4460--Name Brand or Equal -MERV 11 Filters

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1. Title: Name Brand or Equal -MERV 11 Filters

2. Purpose: The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, located at Galleria Financial Center, 5075 Westheimer Rd, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77030, hereby issues the following Sources Sought Notice (SSN) to Request 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 Name Brand or Equal MERV 11 Filters.

The Contractor shall provide all shipping and delivery on an as need basis for Name Brand or Equal -MERV 11 Filters to the Central Arkansas Veterans Heath Care System (CAVHS) at Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas. Please review this announcement, respond to the questions below.

Government request that interested offerors complete all questions below, provide required communication how its product is equal, descriptive literature and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) 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.

3. Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability to provide all shipping and delivery for Name Brand or Equal -MERV 11 Filters.

Specifications: Name Brand or Equal -MERV 11 Filters
SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
QTY
1
12X20X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
16
2
12X24X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
20
3
12X24X4 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
296
4
16X20X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
48
5
16X20X4 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
36
6
16X24X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
4
7
16X25X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
80
8
16X25X4 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
28
9
18X25X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
8
10
20X20X1 DPMAX
16
11
20X20X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
116
12
20X20X4 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
52
13
20X24X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
160
14
20X24X4 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
464
15
20X25X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
72
16
24X24X2 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
136
17
24X24X4 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
1568
18
24X24X4 PLT4-M14-04-PH
20
19
20X24X4 PLT4-M14-15-PH
108
20
16X20X4 MP4H15P-1620
12
21
16X24X4 PUGH162443O1
4
22
20X25X4 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 11
32
23
16x25x6
8
24
12x24x6
8
25
12X20X12 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 14
3
26
12X24X12 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 14
97
27
20X20X12 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 14
24
28
20X24X12 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 14
74
29
24X24X12 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 14
226
30
12X24X12 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 14 NO LIP
15
31
24X24X12 HIGH CAPACITY MERV 14 NO LIP
42
32
8X20X1
408
33
8X24X1
12
34
8X28X1
112
35
8X32X1
16
36
8X48X1
12
37
8-1/2X20X1
44
38
8-1/2X28X1
32
39
9X22X1
88
40
9X36X1
4
41
9-1/2X20X1
16
42
9-1/2X44X1
4
43
9-3/4X29-1/4X0.5
28
44
10X28X0.5
40
45
10X32X0.5
48
46
12X24X2
588
47
12X24X4
192
48
12X24X4 (FINAL)
14
49
12X24X4 (FINAL NH)
68
50
14X14X1
8
51
14X20X1
24
52
14X25X1
228
53
14X25X2
4
54
15X20X2
64
55
16X16X2
56
56
16X20X4(NH)
6
57
16X20X4(FINAL)
8
58
16X20X2
292
59
16X20X1
24
60
16X24X2
80
61
16X25X4
8
62
16X25X2
328
63
16X25X1
56
64
16X30X1
44
65
16X32X1
4
66
16-3/4X30X1
28
67
18X20X2
132
68
18X24X2
108
69
18X24X1
8
70
19x25x1
16
71
20X20X4(NH)
1
72
20X20X4(FINAL)
4
73
20X20X4
16
74
20X20X2
280
75
20X20X1
172
76
20X22X1
16
77
20X24X4(NH)
50
78
20X24X4(FINAL)
4
79
20X24X2
108
80
20X24X1
72
81
20X25X4
20
82
20X25X2
704
83
20X25X1
36
84
23-1/2X29-1/2X2
16
85
24X24X12(HEPA)
0
86
24X24X4(NH)
484
87
24X24X4(FINAL)
103
88
24X24X4
12
89
24X24X2
1532
90
25X25X2
140
91
30x30x1
4
92
32-3/4X65X1 Roll Media
1
4. Place of Performance:

Delivery Location:
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 182
North Little Rock, AR 72114

5. Responses Requested: NCO 16 requires all the following information and questions answered in this SSN/RFI: Questions and information that is not provided shall be considered nonresponsive to the SSN and contractor shall not be considered as part of the market research.

a. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address, and the company's business size, and SAM Unique Entity Identification Number.

b. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications.

c. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code: 333413?

d. Do you (Contractor) manufacture the product itself or a distributor of the items being researched above?

e. Is your product domestic (made in United States) or non-domestic?

f. Is your product name brand or equal to the product the government is seeking? Please communicate how product is equal if not name brand.

g. Are you an authorized distributor/reseller? Provide evidence from original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

h. Do you (Contractor) supply a product manufactured by another domestic small business, if it is a nonmanufacturer?

i. Do you (Contractor) supply the product of any sized manufacturer if SBA has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule?

j. Is your (Contractor) Buy American Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with a response.

k. Is your (Contractor) Trade Agreement Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with a response.

l. Information about the product being requested, is it a foreign manufactured end product under the trade agreement?

m. What is your schedule of delivery after receipt of order for the product?

n. For the product required, Is your company available under any;

Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC)
General Services Administration Schedules (GSA)
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

If so, please list the contract number for which the product can be procured under.

o. Provide descriptive literature demonstrating ability to meet all the SOW requirement/salient characteristics listed for the product being offered. Please provide list of contracts for commercial, federal, state, and local governments. Listed contracts shall provide communication on the government requirement illustrating the capability for comparison. to the product meeting the specific requirements per the draft Statement of Work.

p. Contractors shall provide an estimated industry pricing for the product for market research and budgetary purposes.

6. Opportunity: NCO 16, is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR REQUEST INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist NCO 16 in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractors shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives.

7. Instructions and Response Guidelines: SSN responses are due by August 21, 2025 at 10:00 am (CST) via email to anthony.marion2.gov.

All Questions shall be submitted by August 12, 2025 at 10:00 pm (CST) via email to anthony.marion2.gov.

Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted.

Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible.

This is a New Requirement.

The subject line shall read: 36C25625Q1322-Sources Sought Notice- Name Brand or Equal -MERV 11 Filters. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(p).

Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the SSN. Information provided will be used solely by NCO 16 as "market research" and will not be released outside of the NCO 16 Purchasing and Contract Team.

This Sources Sought notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this Sources Sought is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Contracting Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/) website or GSA. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought, or future RFP/RFQ.

8. Contact Information:
Contract Specialist, Anthony Marion
Email address: anthony.marion2@va.gov

Your responses to this notice are appreciated.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES/PROPOSALS; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may provide answers, responses and give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence and responses must be furnished in enough detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements.

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