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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

3237 Peacekeeper Way Building 200 Suite 204 McClellan Park CA 95652

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Bernadette Flores Bernadette.Flores@va.gov 909-910-6732

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Warehouse

3375 Koapaka Street

Ste D-155

Honolulu HI

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Brand Name or Equal – TempArmour Vaccine Refrigerators. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources can provide the requested supplies. You must be an Authorized Distributor for TempArmour or an Authorized Distributor for the manufacturer of an equal product, if not the manufacturer.

This notice also allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Please review the DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) to compare your supplies to what is requested. Complete the line items below and submit any documentation supporting your products for consideration. Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - West is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 333415 – Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing. The Small Business Administration (SBA) Size Standard for this request is 1,250 Employees.

This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), Small, Small Disadvantaged, Woman Owned Small Business, or Large Business) relative to NAICS 333415. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After reviewing the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement to be awarded the contract.

INSTRUCTIONS:

RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Primary Information:

· Company Name

· Point of Contact (POC) Name

· Email Address

· Phone Number

· Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM)

· Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 333415.

IMPORTANT

· If your firm is a Socio-economic Small Business (SDVOSB, VOSB, Hub zone, 8(a), Small, Small disadvantaged, Woman owned small business), please state if your firm is a Nonmanufacturer under the Nonmanufacturer Rule. For more information about the Nonmanufacturer Rule and how it applies to your firm, click on this Small Business Administration link:

https://www.sba.gov/partners/contracting-officials/small-business-procurement/nonmanufa cturer-rule Please check the lines below that apply to your firm:

a. ____ Business size does not exceed 500 employees.

b. ____ Firm is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of products being supplied.

c. ____ Firm takes ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice.

d. ____ Supplies the end products of a small business manufacturer or processor made in the United States.

· If a future solicitation requires the Buy American Statute, the following two clauses will apply:

• Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ) contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number.

• Must have an Authorized Distributor Letter from the manufacturer, if not the manufacturer.

· Please specify the place of manufacture.

The attached SOW is a draft and is NOT finalized. If any portions are unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed.

Response is due by 07/24/2025, at 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Please submit e-mail responses to Bernadette Flores, Contract Specialist, at email address: Bernadette.Flores@va.gov. Please place “Vaccine Refrigerators” in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in determining qualified sources only.

Specifications:

1. Basis of Design is TempArmour Vaccine Refrigerators (PN: BFRV84)

2. Dimensions of unit to fit within 38” x 28” space

3. Capable of storing minimum of 2,000 vaccine (0.5 mL vials) or medicine doses.

4. Capable of maintaining vaccine and medicine doses within stable temperatures for up to 6 days during a power outage.

5. Meets CDC guidelines for medication, vaccine, specimen, and blood storage.

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL for the line items listed below.

ITEM INFORMATION

TempArmour Vaccine Refrigerator (Model # BFRV84)

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NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these supplies or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exist at this time; however, in the event the acquisition strategy demonstrates that GSA is a viable option for procuring a solution, the RFQ shall be posted to GSA eBuy where only those firms who currently hold a GSA Schedule with the applicable SIN will be able to respond. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither seeking quotes nor accepting unsolicited quotes, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought notice.

See attached document: Statement of Work - Vaccine Refrigerators.

Sources Sought Notice