Active

Contract Opportunity

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

VA Tucson Healthcare System, 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723 is looking to purchase medical media camera equipment and its components equivalent to the brand Nikon. Purchased equipment will be used for conveying important messages from VA Tucson. Medical media camera equipment is needed to keep up with current technology, allowing to provide enhanced storytelling.

This procurement shall be a brand name or equal. Contractors must provide brand name or equal that meet or exceed the physical, functional, and performance of listed salient characteristics described below. Contractors shall show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that all equal to items meet all required salient characteristics including brand name and model numbers IAW FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal.
CLIN
ITEM DESCRIPTION
QTY
UOM

0001
Nikon Z9 MRLS CAMERA/EN-EL18D BATT/EW-DP KIT or equal
3
EA

0002
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S LENS with UV Filter Kit or equal
3
EA
Salient Characteristics:

CLIN 0001 Nikon Z9 MRLS CAMERA/EN-EL18D BATT/EW-DP KIT or equal Quantity: 3EA
Must have a capture type of stills and video capability.
Must have a shutter speed of a minimum 1/32000 to 30 seconds.
Must have auto and manual focus.
Must have auto focus minimum sensitivity of -8.5+20EV
Must be a mirrorless camera body.
Must have a capture type of stills and video capability.
Must have a built-in stereo microphone.
Must have high-resolution video of 4K or better.
Must be LCD touchscreen.
Must be able to connect to Bluetooth.
Must have rechargeable battery.
Must come with camera bag for easy portable storage.
Must include headphones.

CLIN 0002 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm F/2.8 S LENS or equal Quantity: 3EA
Must have a focal length of 24-70mm.
Must have a maximum aperture of f/2.8.
Must have a minimum aperture of f/22.
Must have Autofocus.
Must contain UV filter.

The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the required service(s) please provide the following information.
(1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact
(2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.
(3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 333310 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing?
(4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number.
(5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract?
(6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes.
(7) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above.

The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333310 (1,000 Employees).

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Melissa.Ramirez8@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 02/20/2024 12:00 PM PST.

After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the beta.sam.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process.

Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) located at http://veterans.certify.sba.gov.

Attachments/Links