J066--INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION SERVICE

Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 5 (NCO 5) is issuing this source sought notice (Only) pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. Contractor will provide all resources necessary to perform calibrations on these types of radiation survey instruments in accordance to the statement of work. Contractor will also provide instrument repair services as needed. Contractor will be responsible for return shipment of instruments back to MERRT members who are geographically dispersed throughout the U.S. The purpose of the sources sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications relative to NAICS 541380. It will also be used to identify qualified and responsible small business vendors (e.g. Service Disabled/Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), 8(a), small disadvantaged, women-owned small business). Interested & Capable Respondents in this procurement and consider themselves to have the resources, capabilities and qualifications necessary to provide this service, please respond with your: Business name, address, business type, socio-economic status (e.g., Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Disadvantaged Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, 8(a), Large Business, etc.), and person of contact (including telephone number & email address) and point of contact information. Provide your Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this source sought? Capability statement and summary of previous experience providing radiation survey instrument calibration and repair services for the Veterans Health Administration or other Federal agencies. Be sure to include information pertaining to your company s licensing by regulatory authorities, industry/ISO certifications obtained, and other pertinent information. Whether you hold GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract and contract number. General estimated pricing for your product/services. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. Responses must be submitted by 3:00 PM (EDT) July 31, 2026. All information regarding Capabilities Statements or any other proprietary information relative to this sources sought shall be submitted via email to Charles.willis@va.gov. This request for sources sought notice is for planning purposes ONLY. The results of this market research will assist in the development of (1) the requirement, and (2) the acquisition strategy (e.g., small business set-aside, full and open competition, etc.). Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. VA assumes no responsibility for any costs incurred associated with the preparation of responses submitted as a result of this notice. All information received in response to this source sought that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. statement of work MERRT Radiation Survey Instrument Calibration and Repair Purpose. VHA Office of Emergency Management (OEM), will contract for radiation safety instrument calibration services required to support the VHA Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team (MERRT). Background. The MERRT, as established by VHA Directive 0320.05, is a specialized team of healthcare professionals with radiological expertise that can be rapidly deployed to a VHA or off-site medical provider to render patient treatment and technical advice during a radiological emergency. Objectives. The contract, once established, will provide a mechanism for MERRT members, who are geographically dispersed throughout the United States, to have MERRT radiation safety instruments calibrated annually. Four option years are required. Scope. The Contractor shall provide annual calibration of all MERRT radiation survey equipment. The Contractor will provide instrument repair service as needed and specified in the contract. Four option ye...