36C24223Q0924.docx

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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

76 Veterans Avenue Bath NY 14810

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Steven Abbey Steven.Abbey@va.gov 607-664-4969

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Castle Point Campus

41 Castle Point Rd

Wappinger Falls NY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

TITLE: 38-Sources Sought Notice

SOL: 36C24223Q0924

DUE: 07/17/2023 at 16:00 (EST)

SET ASIDE: N/A

NAICS: 333924

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Hudson Valley Castle Point Campus 41 Castle Point Rd, Wappinger Falls, NY 12590 POC: Steven Abbey Mail all responses only to: Steven.Abbey@va.gov

DESCRIPTION: This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualifications of Small Businesses firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 333924. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs is seeking small business manufacturer or distributors of small business manufacturers, of the following Caterpillar brand name requirement.

Scope:

The VA Hudson Valley Medical Center Engineering Department in Castle Point, New York is currently seeking to purchase one Caterpillar 930m wheel loader with accessories. This equipment will be used for snow removal, grounds keeping, moving, and relocating heavy equipment and machinery to buildings throughout the Castle Point facility.

Specifications: Contractor is required to furnish, deliver, and provide basic machine orientation of one (1) Caterpillar 930m with accessories. The following below is the breakdown of the equipment with necessary options:

Options required:

3828 mm (150") overall width, 3676 mm (144") working width 2 section trip edge, each with: 4 adjust springs, a bolt-on steel cutting edge 137mm (5.4") height + a heavy-duty adjustable skid shoe

• BUCKET-MP, 2.7 YD3, FUS

Multi-Purpose Bucket, Width 2605mm(103").

Capacity: 2.1 m3 (2.7 yd3) fill factor 100% INLCUDES: 4-piece BOCE on clamp base edge and 4-piece BOCE on Dozer base edge, connecting lines with "Turn to connect" QDs

• CARRIAGE, PAL C3/4, 62", FUS

Improved visibility carriage with better view on the forks/tines Class 4 carriage, Overall width / height: 1566mm (62") / 925mm (36.4") Tines/forks: adjustable 8 steps of 75mm (3") left & right from Centre

• SEAT, DELUXE

Fully adjustable fabric covered AIR suspension seat with mid backrest, headrest, mechanical lumbar support, armrests, cushion tilt and extend along with 3 inch (75 mm) retractable high visibility orange seat belt

• CAB, DELUXE

ROPS cab includes automatic blower control, seat mounted implement controls, two heated electrically adjusted external mirrors, two internal mirrors, enhanced in cab LED lighting, front and rear sun visor, tilt, telescopic steering wheel, windshield washing access steps and storage. Also includes the secondary touch screen display which allows real time adjustments to: rimpull; creeper speed; 3rd & 4th maximum flow; throttle lock; fork fine mode; lift & tilt response.

hystat modes; directional shift response; ride control activation speed; autolube intervals; bucket float; feather catch; rack snubbing, perfect parallelism, and duals as integrated rear view camera display, rear view camera included

• WEATHER, COLD START 120V

Adds ether starting aid, 120V block heater and two additional batteries on the machine right (in place of standard toolbox) for better cold starting.

Delivery Location:

VA Hudson Valley Castle Point Campus 41 Castle Point Rd Bldg 44 Receiving Department Wappinger Falls, NY 12590

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. The applicable North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 333924 (Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing). Email should contain the following information: Name of firm, Socio-Economic category of the firm, complete address, phone & fax number of contacts.

Sources Sought Notice