THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION
1. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB), who are interested in submitting proposals for this procurement and who are capable of performing the work required for this procurement.
2. The NAICS for this requirement is 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
3. The Contractor shall supply, install, configure, and validate a Microwave Ablation product and provide on-going technical support and maintenance services for that installed product for the San Diego VA Medical Center located in San Diego, California. The required services (installation, configuration, validation, support, and maintenance for Microwave Ablation) shall be provided by the contractor along with all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables.
4. Interested and capable Contractors are encouraged to respond to this notice not later than Friday, July 31, 2026 at 03:00 PM PST, by providing the following information via email only to Hanan.Mccullick@va.gov.
(a) Company name
(b) Address
(c) Point of contact
(d) Phone, fax, 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.
(h) Statement indicating the product name of the Microwave Ablation product referenced above that you intend to provide for this procurement.
(i) Statement indicating whether you are the manufacturer of the Microwave Ablation product that you intend to provide for this procurement. If you intend to provide a Microwave Ablation product manufactured by a company other than your own, state the name of the company whose Microwave Ablation product you intend to provide, the country of origin for the Microwave Ablation 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.
(j) Statement indicating if you have a current contract to provide the Microwave Ablation product that you intend to provide for this procurement, along with the installation, configuration, validation, support, and maintenance services required by this procurement, under either the General Services Administration s Federal Supply Schedule or with NAC, NASA SEWP, or any other federal contract. If yes, provide the contract type and contract number, as well as the identity of the federal agency with whom you hold that contract.
(k) Statement indicating how many calendar days you estimate it would take you to install, configure, and validate the Microwave Ablation product that you intend to provide for this procurement in a medical center similar to the San Diego VA Medical Center.
(l) General pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes.
(m) A capability statement that provides detailed information for one or more reference contracts that demonstrates your experience providing Microwave Ablation that meets the requirements described in the attached DRAFT Statement of Work and demonstrates your experience providing the installation, configuration, validation, support, and maintenance services required by this procurement. 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;
(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.
If a respondent offers to demonstrate experience through the proposed use of subcontractors, the respondent must identify the legal name of each subcontractor and provide all of the information required above for one or more reference contracts performed by each subcontractor the respondent intends to use.
NOTE: The information requested above is required for the Government to evaluate whether there are sufficient small business concerns of a particular type who are capable of performing the work required by this procurement to determine if this procurement should be set aside for a given type of small business concern. FAILURE TO SUBMIT ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOVE MAY BE VIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS EVIDENCE THAT THE RESPONDENT LACKS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE MICROWAVE ABLATION AND SERVICES REQUIRED BY THIS PROCUREMENT. THIS, IN TURN, MAY AFFECT THE GOVERNMENT S DETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT HAVE BEEN MET.
5. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications.
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DISCLAIMER
This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES:
SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Microwave Ablation system must follow the following specifications and parameters:
Single antenna system
Footprint no larger than 17 x 19
150W Max power output adjustable in 5W increments
Microwave output frequency of 2.45GHz+/- 50MHz
Output Impedance 50ohms nominal
Pulse width modulated continuous wave
Adjustable time settings in 30sec increments with a max time of 10 minutes per activation
Footswitch
Remote Temperature probe
Spherical ablation capabilities
Microwave output frequency of 2450
Consistent ablation margins greater that 5mm
Saline cooling fluid
Remote Temperature probe sensor monitoring tissue temperature at the tip. Probe tip accuracy +/-1.5C
Lockout temperature 80 degree Celsius
13G availability
Ablation temperature of 17 degree Celsius
Fully compatible with eh Emprint ablation catheters
