THIS REQUEST IS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT AND IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. DISCLAIMER This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought Notice is marked as proprietary and will be handled accordingly. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought Notice only. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS code 339113 (size standard of 800 employees). Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought notice are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 02 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide FIVE (5) Smart Hospital Stretchers that at a minimum meets the following salient characteristics: Smart, versatile hospital stretchers designed for fall prevention, patient comfort, in-stretcher procedures, and clinician support across emergency, perioperative, and transport settings. Chair Position, 19" Low Height 1-Touch Siderail Release Zero Transfer Gap OB/Pelvic Position Solution Integrated O2 Solution, 32" Wide Surface Phone & Urinal Holders Head-Of-Bed Angle Display 700 lb. Safe Working Load 3/4" Standard IV Pole Sockets 6 Transport Strap Locations Full Trend and Reverse Trend 4-Corner Brake and Steer 2 Foldable Transport Handles 8" Tente Carpet Casters Pneumatic Head & Knee Section Standard Two-Year Warranty Included Options: Accumax Surface 32x76x5 Intellidrive Electric Hi-Lo Height Integrated Scale Power Plug: NEMA5-15P (US) USB Port Enhanced 3-Mode Bed Exit Electric Patient Controls Coiled Power Cord SafeView®+ w/ IllumiGuide Permanent IV Pole Horizontal O2 Tank Holder English Language Labels SafeView+ Visual Indicators: At-a-glance status lights displaying bed-exit status, battery level, and lowest position. Three-Mode Bed-Exit System: Features silence, auto-reset (auto-rearm), or verbal prompts, with optional integration to Voalte Nurse Call and EMR systems. Low Deck Height: Drops down to a 19-inch low height to help mitigate patient falls and ease entry/exit. Articulations & Handling: Electric or manual high/low adjustment, head/foot articulation, Trendelenburg/reverse Trendelenburg controls, and low-effort steering. Contractor will provide technical support, equipment maintenance, and device repair for smart stretchers. Warranty shall be for a three (3) year period covering on-site repairs & preventive maintenance by certified technician. The Contractor shall delivery the items within thirty (30) days after award. 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 sought out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: Please indicate the 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.)? (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? (4) If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). (5) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (6) If you intend to sub contract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to sub contracted work and completion of job. (7) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. (8) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? (9) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. (10) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? (11) Will the items you will be providing manufactured domestically in the United States or are they foreign manufactured items? (12) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. (13) Please provide your Sam.gov Unique Entity ID number. *** Submissions addressing number (10) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all the salient characteristics. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Jonatan.Rondon@va.gov , telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than November 2nd, 2026, at 1600 EST. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this sources sought. Responses to this sources sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
