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SUBJECT*

Stainless Steel Automatic Paper Towel Dispenser Black Hills VA Health Care System

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

1303 5th St Suite 300 Coralville IA 52241

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Robert Bennett robert.bennett8@va.gov 319-339-7079

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

113 Comanche Road

Fort Meade SD

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice

Statement of Work Black Hills VA Health Care System Stainless Steel Hands Free Automatic Paper Towel Dispenser

1. Introduction:

Purchase stainless steel hands free automatic paper towel dispenser. The Fort Meade VAMC has a requirement to purchase an automatic paper towel dispenser with an authorized vendor to supply and deliver the item. This requirement is in support of a brand name or equal requirement. See FAR Clause 52.211-6 – Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999) for additional information. The Brand Name or Equal product is Tork Matic Automatic Roll Towel Dispenser Stainless Steel. See paragraph 7 below for salient characteristics.

2. Scope of Work: Objective is to install up to 70- dispensers for the Medical Surgical Remodeling Project for phases 1, 2& 3. VA BHHCS EPS Interior Design will purchase dispensers and the installation will be completed by the current contractor for the NRM project.

3. Background: Stainless Steel Hands Free Automatic Paper Towel Dispensers shall be installed for the Med/Surg NRM Project adjacent to every sink for all three phases of construction. This is a hands-free dispenser which will operate on 4-D Batteries with no interface with the VA Computer networks.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

4. Technical Requirements/Tasks: Purchase of Dispensers for NRM Project.

a. The description of task requirements will depend on the approach that is selected to describe the required effort.

1. Purchase Dispensers

2. Dispensers shall be on hand within 125 days of request to purchase. Dispensers shall be given to Project Engineer for coordination of installation by PE Contractor.

b. Describe the requirements in a way that permits the contractor personnel to perform the service without direct government supervision. Contractor personnel must not be subject to the supervision and control usually prevailing between the government and its employees.

Not Applicable

5. Government Furnished: {List any government-furnished support, data, property or facilities. Describe government responsibility for reviewing and approving reports and final products generated under the contract. If the contractor will require access to government facilities, identify the facility location and specific area. Identify any federal holidays or other times when access may be restricted.}

Not Applicable

6. Deliverables / Schedule: All written deliverables shall be phrased in layperson language.

a. Where a written milestone deliverable is required within 120 calendar days from date of receipt. The need for this dispenser shipment to Fort Meade VAMC is 30 business days for shipment from the contractor award date.

b. To the maximum extent possible, state requirements in terms of (a) functions to be performed; (b) performance required; or (c) essential physical characteristics. Define in terms that encourage offerors to supply commercial items, or, to the extent that commercial items suitable to meet the agency’s need are not available, non-developmental items. Allow the contractor to devise and propose one or more solutions to satisfy the requirements.

7. Salient Characteristics

Type of Material- Stainless Steel (smudge-proof) Automatic Paper Towel Dispenser (motion detection) Hands Free Operating on “D” Batteries Approximate Weight-11-14 pounds Dimensions: 15 Inches H*14 Inches W*8 Inches D

a. MATERIAL:

1. Back/Top/Interior/Trim: ABS Plastic

2. Outside unit-Stainless smudge proof

b. COMPATIBILITY:

1. For use with any Tork® H1 Series towels.

c. FEATURES:

1. Stub roll.

2. Batteries last up to 40 rolls on average with normal usage.

d. SPECIFICATIONS:

1. ADA compliant

a. Tasks and Associated Deliverables: Equipment item “Dispenser” is required to be awarded to a vendor withing 90 days and awarded vendor shall have up to 30-days to ship to Fort Meade VAMC and must be on hand for hand off to Project Engineer withing 130 days from request.

b. Reporting Requirements: Awarded Vendor shall report upon award the expected delivery date to FM VAMC no later than 135 days from request of purchase order.

Key Deliverables Item No.

Deliverable

Objective

Due

8. Deliver/Setup

Delivery shall be made to:

9. Travel: Identify any travel requirements, locations involved, number of trips (if known), and duration of anticipated travel. Specify responsibility for travel reimbursement, e.g., the contractor or the Government. If the travel will be reimbursed by the Government, discuss the method of reimbursement, e.g., in accordance with Federal/agency travel regulations. State the Government official authorized to approve contractor travel, e.g., the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative.

Not Applicable

10. Contractor’s Key Personnel: Describe positions which are considered key to successful performance of the contract and the information required to support key personnel qualifications, e.g., experience which correlates to SOW requirements, education, and past performance on similar projects. Specify if resumes are required and provide resume format if appropriate.

Not Applicable

11. Security Requirements: Specify security requirements that apply to the contract performance. Specify the level of clearances required and identify positions that are applicable.

None

12. Data Rights: If data is to be produced, furnished, acquired, or used in meeting contract requirements, delineate the respective rights and obligations of the government and the contractor regarding the use, production, and disclosure of that data.

The government has the right to void the award if delivery is not completed timely.

13. Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards: When information technology is to be acquired, include language describing Section 508 requirements.

Not Applicable

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Before responding please carefully read and consider the following:

Stainless Steel Automatic Paper Towel Dispenser for the Black Hills VA Medical System. This is a Sources Sought Announcement Only and no solicitation is currently available. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted. A response to this Sources Sought Notice is not an adequate reply to a potentially forthcoming solicitation.

All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 332999, All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, size standard is 750 employees. NOTE: Please ensure that the System for Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement.

As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, “At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.” See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52

Description of Services

· See attached Statement of Work

Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, December 9, 2024.