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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 supplies described below.

VA Phoenix Healthcare System in 650 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85012 is looking to purchase medical media photography equipment and accessories listed below. Purchased equipment will be used on day-to-day basis to help telling Veterans stories through photo and video. VA Phoenix Medical Media/Public Affairs team will also use purchased equipment in conveying the important message of VA Phoenix Healthcare System.

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 SB-700 AF TTL SPDLT/BAT/LGHT BNC/BAND/USA OR EQUAL
2
EA
0002
CANON EOS R5 MIRRORLESS DIGITAL CAMERA (BODY/REG) OR EQUAL
1
EA
0003
SONY a7R V MIRRORLESS CAMERA/REG OR EQUAL
2
EA
0004
SONY 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II LENS/REG OR EQUAL
2
EA
0005
NIKON 50mm f/1.4G NIKKOR AF-S LENS/USA OR EQUAL
1
EA
0006
LEXAR 320B PRO CFEXPRS Type A GOLD SERIES/REG OR EQUAL
2
EA
0007
AVENGER C1000 CEILING SCISSOR CLAMP/REG OR EQUAL
6
EA
0008
TEC-NEC 12 HOUR REAL TIME CLOCK/REG OR EQUAL
1
EA
0009
NIKON 70-200mm f/2.8E AFS ED VR LENS/REG OR EQUAL
1
EA
0010
NIKON NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S LENS/REG OR EQUAL
1
EA
0011
CANON RF 24-70MM F/2.8L IS USM LENS/REG OR EQUAL
1
EA
0012
SANDISK 256GB EXTREME PRO UHS-I SD MEMORY CARD/REG OR EQUAL
1
EA
0013
LOWEPRO TAHOE BACKPACK 150 - BLACK/REG OR EQUAL
1
EA
Salient Characteristics

CLIN 0001 NIKON SB-700 AF TTL SPDLT/BAT/LGHT BNC/BAND/USA or equal Quantity: 2EA
Must have a minimum of 24mm to 120mm coverage
92 / 28.04m at ISO 100 (35mm position)
Must have a bounce head of -7 degree to 90 degree
Must have a flash duration of 1/1042 to 1/40000 second

CLIN 0002 Canon EOS R5 or equal Quantity: 1EA
Must have a capture type of stills and video capability
Must be a "mirrorless" camera body
Must have a shutter speed of a minimum 1/8000 to 30 seconds, and 1/8000 to 1/4 second in video mode
Must have a built-in stereo microphone
Must have the capacity to interchange lenses
Must have auto and manual focus
Must have auto focus minimum sensitivity of -4+20EV
Must have the ability to use SD card storage
Must be able to video in 4K or better
Must be able to capture images in 61M minimum

CLIN 0003 Sony A7R VÂ Specs Mirrorless camera body or equal Quantity: 2EA
Must have a capture type of stills and video capability
Must be a "mirrorless" camera body
Must have a shutter speed of a minimum 1/8000 to 30 seconds, and 1/8000 to 1/4 second in video mode
Must have a built-in stereo microphone
Must have the capacity to interchange lenses
Must have auto and manual focus
Must have auto focus sensitivity of -4+20EV
Must have the ability to use SD card storage
Must be able to video in 4K or better
Must be able to capture images in 61M minimum

CLIN 0004 Sony FE 24-70mm F/2.8 GM II or equal Quantity: 2EA
Must have a focal length of 24 to 70mm
Must have a maximum aperture of f/2.8
Must have a minimum aperture of f/22
Must have angle of view of 84 degree to 34 degree
Must have the ability to autofocus

CLIN 0005 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm F/1.4GÂ or equal Quantity: 1EA
Must have a focal length of 50mm
Must have a maximum aperture of f/1.4
Must have a minimum aperture of f/16
Must have the ability to autofocus

CLIN 0006 LEXAR 320B PRO CFEXPRS TYPE A GOLD SERIES/REG or equal Quantity: 1EA
Must have a storage capacity of 320GB

CLIN 0007 AVENGER C1000 CEILING SCISSOR CLAMP/REG or equal Quantity: 6EA
Drop ceiling scissor clamp to mount a small to medium size light fixture from a drop ceiling frame

CLIN 0008 TEC-NEC 12 HOUR REAL TIME CLOCK/REG or equal Quantity: 1EA
Must be visible from 70 feet away
Must have 12 hour 6-digit clock with 2.3" (Hours and Minutes) and 1" high (Seconds)
CLIN 0009 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm F/2.8E FL ED VRÂ or equal Quantity: 1EA
Must have a focal length of 70-200mm
Must have a maximum aperture of f/2.8
Must have a minimum aperture of f/22
Must have Autofocus

CLIN 0010 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm F/2.8 S Lens or equal Quantity: 1EA
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

CLIN 0011 Canon RF 24-70mm F/2.8L IS or equal Quantity: 1EA
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

CLIN 0012 SANDISK 256GB EXTREME PRO UHS-1 SD MEMORY CARD/REG or equal Quantity: 1EA
Must have 256GB storage capability

CLIN 0013 LOWEPRO TAHOE BACKPACK 150 BLACK/REG or equal Quantity: 1EA
Must be able to Hold DSLR, 2 Lenses, & Flash
Must have a Zippered Front Pocket to fit a minimum of 10" Tablet
Must have thick interior padding for equipment protection
Must have Interior Pockets and Padded Dividers

If you are interested and are capable of providing the required supplies, 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 and product lead time 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 hestia.sim@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 5/30/2023 10:00 AM Pacific Local Time.

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.

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