Sources Sought Notice - Safety Relief Valves - 36C24426Q0551.docx

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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 4

3900 Woodland Ave Philadelphia, PA, 19104

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Mcdaniel Brayboy III mcdaniel.brayboy@va.gov 916-841-7834

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd.

Altoona PA

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THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. 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), is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of providing Brand Name Only Kunkle Safety Relief Valves. The valves will be delivered to the Altoona VA Medical Center, located in Altoona, PA 16602.

· Title of the project: Boiler Safety relief valve replacement

· Background: The Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Altoona Health Care System has a need for replacement of boiler safety relief valves. The boiler safety relief valves serve as a critical component to prevent over-pressurization of the boilers which could result in catastrophic damage to the buildings and injure or kill people within several hundred feet of the boiler. Current relief valves are not compliant with VHA Boiler and Associated Plant Safety Device Testing Manual Eighth Edition.

· Tasks and deliverables: This is a brand name requirement for 4 -Kunkle 300LLJ01-AS0115, 2.5” 300# X 4” 150# Safety relief valves and 4-Kunkle 300LKH01-AS0110; 2" 300# x 3" 150# Safety relief valves. No installation or training is required.

· Salient Characteristics:

· All Valves must be constructed of cast steel with exposed steel spring valves that meet ASME section I ‘V’ for steam.

· 4 Valves must be set at 115# and must be a 2.5” flanged inlet rated at 300# and 4” flanged outlet rated at 150# with a relief capacity of 17,177#/hr.

· 4 Valves must be set at 110# and must be a 2”flanged inlet rated at 300# and a 3” flanged outlet rated at 150# with a relief capacity of 10,644#/hr.

· Delivery and installation:

All items must be FOB Destination.

Altoona VA Medical Center Attn: (VA Purchase Order #) 2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd.

Altoona, PA 16602

Monday – Friday from 7:00am – 3:00pm (excluding federal holidays)

Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) 332410, Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS code is 750 employees.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Please 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), Small Business (SB), Large Business, etc.)?

1. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this notice?

1. Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above?

1. Is the product you are providing information about made by a small business manufacturer or a large business?

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

1. 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).

1. 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; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?

1. 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.

1. Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number.

1. 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?

1. 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.

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

1. Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A.

1. Please provide your Unique Entity ID.

This Sources Sought Notice will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to mcdaniel.brayboy@va.gov no later than, 5:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on May 08, 2026. 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 Contract Specialist, McDaniel Brayboy III.

All firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award.

If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website for all qualified interested parties at a later date, and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. 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. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contract Specialist, McDaniel Brayboy III at mcdaniel.brayboy@va.gov

DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice.

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