SAM #36C26326Q0926

VA NCO 23 Seeks Laboratory Cassette and Slide Label Printers with Installation and Training

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 23 is seeking sources for laboratory cassette and slide label printers to support multiple VISN 23 sites. - Government Buyer: - Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) - Contact: Mariah Delaney, Contract Specialist - Products Requested: - 3 cassette printers: - 1 large cassette printer (Iowa City) - 1 small-medium cassette printer (Fargo) - 1 small-medium cassette printer with PC and digital imager (Central Iowa) - 8 laser slide printers: - 4 for Iowa City - 2 for Central Iowa - 2 for Fargo - Product Details: - Cassette printers must use laser printing technology, support multiple cassette types and configurations, print 1D/2D barcodes, and provide solvent-resistant, high-resolution markings - Slide printers must use direct-to-glass laser etching for permanent, solvent-resistant slide marking, support high-contrast 2D barcodes and text, and require no ink or ribbon consumables - All equipment must integrate with LIS Data Innovations middleware and be compatible with Windows 10+ - 1-year warranty required for all equipment - Services Requested: - Onsite installation, testing, and training for at least 3 days, covering unlimited staff and at least 2 shifts if needed - Unique Requirements: - Equipment must have a small footprint and quiet operation - Optional side-delivery module for cassette printers - Optional operator training and onsite installation for slide printers - Respondents must be authorized distributors or provide an Authorized Distributor Letter - Focus on Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB) set-aside - No specific OEMs, part numbers, or brands are named in the solicitation

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY  The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research during the acquisition process to procure additional laboratory cassette and slide label printers. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply/services. You also must be an Authorized Distributor OR an Authorized Distributor for the manufacture of an equal product if not the manufacture.   This notice also allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Please review the DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) to compare your supply/service to what is requested. Complete the line-items below and submit any documentation supporting your product/service for consideration. Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Small Business Administration (SBA) Size Standard for this request is 1,000 employees.   This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 334516. Responses to this notice, will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.  After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement.  All interested offerors are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement in order to be awarded the contract.   INSTRUCTIONS:    RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:   Primary Information:   Company Name:    Point of Contact (POC) name:   Email address:   Phone number:  Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM):  Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 334516.   Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ) contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number.  Must have an Authorized Distributor Letter issued from the manufacture if not the manufacture.    The attached SOW is a draft and is NOT finalized.  If any portions are unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed.    Response is due by 07/21/2026, at 1300 Central Standard Time.  Please submit e-mail responses to Ms. Mariah Delaney, Contract Specialist, at email address: mariah.delaney-mack@va.gov.   Please place Laboratory Cassette and Slide Label Printers in the subject line of your email.  This notice is to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in determining qualified sources of supply only.     NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these supplies and/or services, or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exists at this time; however, in the event the acquisition strategy demonstrates that GSA is a viable option for procuring a solution, the RFQ shall be posted to GSA eBuy where only those firms who currently hold a GSA Schedule with the applicable SIN will be able to respond. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither seeking quotes nor accepting unsolicited quotes, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought notice. 

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