOW Draft ( SOW-Draft RFI 36C26226Q1004 Guldmann OR EQUAL Ceiling Patient Lifts 07102026 ). Interested and capable Contractors are encouraged to respond to this notice not later than Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time (PT), by providing the following information via email only to Israel.Garcia2@va.gov. (a) Company name (b) Address (c) Point of contact (d) Phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact (e) Contractor s Unique Entity ID (SAM) number (f) Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Woman Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business). (g) Statement indicating whether your company is considered small under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI. Responses are welcome to specify a different NAICS in which they could meet this requirement. (h) Statement indicating the brand name, model, and product description of the patient lift product referenced above that you intend to provide for this procurement. (i) Statement indicating the name of the company whose patient lift product you intend to provide, the country of origin for the patient lift product you intend to provide, and whether the company that manufactures that product is a small business under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI, or a different NAICS. Please elaborate whether the Buy American Statute and/or Trade agreement apply to the product that you intent to provide for this procurement. (j) Statement indicating whether you are an authorized distributor of the patient lift product that you intend to provide for this procurement or not. If you intend to provide a patient lift product manufactured by a company other than your own, please include an approval letter from the manufacturer accepting you as an authorized distributor and answer the following questions: Does your firm exceed 500 employees (or 150 employees for the Information Technology Value Added Reseller exception to NAICS Code 541519)? Is your firm primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item you intend to provide? Does your firm take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? Will your firm supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5)? If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and wh...