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GENERAL INFORMATION

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Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101

Milwaukee WI 53214-1476

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Erica Tostrud Erica.Tostrud@va.gov 414-844-4829

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Blood Donor Center Processing Divison

Building 133 BD-127

3001 N Green Bay Rd

North Chicago IL

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Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC)

September 19, 2022

Sources Sought Notice Captain James A Lovell FHCC – Dry Ice Pellets Weekly Delivery POP: 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2023

RFI eCMS ACTION NUMBER 36C25222Q0961

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires:

Dry Ice Pellets Weekly Delivery POP: 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2023.

The Great Lake Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to issue a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the above items. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-1 soliciting competition. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 352120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing. The FSC/PSC is 6830, Gases, Compressed and Liquified.

BUY AMERICAN ACT NOTE: The basis of design items identified in this notice are domestic end products for public use in the United States as defined in FAR Part 25.

Any responsible source who believes it can meet the requirements may submit a quotation with manufacturer cut sheets, which may be considered by the agency, only if received by email by the closing date and time of this notice. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Responses shall include the country of manufacture.

Responses to this notice are due through email on or before Friday September 23, 2022, at 09:00 to this procurement’s Contract Specialist, Erica Tostrud at Erica.Tostrud@va.gov. Please include RFI Number 36C25222Q0961 in the subject title.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 South 84th Street Milwaukee, WI 53214

The VHA NCO 12 is conducting market research to find qualified vendors who can deliver 300 pounds of dry ice pellets weekly for 52 weeks, total of 15,600 pounds. Period of Performance (POP): 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2023. Must be in packaging either in boxes or bags delivered to the Blood Donor Center, Processing Division, Building 133 BD-127, 3001 N Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064.

Vendors with a GSA schedule shall provide the contract number of that schedule and the expiration date as well as product NAICS codes. All items should be clearly identified if they are scheduled items or open market items.

Interested offerors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a) Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management (SAM) as a part of required registration in conjunction with FAR 4.1102(a) that states, Prospective contractors shall be registered in the (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. Therefore, due to time constraints, vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) under the above NAICS code at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award.

NOTE: Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained because of this announcement may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation. This announcement is Government market research purposes ONLY.

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