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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice Warehouse Pallet Racks 77030 4298 36C25620Q0827 06-30-2020

4:00 PM

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N 321920 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe BLVD Houston TX 77030 4298 Contract Specialist Schon M Zwakman Schon.Zwakman@va.gov

(713) 791-1414

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR QUOTES AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses in identifying the availability of the below requirement. No solicitation is being issued at this time. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77030, currently has a requirement for:

Equipment:

Qty (45) 13’ H Pallet Rack Uprights (42” D) Qty (10) 12’H Pallet Rack Uprights (48” D) Qty (5) 12’H Pallet Rack Uprights (42” D) Qty (168) 12’L Beams (5”H) Weight capacity: 4,079lbs. per Pair

Qty (80) 8’L Beams (4”H) Weight capacity: 5,000lbs. per Pair Qty (48) 8’L Beams (5”H) Weight capacity: 7,050lbs. per Pair Qty (260) Wire Decks (42” x 46”) Qty (120) Wire Decks (48” x 46”) Qty (48) 8” upright Spacers Qty (120) ½” concrete anchor bolts Qty (42) (52” W x 52” W x 8”H) low profile spill containers with drain plug

Scope of Work:

The pallet racks will be installed in the warehouse area. This configuration of pallet rack components will replace the existing roll out racking system and expand the warehouse storage capacity. All 12’H / 13’H uprights will have a 24,000 lbs. weight capacity. All beams levels will feature heavy duty wire decking. This project will be completed in phases to allow the day to day operations to remain uninterrupted.

The vendor will install the pallet rack and the identified optional accessories items. The vendor will provide all necessary hardware for the pallet rack and install per the manufacture’s specifications. The vendor will be responsible for any concrete repair required to anchor pallet rack in a safe manner and will disassemble the current pallet racks and remove them without damage and incident and remove the materials and supplies. The concrete repair work shall match surrounding concrete.

No additional storage/staging space for pallet rack components will be provided inside the warehouse building due to limited storage capacity.

Delivery & Installation:

Warranty:

Parts 5 Years/Labor 2 Years

The intent of this notice is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g., set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following:

Please respond to this notice if you can provide the name products listed above. In the response please cite your business size status. Please provide details on the proposed item/s such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description.

If you have an existing GSA or VA Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response.

DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Gray market items are defined as Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM) good sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors.

Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (i.e., if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside).

Responses should include:

(1) Business Name

(2) Business Address

(3) Point of Contact Name Phone Number E-mail Address

(4) DUNS Number

(5) NAICS code

(6) Business Size: SMALL or LARGE

(7) Type of Business: SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED (SDVOSB), VETERAN OWNED (VOSB), 8A, HUBZone, WOMAN-OWNED (WOSB), etc.

(8) Letter stating OEM authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment and/or services if applicable

(9) GSA/FSS Contract Number if applicable

All businesses eligible to provide this supply are encouraged to reply as this information may be used to determine potential set-asides for the above-noted requirement.

Email responses to schon.zwakman@va.gov outlining your company's supply item/s and provide the business size status in accordance with the small business administration website (www.sba.gov) for the referenced NAICS code. Your responses must be submitted by 4:00 pm (CST) on June 30, 2020. No submissions will be accepted after this date and time. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought notice are not considered adequate responses to any future solicitation announcements.