Veterans Affairs Water Testing for Northern Indiana Health Care System

A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses with special interest in seeking: VA certified Service-Disabled Veteran owned Small Business (SDVOSB), VA certified Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Small Business (SB) concerns. No solicitation is being issued at this time. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Northern Indiana Health Care System (NIHCS) has a requirement for Water Testing and Reagents for the sterile processing system (SPS) at the Marion, Fort Wayne, and Jackie Walorski VA sites. The appropriate NAICS Code 541380, Testing Laboratories, Size Standard $16.5 Million Responses: Please submit your response in accordance with the following instructions: Responses shall be no more than 10 pages in length.

Responses are due by 4/22/2026 at 15:00 PM EST. Responses shall be submitted via email to [email protected]. Emails cannot exceed 5mb Subject line of the Email shall include this Sources Sought Notice Number Firm Name NIHCS Water Testing and Reagents for the SPS Services. If your response contains proprietary information you will place Proprietary Information in front of the Sources Sought Notice Number. No marketing materials are allowed as part of this Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not review any other information or

attachments included in your submission that is not listed herein or exceeds the 10-page limitation. Contractors Federal Supply Schedule Contract that carries the desired services If you do not have a Federal Supply Schedule contract, you shall state open market Provide the Schedule Provide expiration date of your Contract Provide your GSA/FSS/SAC Contract Number Provide the SIN for water testing and reagents for SPS services If any of the items are not on your GSA/FSS contract, you will mark which items are open market. Contractor

Point of Contact to include: Name Title Phone Email Company Information to include: Name Address SAM UEI Number Tax Business Size Provide information as to what water testing services are provided by your company. Provide how your company invoices for services in the commercial marketplace. Business Size/Type: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), Hub Zone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Small Business, or Large Business. All prospective Contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.11 they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete annual Representations and Certifications in SAM prior to any offer. SAM is located at http://www.sam.gov and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is no cost to use SAM. FOR SDVOSB/VOSB ONLY: In order to be eligible, interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base at https://sam.gov. For firms claiming SDVOSB/VOSB status, they must also be registered and certified through the Department of Veterans Affairs & Disadvantaged Business Utilization data base, located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. Please include a copy of your certification with your response. Contractor shall include 3 past contracts for the same or similar services. Contractor shall include at minimum: Name of Company Company POC Company POC phone Company POC email Dollar amount of contract Contract number

Period of Performance Description of services provided Contractor shall include any relevant comments about the