P02 SSN 36C24425Q0496.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* 4230--Decontamination Tent Accessory System

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 19104

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C24425Q0496

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 03-25-2025 12:00 PM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

ARCHIVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

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PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 4230

NAICS CODE* 339999

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 4 Commodities 1 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104

POINT OF CONTACT* Contract Specialist Tyler Kraft tyler.kraft@va.gov 267-412-6252

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Altoona VA Medical Center

2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd.

Altoona Pennsylvania

POSTAL CODE 16602

COUNTRY

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

This Sources Sought Notice is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), Commodities 1 is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of providing the BRAND NAME equipment listed below.

Delivery Location:

These items will be delivered to the Altoona VA Medical Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

General Requirement:

The Altoona VAMC requires brand name FSI accessories to establish the necessary equipment to have a fully operational decontamination system. Equipment must be compatible with current Decontamination Tent Specifications, the Fire Safety International (FSI) DAT 3060S.

Accessories:

Line # Item Number Description Quantity

1 FSI Heat 200A Multi-Fuel Water Heater 1

2 FSI HEAT 201 Dema Style Detergent Inducer 1

3 PTI25-4L Petrotech cleaning and degreasing spill control product

4 F-HSP 4 gallon poly tank with decontamination hand sprayer

5 F-GH LayFlat Hose 2

6 F-GH503510 LayFlat Hose with various lengths 1

7 F-RS Conveyor roller system 2' - 9' 1

8 F-MX1 SpineBoard/Transfer Board 1

9 F-1225-0500-

STL

25 Watt flourescent stringable lighting 2

10 F-WSP33AA 1/4 HP electric submersible waste pump

11 F - TDMSPC Haz Mat Decon elevation grid 8

12 F-MMU156 Multi manifold brass 1

13 F-HD300BT Heavy Duty 300 Gallon Bladder Tank 1

14 F-GS4 Ground Tarp 14' x 24' 1

15 P-EIDHD 8HP/120V Inflator/Deflator 1

The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the Government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications mentioned above.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should include answered the following questions:

NAICS: 339999

Size Standard: 550 Employees

(1) Provide company name, address, point of contact, phone number, point of contact e-mail, UEI Number, and size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code above.

(2) Indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.

(3) Provide Brand Name, Model and Part Number, and Brief Description of the product you could provide.

(4) Provide anticipated delivery lead time.

(5) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above?

(6) Is the product you are providing information about made by a small business manufacturer or a large business?

(7) Is the product you are providing information about manufactured in the United States? If not, please provide the country where the unit is manufactured.

(8) If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available).

(9) If you're a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter, assemble, and/or modify the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered, assembled, and/or modified?

(10) If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job.

(11) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? If so, please provide the contract number.

(12) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.

(13) Please submit your capabilities regarding the salient characteristics detailed above to establish capabilities for planning purposes.

(14) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions that would allow for maximum competition. If none, please reply as N/A.

This Sources Sought Notice will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 - Market Research. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing via e-mail to the Contracting Point of Contact listed below by the date listed below. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed by the Contracting POC listed below.

Contracting Point of Contact: Tyler Kraft, tyler.kraft@va.gov

Responses Due: Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time

DISCLAIMER

All firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice are advised that this is not a request for quote and that any quote submitted in response to this notice will not be considered for award. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supplies or services. The Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Source Sought Notice.

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. If a solicitation is issued, it will be posted on SAM.gov under Contract Opportunities at a later date for all qualified interested parties and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award.

Respondents are solely responsible for properly marking and clearly identifying any proprietary information or trade secrets contained within their response. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information that has not been both properly marked and clearly identified. Information marked proprietary received in response to this RFI will be safeguarded and handled in accordance with applicable Government regulations. To aid the Government in its review, please segregate proprietary information.