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8910--Milk and Dairy Foods for the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
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This document is a Presolicitation Notice for an upcoming contract opportunity to provide fluid milk and dairy products to the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS).

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 plans to solicit and award a base plus four option period contract for milk and dairy products to support the nutritional needs of CAVHS's inpatient population. The contract will be a firm-fixed price requirement contract, posted as unrestricted. The anticipated solicitation release is between October 11-18, 2024. All products must conform to USDA standards. Delivery will be required three times per week, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, before 8:00 AM, to the John L. McClellan and Eugene J. Towbin healthcare facilities. The primary NAICS code is 311511 with a small business size standard of 1,150 employees. Interested parties must be registered in SAM by the award date.

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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

SUBJECT*
Milk and Dairy Foods for the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
71306-9004
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C25624Q1281
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
10-02-2024 12pm CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
8910
NAICS CODE*
311511
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

2200 FORT ROOTS DRIVE

NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR

POSTAL CODE
72114

COUNTRY

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
ALEXANDRIA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 16

ALEXANDRIA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

PO BOX 69004

ALEXANDRIA LA 71306-9004

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer

ARLENE A. BLADE

arlene.blade@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
arlene.blade@va.gov

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Officer (NCO) 16 intends to solicit and award a base plus four (4) option periods acquisition for fluid milk and dairy products to meet the nutritional needs of the inpatient population at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System’s CAVHS). The CAVHS’ Nutrition and Food Service (NFS) requires fluid milk and dairy products be delivered on site to support the meal service to the inpatient population. All products shall conform to the standards set forth by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). These standards are available online at www.usda.gov.

The Primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this acquisition is 311511, with a related small business size standard of 1,150 employees.

The proposed action is for a Firm Fixed Price (FP) requirement contract, which will be advertised as Unrestricted. The solicitation will be posted on or about 09/06/2024, via Opportunities website. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 dated 05/22/2024. It is the responsibility of the offeror to review the web page for notice of amendments, updates, or changes to the solicitation. No hard copies will be mailed.

DELIVERY:

Delivery to CAVHS’ Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) Department to the following locations:

1. John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital 4300 West 7th Street Little Rock, AR 72205

a. Nutrition and Food Services-Delivery Hours: between 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

b. Delivery Location: Main Kitchen

c. Frequency of Delivery: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

2. Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center 2200 Fort Roots Drive North Little Rock, AR 72114

a. Nutrition and Food Services-Delivery Hours: between 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

b. Delivery Location: Main Kitchen

c. Frequency of Delivery: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Contractors shall provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, supplies and supervision necessary to produce and deliver milk and dairy products for CAVHS Nutrition and Food Services (NFS). The contractor must be able to deliver to NFS points three times per week excluding Saturdays and Sundays. The contractor must be able to deliver before 8:00 am each time. All deliveries shall conform in every respect to the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated there under.

This is a pre-solicitation notice only. No pricing is being requested at this time. Please monitor Contracting Opportunities for issuance of the actual solicitation and associated documents on or about 10/11/2024-10/18/2024, which will contain the specific instructions and products requirement.

All interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov, as of the date of award. Award will NOT be delayed to allow time for registration.

Telephone and fax requests for this notice will not be accepted.

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