SAM #36C26226Q1350

VA Los Angeles Healthcare System Requests AquaSept High Speed Start Kits for Dental Procedures

This opportunity involves the procurement of dental equipment for the VA Los Angeles Healthcare System: - Government Buyer: - Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Los Angeles Healthcare System (VISN 22 West) - Network Contracting Office 22 - OEM Highlight: - Henry Schein is identified as the manufacturer of the requested product - Products Requested: - AquaSept High Speed Start Kit (Part Number: 6870015) - Quantity: 25 units - Product features: - Fully autoclavable for sterilization - Integrates with most dental units - Provides sterile water pathways - Easy irrigation control with instant on/off - Delivers high-speed cutting power comparable to electric handpieces - Maintains precision and responsiveness during dental procedures - Requirements and Notable Details: - Brand name or equal products accepted; domestic alternatives encouraged - All items must be listed on the vendor's Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract - Compliance with Buy American Act and Non-Manufacturer Rule is required - Preference for products manufactured by small businesses in the United States, or with an applicable waiver

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Sources Sought Synopsis Only THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT/RFI IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (hubzone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, veteran owned small business (VOSB), service-disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB), or large business) relative to NAICS 339112 with size standards of 1000 employees. This sources sought is neither a request for competitive proposals nor solicitation of offers. This synopsis is to assist the VA in determining sources only and a solicitation is not currently available. Note that if VA's pending market research establishes that two or more VOSB or SDVOSB, who are certified in U.S Small Business Administration site https://www.sba.gov can perform the project, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on SAM, and/or GSA eBuy. Responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. General Requirements: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VA Los Angeles Healthcare System, has a need for the AquaSept High Speed Start Kit. The High-Speed Dental Kit will be used on patients during oral drilling procedures on the teeth. The requirement is for brand name or equal to: Please identify any domestic alternatives (meaning manufactured in the United States) Nomenclature: High Speed Dental Irrigation System Manufacture: Henry Schein CLIN Item Details: Item #DescriptionQtyUnit of Measure 6870015AquaSept High Speed Start Kit25EA Requirements: The Dental department requests the acquisition of the equipment listed above to perform dental procedures on patients. The Salient Characteristics must include: Must be fully autoclavable ensuring sterility between uses Must seamlessly integrate with most dental units providing sterile water pathway Must be easy irrigation control with instant on/off functionality and no footprint Must be designed to provide high-speed cutting power rivaling electric handpieces while maintaining precision and responsiveness Participating Healthcare Facilities: VISN 22 WestVA Los Angeles Healthcare System11301 Wilshire Blvd - Warehouse - Building 297Los Angeles, CA 90073-1003 Response Submission: In response to this announcement, please complete the information below: Company: Address: Contact Name: Phone No: Email: DUNS: Business Size Information Select all that apply: Small Business Emerging Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act HubZone Woman Owned Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small in Vetbiz.gov Certified Veteran Owned Small Business in Vetbiz.gov Large Business Other: ____________ All offered items must be listed on vendor FSS contract FSS/ GSA Contract Information: Are you a Contract Holder of the requested item(s)?Yes / No FSS/ GSA Contract Number: Effective Date / Expiration Date: Country of Origin (COO): Manufacturing Information: Does your company manufacture the requested product(s)?Yes / No Does your company exceed the 500-employee alternative size standard for nonmanufacturers?Yes / No Is your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sell the type of product(s) being supplied?Yes / No Does your company take ownership or possession of the products(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice?Yes / No Does your company supply the end product(s) of a small business manufacturer or processor made in the US, or obtain a waiver of such requirement?Yes / No Other Companies Owned: Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services under the same or related NAICS codes.Not applicableList: Note* The Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) in accordance with 13 CFR § 121.406, September 4, 2019 applies to this acquisition. Additionally, as prescribed on 25.1101(a)(1). FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies and FAR 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate applies to this acquisition. a) For small business set-asides other than construction or service contracts the prime contractor that is supplying products to the government is required to cover at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing those products. The non-manufacturer rule is an exception to that requirement. The rule allows a small business to supply products it did not manufacture as long as those products come from another small business. b) A manufacturer is defined as a business that, with its own facilities, performs primary activities in transforming inorganic or organic substances, including the assembly of parts and components, into the end product being acquired. In other words, a manufacturer makes or produces products. Businesses may qualify as a non-manufacturer if it meets the following criteria: Does not exceed 500 employees Is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of products being supplied Will supply the end products of a small business manufacturer or processor made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement. See Title 13 Part 121.406 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for detailed information about the non-manufacturer rule. Buy American Clauses: FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies (Oct 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause: Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item: Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is: A commercial product (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition of commercial product at FAR 2.101); Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products. Component: An article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product. Cost of components: (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or (2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product. Critical component: A component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical components is at FAR 25.105. Domestic end product: (1) For an end product that does not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both—(i) An unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States; (ii) An end product manufactured in the United States, if—(A) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 60 percent of the cost of all its components, except that the percentage will be 65 percent for items delivered in calendar years 2024 through 2028 and 75 percent for items delivered starting in calendar year 2029. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Components of unknown origin are treated as foreign. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic; or (B) The end product is a COTS item; or (2) For an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, an end product manufactured in the United States, if the cost of foreign iron and steel constitutes less than 5 percent of the cost of all the components used in the end product. The cost of foreign iron and steel includes but is not limited to the cost of foreign iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings, or forgings utilized in the manufacture of the end product and a good faith estimate of the cost of all foreign iron or steel components excluding COTS fasteners. Iron or steel components of unknown origin are treated as foreign. If the end product contains multiple components, the cost of all the materials used in such end product is calculated in accordance with the definition of "cost of components". End product: Those articles, materials, and supplies to be acquired under the contract for public use. Fastener: A hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. Examples include nuts, bolts, pins, rivets, nails, clips, and screws. Foreign end product: An end product other than a domestic end product. Foreign iron and steel: Iron or steel products not produced in the United States. Produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additives. The origin of the elements of the iron or steel is not relevant to the determination of whether it is domestic or foreign. Predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both: The cost of the iron and steel content exceeds 50 percent of the total cost of all its components. The cost of iron and steel is the cost of the iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings, or forgings utilized in the manufacture of the product and a good faith estimate of the cost of iron and steel components excluding COTS fasteners. Steel: An alloy that includes at least 50 percent iron, between 0.02 and 2 percent carbon, and may include other elements. United States: The 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) Offerors may obtain from the Contracting Officer a list of foreign articles that the Contracting Officer will treat as domestic for this contract. (c) The Contractor shall deliver only domestic end products except to the extent that it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision of the solicitation entitled "Buy American Certificate." (End of Clause) FAR 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate (Oct 2022) (a)(1) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c) of this provision contains a critical component. (2) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no". (3) The Offeror shall separately list the line-item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105). (4) The terms "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical component," "domestic end product," "end product," and "foreign end product" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies." Domestic Alternative Product Do you have domestic alternatives? (Equal product that is manufactured within the United States) If so, please state the item, description, and place of manufacture (country of origin) in the spaces below: Item # Description Country of Origin This notice is neither a request for competitive proposals nor a solicitation of offerors. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only and a solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from this response. Responses to this Sources Sought are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Information received as a result of this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government to pay for costs incurred in preparing and submitting information or any other costs. Inquiries should be sent in writing via email to Rochelle.Malveaux@va.gov on or before Tuesday, August 25th, 2026, by 6:00 am PST. Additional Links: Department of Veterans Affairs

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