THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) /Â SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS ISSUEDÂ SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PRICING, DELIVERY, THE MARKET, AND CAPABILITIES IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI FOR PLANNING PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT/RFI DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought Notice / RFI only. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice / RFI is to gain information about potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 339113 (size standard of 800 Employees). Responses to this Sources Sought Notice / RFI will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice / RFI, further RFIs and/or a solicitation or other announcements may be published. STATEMENT OF WORK Scope: The Department of Veteran Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare system is looking to purchase 53 Lifeline Emergency Medical Crash Carts designed for rapid response during code or resuscitation events at the hospital. Crash carts must be equivalent to Medline Product# MDRLECCRP; all equivalent crash carts must meet listed salient/functional salient characteristics. Place of Performance: Department of Veterans Affairs VA Loma Linda Healthcare System 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 92357 Deliverables: CLIN Description/Model Number Qty UOM 0001 Crash Carts that meet all salient characteristics equivalent to Medline Product MDRLECCRP5 53 EA 0002 3 Drawer/Divider Kit 159 EA 0003 Installation/Set-up 1 JB The VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items Clause applies on this acquisition. No remanufacturers or gray market items will be acceptable. Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM signed. The letter must either state specific product(s) quoted or that the quoter is an authorized distributor for all the manufacturer s products. This letter must be on the manufacturer s letterhead and contains the signature of an authorized official for the manufacturer. Salient Characteristics: NOTE: Potential quoters must be aware that the items being acquired are procured as Brand Name or Equal. For those items that are or equal , a description of the salient characteristics is outlined below. It is quoter s responsibility to demonstrate its quote meeting the salient …