J065--Base YR (10/1/2025-11/30/2026) + 4 OYs Guldmann Ceiling lift maintenance

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Contract Opportunity

The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) in Milwaukee, WI is searching for vendors who have the capability to provide Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Repair Support Services for approximately four hundred and forty-four (444) Guldmann ceiling mounted patient lifts, models GH3 and GH3+, at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. The vendor shall be responsible for all labor, travel expenses, shipping and handling, and parts needed to perform this request. The result of this market research may contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 811210 - Medical and surgical equipment repair and maintenance services.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for quotes; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

Interested parties shall submit a summary of their capabilities, to include the following:

A letter from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) stating vendor is an authorized distributor per clause 852.212-71(c) (see below).
Proof vendor can purchase OEM parts.
Proof all technical personnel are OEM certified.
Proof vendor can obtain software/software updates and is authorized to install.
Proof vendor can utilize OEM s billable service, if using.
Proof vendor can abide by the required response time of on-site service within one (1) business day.
Confirmation vendor can meet the Limitations of Subcontracting should they apply (see below).

All interested responsible sources shall submit a summary of their capabilities to this office by 10:00 a.m. Local Time on Thursday May 1, 2025. The capabilities statement shall include the above information and are mandatory for consideration. Please also provide the vendor s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Summaries shall be submitted via email to eileen.meyer@va.gov.

This sources sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes to determine availability of qualified vendors and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this sources sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please note that this is not a request for quote and the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. Telephone inquiries will not be returned.
VAAR 852.212-71 GRAY MARKET AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS (FEB 2023)
(a) No used, refurbished, or remanufactured supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided. This procurement is for new Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) items only. No gray market items shall be provided. Gray market items are OEM goods intentionally or unintentionally sold outside an authorized sales territory or sold by non-authorized dealers in an authorized sales territory.
(b) No counterfeit supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided. Counterfeit items include unlawful or unauthorized reproductions, substitutions, or alterations that have been mismarked, misidentified, or otherwise misrepresented to be an authentic, unmodified item from the original manufacturer, or a source with the express written authority of the original manufacturer or current design activity, including an authorized aftermarket manufacturer. Unlawful or unauthorized substitutions include used items represented as new, or the false identification of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics.
(c) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.
VAAR 852.219-75Â VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION)

(a) Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(k)(2), the offeror certifies that
(1) If awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101 definition), it will comply with the limitations on subcontracting requirement as provided in the solicitation and the resultant contract, as follows: [Contracting Officer check the appropriate box below based on the predominant NAICS code assigned to the instant acquisition as set forth in FAR 19.102.]
(i) [X] Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), the contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in 852.219-10 or VOSBs as set forth in 852.219-11. Any work that a similarly situated VIP-listed subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Other direct costs may be excluded to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the acquisition and small business concerns do not provide the service as set forth in 13 CFR 125.6.

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