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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.
This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for commercial items included in this notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs, C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, Contracting Office, Bay Pines, FL 33744 has a need for a BRAND NAME or EQUAL, Police Force-on-Force Training System, referenced in the Statement of Need below. The SSN # is 36C24823Q1432.
All responses must be submitted by email to justin.coleman1@va.gov No Later Than (NLT), June 27, 2023, at 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (EST). The Subject Line of the response e-mail shall include SSN# 36C24823Q1432 Police Training System .
For this acquisition, the NAICS code is 334419 - Other Electronic Component Manufacturing. This survey is to determine the capability of potential sources and the availability of commercial sources and services under FAR Part 10.

DISCLAIMER: This SSN is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this SSN.
Please fully complete each section of the form below.

Company Name: _____________________________________________________________
Company Address: ___________________________________________________________
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number: __________________________________________
Point of Contact: ____________________________________________________________
Phone Number: _____________________________________________________________
Email Address: _____________________________________________________________
Please limit your responses as addressed below:

(1) Are you the manufacturer or distributor? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items?
(2) If you are not the manufacturer, are the products you provide manufactured by a small or large business? (Since this is a multiple item acquisition, at least 50% of the estimated contract value would be composed of items that are manufactured by small business concerns).
(3) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?
(4) If you are not the manufacturer of the cataract instruments, please submit an authorized distributor letter with your response.
(5) Please provide your GSA contract number and price schedule.
Socio-economic Classification (check all that apply):

Small Business
Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
Verified SDVOSB by Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)
Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)
Verified VOSB by Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)
Small Disadvantage Business
Women-owned Small Business
Economically Disadvantaged Small Business
HUBZone
8(a) Certified
Other: _________________________________________________

Detailed Information:
What percentage of the contracted products/services can your company complete as the prime contractor? ______________%

What percentage of the contracted products/services would your company subcontract? ______________%.

Statement of Need
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center Bay Pines, FL 33744
Police Force-on-Force Training System (Brand Name or Equal)
Referenced Manufacturer: Setcan Corporation
Referenced Product: StressVest (P/N: SV-V)
Scope of Work
The C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center (VAMC) is planning to acquire a police force-on-force training system (Brand Name or Equal). Equal items must meet the specifications listed below. Quotes must include an explanation of how the Equal item meets each specification. Utilization of the force-on-force training system will help accomplish realistic training in all areas under the jurisdiction of the Bay Pines VAMC Police.
Place of Performance
The product is requested to be delivered to the Police Services, CW Bill Young VA Medical Center, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, Florida 33744.
Item Specifications
The Contractor shall provide the full requested products listed below.
Salient Characteristics
StressVest - Vest, StressX Belt and Transmitter (Brand Name or Equal)
StressVest - Side Panels (Brand Name or Equal)
StressVest - Storm 3075 Case (Holds minimum eight (8) vests) (Brand Name or Equal)
StressVest - Nanuk 945 Case (Holds minimum two (2) vests) (Brand Name or Equal)
StressVest - SIRT SIG 320 Compact RF Dedicated Dry Fire Dual Laser Pistol PRE & CQT (for use with SV-PSS) (Brand Name or Equal)
StressVest - M4 Standard Electric Training Rifle Commando (Brand Name or Equal)
StressVest - Long Gun Laser Mount Precision (Brand Name or Equal)
StressVest - Portable Sound System (Brand Name or Equal)
StressVest - Hand Held Laser Activator (Brand Name or Equal)
StressVest - 10 Port USB Charging Hub (Brand Name or Equal)

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