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Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
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Original Published Date: Feb 26, 2026 09:53 am MST
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Original Response Date: Mar 12, 2026 05:00 pm MDT
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Inactive Policy: Manual
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Original Inactive Date:
Jun 19, 2026
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Initiative:
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Description
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY
The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Brand Name Only Carto 3 Mapping System. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply/services.
You must:
Be the manufacturer, or an authorized distributor for Biosense Webster. Proof shall be requested that you are an authorized distributor.
This notice also allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Please review the DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) to compare your supply/service to what is requested. Complete the line-items below and submit any documentation supporting your product/service for consideration. Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing. The Small Business Administration (SBA) Size Standard for this request is 1,250 employees.
This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 334510. Responses to this notice, will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement in order to be awarded the contract.
INSTRUCTIONS:
RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Primary Information:
Company Name:
Point of Contact (POC) name:
Email address:
Phone number:
Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM):
Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 334510.
VA National Acquisition Center (NAC), GSA contract or other Federal Supply Schedule with this product listed on it. Please list the number. ________________________________________________________
IMPORTANT
If your firm is a Socio-economic Small Business (SDVOSB, VOSB, Hub zone, 8(a), Small, Small disadvantaged, Woman owned small business), please state if your firm is a Nonmanufacturer under the Nonmanufacturer Rule. For more information about the Nonmanufacturer Rule and how it applies to your firm, click on this Small Business Administration link:
https://www.sba.gov/partners/contracting-officials/small-business-procurement/nonmanufacturer-rule
Please check the lines below that apply to your firm:
a. ____ Business size does not exceed 500 employees.
b. ____ Firm is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells this type of item being supplies.
c. ____ Firm takes ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice.
d. ____ Supplies the end products of a small business manufacturer or processor made in the United States.
If a future solicitation requires the Buy American Statute, the following two clauses will apply:
52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies
52.225-2 Buy American Certificate
Must have an Authorized Distributor Letter issued from the manufacture if not the manufacture for this supply acquisition request.
The attached SOW is a draft and is NOT finalized. If any portions are unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed.
Response is due 03/12/2026, at 1700 Mountain Time. Please submit e-mail responses to Mr. Dennis Salmonsen, Contract Specialist, at email address: dennis.salmonsen@va.gov. Please place 36C26326Q0317 in the subject line of your email.
This notice is to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in determining qualified sources only.
SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
See DRAFT Statement of Work
BRAND NAME ONLY for all line-items listed below. Price is not necessary for this Sources Sought.
B.1 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE
ITEM INFORMATION
ITEM NUMBER
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES
QUANTITY
UNIT
UNIT PRICE
AMOUNT
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1.00
EA
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CARTOr Late Annotation Mapping (LAM) Module The LAM algorithm is designed to support ventricular cases when mapping the ventricle in Sinus Rhythm or Pacing. CARTOr LAM Module provides an additional mapping criterion that uses a Late Boundary annotation line to separate the standard LAT Window of Interest into an early part and a late part.
PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6525 - Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: C3LAM
0002
1.00
EA
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CARTO ELEVATET Module Kit is a modular software package to be used with CARTOr System that offers a suite of tools designed to accelerate the physician's ability to diagnose complex arrhythmias and includes the following individual features: OPTRELL MULTIPOLAR Complex Signals Identification Auto Pattern Acquisition Enhanced CONFIDENSET
PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6525 - Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: C3ELEVATE
0003
1.00
EA
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CARTOSOUNDT FAM Module Kit is a modular package to be used with the CARTOr 3 System that simplifies the workflow of ultrasound-based cardiac anatomy mapping by providing an enhanced Fast Anatomical Mapping (FAM) workflow.
PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6525 - Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: C3SOUNDFAM
0004
1.00
EA
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CARTOr 3 System Version 7.5 Base SW Upgrade Kit (Upgrading from V7.2 to V7.5) This upgrade kit requires CARTOr PRIME Module installed, sold separately.
PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6525 - Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: KT5400500US
0005
1.00
EA
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CARTOr 3 System Version 8 Upgrade Kit (Upgrading from V7.5 to V8 and to include V8 Service Packs) This upgrade kit requires CARTOr PRIME Module installed - sold separately.
PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6525 - Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: KT5400600ESA
0006
1.00
EA
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nGENT Ablation Cart
PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6525 - Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: MA5402330
0007
1.00
EA
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nGENT System (SuperKit) includes: nGENT Generator Console and Power Supply: The nGENT Console and Power Supply Unit produce and control the delivery of RF energy. Seamless integration with CARTOr 3 Mapping System and EP Recording System. nGENT Monitor: The nGENT Monitor is a microcomputer that permits control of the system. Using a large touch screen, the user controls the nGENT Pump from the nGENT Monitor. nGENT Pump: The nGENT Pump is a peristaltic pump designed to deliver irrigation solution to catheters. Dual bubble sensors optimized for reliability while minimizing the probability of false bubble detection. Clamp, nGENT Pump to IV Pole nGENT Foot Pedal, 4.9 m Cable, ECG Stimulator, 2 m (6.5 ft) Cable, nGENT Monitor to Recording System, 7.6 m (25 ft) Ethernet cable, 10 m (33 ft) Ethernet cable, 23 m (75 ft) (Qty. 2 in kit) Cable, nGENT Console to nGENT Power Supply Unit, 1.1 m (3.6 ft) Cable, nGENT Console to nGENT Pump, 5 m (16.4 ft) Cable TX, nGENT Console to CARTOr PIU, 3 m (10 ft) Power Supply, nGENT Monitor, 1.7 m (5.5 ft) (Qty 2 in kit) nGENT PSU POWER CORD
PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6525 - Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: NGENSYS
0008
1.00
EA
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The TRUPULSET Superkit includes: TRUPULSET Generator TRUPULSET Remote Monitor Multigenerator Adapter CARTOT 3 System V8 Phase 3 Kit
PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6525 - Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: TRUPULSE
GRAND TOTAL
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NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these supplies and/or services, or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exists at this time; however, in the event the acquisition strategy demonstrates that GSA is a viable option for procuring a solution, the RFQ shall be posted to GSA eBuy where only those firms who currently hold a GSA Schedule with the applicable SIN will be able to respond. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither seeking quotes nor accepting unsolicited quotes, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought notice.
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Contact Information
Contracting Office Address
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316 Robert Street N Suite 506
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Saint Paul , MN 55101
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USA
Secondary Point of Contact
History
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Feb 26, 2026 09:53 am MSTSources Sought (Original)