Pre-solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services at or under the SAT IAW FAR 12.201-1 (c) (2)
Notice Type: This is a Presolicitation/Notice of intent to Solicit Directly from Suppliers.
Point of Contact: Edgar Alvizar, Contracting Officer, edgar.alvizar@va.gov, (562) 766-2244.
Set-asides: The proposed contract action is Unrestricted.
Classification Code: PSC Code: J066 Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment Instruments & Laboratory Equipment
NAICS Code: 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO22, intends to acquire Radiometer ABL90 Flex Plus AQURE Platinum Software OR EQUAL under the authorities of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1(c)(2). The Government intends to solicit quotations directly from suppliers and will not issue a formal, Request for Quotation (RFQ) on SAM.gov.
The required services shall be provided by the contractor along with all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in Statement of Work (SOW). See attached Statement of Work.
The anticipated award date is 8/19/2026.
This notice is NOT a request for quotes. Responsible sources may identify their interest and capability by contacting the Contracting Officer. Interested and capable sources are encouraged to respond to this notice via e-mail not later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on 8/17/2026 to dyne.kim@va.gov with Response to Presolicitation/Notice of Intent Notice Radiometer ABL90 Flex Plus AQURE Platinum Software OR EQUAL as the subject line. Files should be sent in PDF format and no larger than 10MB or they will be automatically rejected by the server. Contractor shall expect a confirmation e-mail indicating response was successfully received by the Government. The Government is not responsible for rejected e-mails that exceed the e-mail capacity. Telephone and fax responses shall NOT be accepted.
Interested and capable sources are requested to provide the following Information (in line with FAR 12.201-1(d)(1) throughout (4)):
(a) Company name
(b) Address
(c) Point of contact
(d) Phone and email of primary point of contact
(e) Contractor s Unique Entity ID (SAM) number
(f) Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Woman Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business).
(g) Statement indicating whether your company is considered small under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI. Responses are welcome to specify a different NAICS in which they could meet this requirement.
(h) Statement indicating the brand name, model, and product description of the Product referenced above that you intend to provide for this procurement.
(i) Statement indicating the name of the company whose Product you intend to provide, the country of origin for the Product you intend to provide, and whether the company that manufactures that product is a small business under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI, or a different NAICS. Please elaborate whether the Buy American Statute and/or Trade agreement apply to the product that you intent to provide for this procurement.
(j) Statement indicating whether you are an authorized distributor of the Product that you intend to provide for this procurement or not. If you intend to provide a Product manufactured by a company other than your own, please include an approval letter from the manufacturer accepting you as an authorized distributor and answer the following questions:
Does your firm exceed 500 employees (or 150 employees for the Information Technology Value Added Reseller exception to NAICS Code 541519)?Â
Is your firm primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item you intend to provide?
Does your firm take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice?
Will your firm supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5)?
If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?
Notice: No gray market or remanufactured items will be acceptable. Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) good sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new equipment only. The vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, authorized reseller, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM.
(k) Statement indicating if you have a current contract to provide the Product that you intend to provide for this procurement under either the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) or with the VA National Acquisition Center (NAC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), or any other federal contract. If yes, provide the contract type and contract number, identity the federal agency with whom you hold that contract, and whether the product you intend to supply under this procurement is listed on your referenced schedule/contract.
(l) Statement indicating how many calendar days after receipt of order (ARO) you estimate it would take you to deliver the Product that you intend to provide for this procurement to the requesting facility.
(m) General pricing for your Product. This information will be used for VA internal market research purposes and pricing information received in response to this RFI will not be shared by the Contract Specialist.
(n) Provide documented self-attestation/certification that the Product you intend to provide for this procurement meets/conforms to all required standards and all US Government Regulations (ea. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classification system of medical devices, etc.) Please list all standards and regulations your product meets.
(o) A capability statement that provides detailed information for one or more reference contracts that demonstrates your experience providing Product that meets the requirements described in the attached Draft Salient Characteristics. GENERAL STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITY ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. Respondents must provide the following information for each reference contract the respondent identifies as evidence of the respondent s capability to perform the work required by this procurement. Respondents must provide the following information for each reference contract:
(1) the legal name of entity with whom the respondent held the contract;
(2) the contract number;
(3) a description providing details of the specific tasks the respondent performed under that contract other than delivery of the requested product;
(4) the dates during which the respondent performed the contract;
(5) the name, phone number, and email address of a person at the entity with whom the
respondent held the contract who can verify the information the respondent provides
regarding this reference contract.
