RALS for Hemochron Signature Elites at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

Title: Remote Automated Laboratory Systems (RALS) for Hemochron Signature Elites at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), AR, 72205. Brand Name or Equal. Purpose: The Network

Contracting Office (NCO) 16 located at 5075 Westheimer Road, Galleria Financial Center, Suite 750, Houston, Texas, hereby issues the following Sources Sought/ Request for Information (RFI) with the intent of determining the contractor interest, capabilities, qualifications of potential businesses, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act compliance, Trade Agreement compliance and estimated industry

pricing information for market research and estimated budgetary purpose for Contractor to assist in Remote Automated Laboratory Systems (RALS) for Hemochron Signature Elites for Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), AR, 72205. Notice of Intent to Sole Source. If there are no responses to this notice, a determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government to sole source the requirement. No response is a response. This Sources Sought is Brand Name or Equal. The Government request that interested offerors complete all

questions below, provide required documentation, descriptive literature and authorization letter as described below. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement.

Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability to provide the following: The contractor shall provide all labor, tools, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to complete all work associated with providing regulated medical waste and reusable sharps container management & disposal services. All work shall be complete and strict in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Delivery Location: The services will be conducted at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System facilities at the Point of Care Department and Cardiac Cath Lab: 4300 W. 7th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205

Period of Performance: Base Plus Four (4) Option Years. Opportunity: NCO 16, is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this requirement. THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE and SOURCES SOUGHT FOR REQUEST INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist the CAVHS in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractor shall possess the capability to provide all