6515-- Supply - Hearing Aid Analyzer - FARGO

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Brand Name or Equal Audioscan Verifit2 Binaural Real Ear Hearing Aid Analyzer. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply/services. You also must be an Authorized Distributor for the manufacture of an equal product if not the manufacture. 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 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. 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 339113. 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 339113. Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ) contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number. Must have an Authorized Distributor Letter issued from the manufacture if not the manufacture. 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 by 04/10/2024, at 1000 am. Please submit e-mail responses to Becky De Los Santos, Contract Specialist, at email address: becky.delossantos@va.gov. Please place 36C26324Q0562 in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in determining qualified sources only. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL for all line-items listed below. Includes Binaural REM and Test Box Wideband verification minimum 12.5 kHz Calibrated real speech & percentile Analysis. DSL, NAL, & CAMFIT targets Wideband RECD & REDD measurement ANSI/IEC test box measurement Binaural monitor headphones real-time Binaural Sound Field Assist for simultaneous binaural REM Speech-activated directional test Noise reduction, feedback, occlusion tests SII target ranges in DSL adult & child RMS error from target Ambient noise level check for REM FM fitting protocol Frequency lowering fitting protocol CROS/BiCROS fitting Noah module via wired or wireless networking PC control/display capability (On-top mode) Puttyless coupling in the test box Quick-connect couplers Context sensitive help with instructive pictures Stereo headphone monitor amplifier 250 mW into 16 ohms, L/R Simultaneous stimulus channels 2 Simultaneous measurement channels 2 Connectors 1 - Ethernet (RJ45) 5 - USB 1 - HDMI 2 - External speakers (RCA) 1- Display unit/Test box interconnection (HDMI style) 1 - Probe dock (Mini-din) 2 - Probe microphone (3.5 mm TRS) 1 - WRECD transducer (3.5 mm TRS) 1 - Teletest handset (3.5 mm TRS) 1 - Binaural monitor headphone (6.3 mm TRS) 2 - Test box ref. mic. (3.5 mm TRS) 1 - Binaural coupler microphone (3.5 mm TRS) 1 - Battery substitute (3.5 mm TRS REM REM Speakers dual 5 x 9 cm w/ ducted ports Probe modules dual probe and ref. microphones Probe microphone tube silicone Maximum 1 mm diameter x 75 mm Analyzer frequency range 200 16000Hz Analyzer filter parameters tones, warble 1/12 octave speech, noise 1/3 octave Analyzer display range 200 12500 Hz Probe microphone noise floor (200 12500 Hz) Measurement dynamic range 30 135 dB SPL (200 2500 Hz) 30 140 dB SPL (2500 12500 Hz) Speech-like stimuli calibrated speech (level and spectrum), ISTS, band-limited and s/sh for verifying frequency lowering, live speech Broadband noise stimuli tone burst, pseudo-pink noise Narrowband stimuli warble sawtooth modulated +/- 3% over 128 ms User supplied stimuli WAV file, auto level Stimulus level range 40 85 dB SPL in 5 dB steps Measurement accuracy at 1 kHz (CAL position) +/- 1 dB Measurement accuracy re 1 kHz 200 2000 Hz +/- 1.5 dB SPL 2000 8000 Hz +/- 2.5 dB SPL 8000 12500 Hz +/- 4 dB SPL Equalization modified pressure method concurrent and stored TEST BOX Test box speakers 1 front, 2 side, 30 mm independent Isolation @1kHz >25dB Analyzer frequency range 200 16000 Hz Analyzer filter parameters tones 1/12 octave speech, noise 1/3 octave Analyzer display range 200 12500 Hz Coupler microphone noise floor (200 12500 Hz) Frequency accuracy 1% Measurement dynamic range 30 135 dB SPL (200 2500 Hz) 30 140 dB SPL (2500 12500 Hz) Speech-like stimuli calibrated speech (level and spectrum), ISTS, band-limited and s/sh for verifying frequency lowering, live speech Broadband noise stimuli tone burst, pseudo-pink noise Narrowband stimuli pure tone User supplied stimuli WAV file, auto level Test stimulus levels 40 90 dB in 5 dB Battery drain range (+/- .01 mA) 0 20 m Battery drain accuracy +/- 5% Part Number Description Quantity VF-2 Audioscan Verifit2 Binaural Real Ear Hearing Aid Analyzer Includes Mouse, Monitor Headset, 4 Battery Pills, RECD Transducer, Telecoil Test Capabilities and Cables. 2 Years Parts & Labor Warranty 4 VA-201 NOAH Module, 3.6 or higher 1 VA-201-ADD Additional Noah Module 3 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. Delivery Location: FOB Destination Fargo Health Care System 2101 N Elm St. Fargo, ND 58102