6515--microscopy analyzing biopsy system

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION 1. 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. 2. The NAICS for this requirement is 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 3. The Contractor shall supply, install, configure, and validate a microscopy analyzing biopsy system product and provide on-going technical support and maintenance services for that installed product for the Phoenix VA Medical Center located in Phoenix, Arizona. The required services (installation, configuration, validation, support, and maintenance for microscopy analyzing biopsy system) shall be provided by the contractor along with all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables. 4. Interested and capable Contractors are encouraged to respond to this notice not later than Friday, July 31, 2026 at 03:00 PM PST, by providing the following information via email only to Hanan.Mccullick@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. (h) Statement indicating the product name of the microscopy analyzing biopsy system product referenced above that you intend to provide for this procurement. (i) Statement indicating whether you are the manufacturer of the microscopy analyzing biopsy system product that you intend to provide for this procurement. If you intend to provide a microscopy analyzing biopsy system product manufactured by a company other than your own, state the name of the company whose microscopy analyzing biopsy system product you intend to provide, the country of origin for the microscopy analyzing biopsy system 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. (j) Statement indicating if you have a current contract to provide the microscopy analyzing biopsy system product that you intend to provide for this procurement, along with the installation, configuration, validation, support, and maintenance services required by this procurement, under either the General Services Administration s Federal Supply Schedule or with NAC, NASA SEWP, or any other federal contract. If yes, provide the contract type and contract number, as well as the identity of the federal agency with whom you hold that contract. (k) Statement indicating how many calendar days you estimate it would take you to install, configure, and validate the microscopy analyzing biopsy system product that you intend to provide for this procurement in a medical center similar to the Phoenix VA Medical Center. (l) General pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (m) A capability statement that provides detailed information for one or more reference contracts that demonstrates your experience providing microscopy analyzing biopsy system that meets the requirements described in the attached DRAFT Statement of Work and demonstrates your experience providing the installation, configuration, validation, support, and maintenance services required by...