Brand Name or Equal, Epredia HistoStar Embedding Workstation

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in conducting a market research survey to identify potential qualified sources capable of providing a Brand-name or Equal, Epredia™ HistoStar™ Embedding Workstation with HistoStarEmbeddingCtr Premier Support Agreement at a Firm-Fixed Price for the VA Northern California Health Care System, located at 10535 Hospital Way, Mather, CA 95655-4200.

RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Company Name, Address, Size Standard, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #


• Point of Contact name, phone number, and email address


• NAICS 334516 and Small Business Size Standard 1000 employees


• Contract number (If applicable)


• Descriptive Literature with pictures

*NOTE Acquisitions will only be set aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs if two or more responses are received with the required information listed above, by the due date specified below.

Responses are due to Joeferson Gawaran at Joeferson.Gawaran@va.gov by 10:00 AM (PST) on Friday, March 14, 2025. No submissions will be accepted after this date and time. This is a Sources Sought Notice and submissions will be used for informational and planning purposes only. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time.