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SUBJECT*

Supply - Fridge/Freezer Units - STC

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Department of Veterans Affairs

St. Cloud VAMC

4801 Veterans Dr.

St. Cloud MN

CONTACT INFORMATION

NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 23

1303 5TH STREET, SUITE 300

CORALVILLE IA 52241

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Jim Miller james.miller4@va.gov 319-338-0581 Contracting Officer Curt.larose@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

DESCRIPTION

Presolicitation Notice

NO PHONE CALLS. Send any responses by e-mail only. As this is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, the Government will not accept any technical questions at this time.

This is a BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Sources Sought Notice to determine small business sources capable of providing Refrigerators to the St. Cloud VA Medical Center per this notice under NAICS 333415 (Air-Conditioning and Warm Air HeatingEquipment and Commercial and IndustrialRefrigeration Equipment Manufacturing). The small business size standard is 1,250 Employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 4110 (Refrigeration Equipment)

BACKGROUND:

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Federal Government to contract for any service at this time.

Further, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23/ Supply Services Team 1 is not at this time seeking offers and will not accept unsolicited offers.

Respondents are advised that the Federal Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Federal Government to form a binding contract. Although the term “offeror” is used in this notice, your respective organization’s response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer.

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this notice is to conduct market research to determine if there are Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) sources, or any other Small Businesses capable of providing Refrigerators to the St. Cloud VA Medical Center.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE:

See Specifications.

PLACES OF PERFORMANCE:

See Specifications.

POTENTIAL SCOPE OF WORK:

See Specifications.

POTENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE:

See Specifications.

SUBMITTAL OF RESPONSES:

Responses shall be sent via electronic mail only by 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 3-27-2026 to:

James Miller Contracting Specialist E-mail: james.miller4@va.gov Curt LaRose Contracting Officer E-mail: curt.larose@va.gov

Offerors shall submit a capability statement indicating their ability and experience to provide the services cited above; such statement shall also list:

· Name of offeror

· Address of offeror

· UEI Number of offeror

· Point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail of offeror

· Whether or not vendor is SDVOSB or VOSB; SDVOSB and VOSB will be verified through Vet Biz at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ .

· Whether or not vendor has General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract; if so, please provide GSA FSS contract number certifications and licensure that its applicable staff holds

SPECIFICATIONS

True Brand or Equal - REFRIGERATOR / FREEZER UNIT

P/N: STG1DT-2HS-HC

Mfr.: True Manufacturing Quantity: 11 Each

· Combined Refrigerator and Freezer Unit

· Stainless steel exterior doors with matching aluminum sides

· Interior: aluminum side walls and back, with stainless steel floor and ceiling

· Heavy duty shelving with three (3) PVC coated wire shelves per section (total 6 per unit)

· Approximately 27.5 inches W x 33.75 inches D x 77.75 inches H

· Refrigerator HP: 1/10

· Freezer HP: 1/4

· Amps: 3.7

· Voltage: 115/60/1

· NEMA Configuration: 5-15P

· Cord Length: 9 ft

· Two independent refrigeration systems with capillary tubes using R290 hydrocarbon refrigerant

· Top section refrigerator temperature: 33°F to 38°F (0.5°C to 3.3°C)

· Bottom section freezer temperature: -10°F (-23.3°C)

· Electronically commutated evaporator and condenser fan motors

· Time-initiated, time-terminated automatic defrost system for freezer

· Automatic evaporator fan motor delay during defrosts

· High-density, foamed-in-place polyurethane insulation

· Minimum of 5" diameter plate casters with locks on the front set

· Bolt-style door locks

· Heavy-duty all-metal door handles

· Self-closing doors with 120° stay open features

· External cam lift door hinges (four per door section)

· Magnetic door gaskets, removable without tools

· Safety-shielded LED interior lighting

· Dual exterior digital temperature displays (one for refrigerator and one for freezer)

· Epoxy-coated evaporator

· Curb mounting ready

· NSF/ANSI Standard 7 compliant for open food product

· Pre-wired connection to a 115/60/1 phase, 15-amp dedicated outlet

· Energy Star

Standard manufacturer warranty Delivery Location:

St. Cloud VA Health Care System Warehouse – Building 14 4801 Veterans Drive St. Cloud, MN 56303