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This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

The West Los Angeles VA Medical Center is seeking a contractor to provide a Brand Name or Equal to Haas VF-2YT Vertical Machining Center for the Engineering Department.

The Vertical Machining Center must have all of the below Salient Characteristics:

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

Travels: X axis = 30.0 inches, Y axis = 20.0 inches, Z axis = 20.0 inches

Spindle: 10,000-rpm Spindle, 40 taper, 30 hp (22.4 kW) vector drive, inline direct-drive.

Tool Changer: 30 + 1 Side Mount Tool Changer

Controller with:
15" color LCD monitor
Media Display M-Code
Window Air Blast
Graphic Dry Run
Self-Diagnostics
Ethernet Interface
USB port, Memory Lock Keyswitch
Rigid Tapping
Advanced Pocket Milling
Tool Life Management
Background Editing
1 Gigabyte Program Memory
Remote Monitoring
Power Failure Detection module

4th-axis drive

Automatic Air Gun (AAG) to provide constant air blast to clear chips during dry machining.

55 Gallon Coolant Tank

Chip Auger Conveyor to automatically remove chips from the machine while compressing them and wringing out the coolant.

Automatic Air Gun supplies high-pressure / high-flow air through an adjustable cylinder and retractable barrel to clear chips safely and automatically during dry machining, or to blow chips and coolant out of deep pockets.

High-Speed Machining; allows faster feed rates and more complex toolpaths, without hesitation or starving the machine. HSM with contouring feeds up to 1200 ipm (30.5 m/min),

Wireless Intuitive Probing System: Guides operator through job set-up process with templates. Has the ability to define work offset coordinates, set tool length offsets, and perform in-process inspection within the program, for both part inspection and tool breakage detection.

Productivity Improvement Training: 3 day class (8 hours/day) for 1 to 5 students held on customer machine shop floor that presents an overview of proper techniques used while performing a milling set up. Training will consist of getting to know the machine while taking control of the application and process. The focus of the course will be on learning how to effectively set up the machining center. It provides students with hands-on Productivity Improvement and demonstrations.

Through-Spindle Coolant Ready: pre-configured to accept through-spindle coolant system.

Chip Tray Filter Kit; supplemental chip strainer kit to keep chips from entering the coolant system. With 200-micron filter and metal chip tray basket.

Work Table Light, 24V; magnetic mount LED light.

CT40 1" Hydraulic Chuck x 3.25" Gage Length TSC

3/4" 3FL HI PERF ALUM EM W .015" RADIUS

CAT40 TSC PULL STUD - 10 PACK (CT40 TSC PULL STUD, PACK OF 10)

ISO40-Taper Tool Cart, 40 Tool Capacity

ALUM-MILL-1"DIAMETERX1"SHANKX3"LOCX6"OALX3FLUTE (ALUM-MILL1"LONGEND MILL3FLUTE)

101-Piece, Master Inch ER Collet Kit; ER16, ER25, and ER32

HAAS CAT40 SOLID PULL STUD - 10 PACK (CT40 PULL STUD, PACK OF 10)

Mill Tooling and Workholding Starter Kit, CT40

5/8" 3FL HI PERF ALUM EM W .015" RADIUS

3/8" 3FL HI PERF ALUM EM W .015" RADIUS

1/4" 3FL HI PERF ALUM EM W .015" RADIUS

CAT40 MILLING CHUCK AND COLLET KIT

1/2" 3FL HI PERF ALUM EM W .015" RADIUS

HAAS WORKHOLDING BY KURT 6" MANUAL FIXED JAW VISE, 9" OPENING, FLANGE

CHIP FAN, SHORT, CT40 COMPLETE

IUID tag plate per MIL-STD-130x
If you are interested and capable of providing the required products please provide the following information:

Company:
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Contact Name:
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Business size information
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Small Disadvantaged Business
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HubZone
Woman Owned
Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small in Vetbiz.gov
Certified Veteran Owned Small Business in Vetbiz.gov
Large Business
Other:____________

Is your company considered small under the NAICS code: 333517 Machine Tool Manufacturing?
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Is your company an FSS/ GSA Contract Holder with referenced items/solutions on your contract?
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FSS/ GSA Contract Number that would be used for this contract.

Effective Date / Expiration Date

Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services under the same or a related NAICS codes.
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Brand Name and Model Number you would provide to meet the requirement.

General pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes.
The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333517 (500 Employees).

After review of the responses to this Sources Sought Announcement, a solicitation may be published on the sam.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this Sources Sought Announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process.

Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to theodore.arlauskas@va.gov . Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 12/27/2022 9:00 AM PT.

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