36C24123Q0849.docx

SUBJECT*

TABLETOP BAGGER Budgetary Machinery (VA-23-00077106)

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

VAMC Manchester

718 Smyth Road Manchester NH 03104

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Nathan Langone Nathan.langone@va.gov 603-340-0102

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

1400 VFW Parkway

West Roxbury MA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice

This is a Sources Sought notice only. This is not a request for quotes and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government will not provide any reimbursement for responses submitted in response to this Source Sought notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interest parties must response to that solicitation announcement separately. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation The purpose of this announcement is to perform market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 333993 (Packaging Machinery Manufacturing) with a size standard 500 employees. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 1 (NCO 1) is seeking to identify any vendor capable of providing a Pace Setter 125 Table Top Bagger, includes Basic Spare Parts Kit to VA Boston HCS West Roxbury MA per the Statement of Work below.

This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their capability and availability to provide the requirement described below. Vendors are encouraged to submit information relative to their capabilities to fulfill this requirement, in the form of a statement that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. Information received from this Sources Sought shall be utilized to facilitate the Contracting Officer’s review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 17:00 EST, 12th of July 2023. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Nathan.Langone@va.gov with Sources Sought #36C24123Q0849 in the subject line. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Interested parties should complete the attached Sources Sought Worksheet. Parties may submit additional information related to their capabilities, provided it contains all the requirements contained in the Sources Sought Worksheet. Responses to this Sources Sought shall not exceed 8 pages. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

Attachment 1 Sources Sought Worksheet

QUALIFICATION INFORMATION:

Company / Institute Name: _______________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________ Point of Contact: _______________________________________________________________ E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________ Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #: ___________________________________________________ CAGE Code: __________________________________________________________________ SAM Registered: (Y / N) Other available contract vehicles applicable to this sources sought (GSA/FSS/NASA SEWP/ETC): __________________________________________________________________

SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS:

VIP Verified SDVOSB: (Y / N) VIP Verified VOSB: (Y / N) 8(a): (Y / N) HUBZone: (Y / N) Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N) Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N) Small Business: (Y / N) NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered and Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) verified in VetBiz Registry www.vetbiz.gov.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SDVOSB, VOSB, SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Provide a brief capability and interest in providing the service as listed in Attachment 2 Statement of Work with enough information to determine if your company can meet the requirement. The capabilities statement for this Sources Sought is not a Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal, or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting a short statement regarding the company’s ability to provide the services outlined in the SOW. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

Statement of Work (SOW) for SEPG 350583

1.0 SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT

The Department of Veteran Affairs, VISN 01, VA Boston Healthcare System due to numerous factors has a requirement for: Automatic Bagger Machine. The objective of this task order is to provide an Automatic Bagger Machine to be used in the West Roxbury kitchen for improved safety and efficiency of bagging/labeling food items for patient consumption.

1.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

☐ VA Boston Healthcare System 150 South Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02301

☐ VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301

☒ VA Boston Healthcare System 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02301

1.2 HOURS OF OPERATIONS

Delivery schedule shall occur from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.

1.3 POINTS OF CONTACT

Contract Specialist: Nathan Langone Contracting Officer (CO): Harold Nice

Requestor: Nancy Lavoie Email: Nancy.Lavoie@va.gov Phone: 774-826-1916 Requestors Service: Nutrition & Food Services

Delivery and Warehouse Information:

West Roxbury 857-203-5832

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

3.0 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

· Table top bagger designed for hand load packaging applications.

· Capable of manual and automatic operation, speeds up to 25 bags per minute.

· Capable of running bag sizes from 2.5” to 10.5” wide and 4” to 17” long.