THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Subject: The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to identify companies capable of providing staff and patient parking for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, on behalf of VA Reno Health Care System, Sterile Processing Services (SPS) located at VA Reno Health Care System,975 Kirman Avenue, Reno NV 89502 (1) The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. (2) Although proposal, offeror, contractor, and offeror may be used in this source sought notice, any response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (3) The purpose of this sources sought is to conduct market research to support the procurement of NuTrace R+ Two Dimensional (2D) Surgiscan for the VA Reno Health Care System. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether or not sources are capable of providing the requested services. This notice allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. The source s sought effort is intended to assess industry capabilities and develop/support the intended direction of acquisition planning. The Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns: the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is NuTrace R+ Two Dimensional (2D) Surgiscan and Size Standard of 800 Employees. 4) This source sought notice to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 339113. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a 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 will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this notice. (5) Any information received from a contractor in response to this Sources Sought Notice may be used in creating a solicitation. Any information received that is marked with a statement, such as proprietary or confidential, intended to restrict distribution will not be distributed outside of the Government, except as required by law. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Reno Health Care System, Sterile Processing Services is seeking vendors who can demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for this notice. The attached salient characteristics and/or statement of work are a draft and are NOT finalized. If any portions seem unclear or prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft descriptions of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed. PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU HOLD A GSA FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT THAT COVERS THESE SERVICES AND, IF SO, THE CONTRACT NUMBER. Provide BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. (a) Company name, Address, Point of Contact (POC) name, email address, and phone number (b) Indicate whether your business is large or small. (c) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business. (d) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. (e) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB). (f) Include the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number of your firm. (g) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov and/or the VetCert Registry at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). If not, please NOTE that any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM, and to receive the award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetCert Registry. (h) Provide current commercial pricing for all items listed in the attached salient characteristics and any applicable discounts. (i) Link to the respondent s General Services Administration (GSA) schedule, or attached file of same, if applicable. (j) Capabilities Statement (k) Place of manufacturing (this includes leased equipment of where they are manufactured) (l) Authorized Distributorship letter issued from the manufacturer (if applicable) (m) Citation of any current or past customers (i.e., within the past two (2) years) to include contract number, point of contact telephone number, or e-mail address; and (n) Other material relevant to establishing core competencies of the firm