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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 23

4801 VETERANS DRIVE

SAINT CLOUD MN 56303

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Traci Johannes traci.johannes@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

113 Comanche Road

Fort Meade SD

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Before responding please carefully read and consider the following:

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Vector Vacuum Truck for the Black Hills VA. 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 336120, Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing, size standard is 1,500 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 and/or supply acquisition with an estimated total contract cost over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, “…will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.” See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52.

This acquisition may also be subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards, see FAR 37.107. Additional information is accessible at SAM.gov | Wage Determinations. This acquisition may also be subject to the Nonmanufacturer Rule, see FAR 52.219-33.

Description of Supply/Services

· See attached Statement of Work

Interested firms with the capability of providing the requirement, per applicable subcontracting rule limitations and nonmanufacturer rule, shall submit capability statements so the Government can determine the firm’s experience and capability to provide the requirements. Failure to demonstrate the capability of providing the requirement in response to this market survey may affect the Government’s review of the industry’s ability to perform or provide these requirements.

Firms shall include the following information with their responses:

1. Organization name, unique entity identification (UEI) number, address, socioeconomic category of your firm under the NAICS, email address of a point of contact who can verify the demonstrated capabilities, website address, and telephone number.

2. Capability statement demonstrating the ability to meet the specialized requirements stated in the Statement of Work (see attached) and their expertise in the above-described areas in sufficient detail, including any other specific and relevant information.

3. Copies of any agreements with companies/manufacturer(s) showing authorization to provide required products / services.

4. Small Business respondents indicate the estimate of services/supplies to be subcontracted.

a. What percentage of services/supplies (estimated) would the company perform as the Prime Contractor? __________________%

b. What percentage of services/supplies (estimated) would the company subcontract to other firms? __________________%

5. Identify if your organization is the manufacturer of the requested supplies. If you are not the manufacturer, identify the manufacturer of the supplies that you will provide and their socio-economic category.

a. Fill out the certificate under FAR Provision 52.225-2(b), identifying the item and its country of origin. If the product is a US domestic end product, write in USA for the item's country of origin.

6. State whether any of the requested services/supplies may be ordered against a government contract awarded to your organization (e.g Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), General Services Administration (GSA), etc.).

7. Provide estimated shipping and delivery information for the requested supplies (e.g. Expected lead time on delivery) Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information described above and any questions by email to traci.johannes@va.gov no later than 4:00PM Central Time, June 19, 2026.

Statement of Work Fort Meade Vactor Vac Truck Fort Meade Facilities has a requirement to purchase a Vactor Vac Truck with the salient characteristics below.

Salient Characteristics BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Vactor Vac Truck In no order of importance, the proposed Lawn Sweeper must (Have / Be / Able to):

· 3 cu.yd debris body Capacity

· Vactor Supplied Chassis Single Axle 2027 Freightliner M2 106 300 HP Auto 26000 GVWR Air Brakes EPA24

· Low Water Alarm with Water Pump Flow Indicator

· 3" Y-Strainer at Passenger Side Fill with 25' Fill Hose Water Tank Sight Gauge

· Liquid Float Body Level Indicator Front Controlled Blower Drive Digital Water Pressure Gauge 180 deg. 5ft Extendable Boom Joystick Boom Control

· Boom Hose Storage

· Boom Out of Position Light and Alarm 40 GPM/2500 PSI Jet Rodder pump

· Rodder System Accumulator - Jack Hammer on/off Control w/ manual valve

· 3" Y-Strainer at Water Pump Multi-Flow Water System

· 1" Water Relief Valve

· Midship High Pressure Coupling

· 500' x 3/4" Sewer Hose 2500 PSI Piranha Digital Hose Footage Counter

· Hydraulic Tank Shutoff Valves Rodder Pump Drain Valves

· Rotating Hose Reel 3/4" x 500' Capacity 180 Deg. Rotation Hose Wind Guide (Dual Roller) Manual

· Tachometer/ Chassis Engine w/ Hour Meter Water Pump Hour Meter

· PTO Hour Meter Hydraulic Oil Temp Alarm

· Tachometer/ Blower w/ Hour Meter Circuit Breakers

· LED Lights Clearance Backup Stop Tail & Turn Tow Hooks Rear

· Electronic Back-Up Alarm Camera System Rear Only 6" Vacuum Pipe Package Emergency Flare Kit

· JetRight Technology

· Curbside Toolbox w/ Nozzle Storage Rack Aluminum Fenders

· Mud Flaps

· Electric / Hydraulic Proportional Boom Control Color Coded Sealed Electrical System lntuitouch Electronic Package

· Double Acting Hoist Cylinder Handgun Assembly

· Ex-Ten Steel Cylindrical Debris Tank Flexible Hose Guide

· (2) Nozzles w/ Carbide Inserts

· Suction Tube Storage 3/4" Nozzle Pipe

· 10' Leader Hose

· Flat Rear Door w/ Hydraulic Locks & 6 O'Clock Port with Hose Holder

· Stainless Steel Float Shut Off System Horizontal Microstrainer Prior to Blower Lube Manifold

· Debris Body Vacuum Relief System Debris Body-Up Light and Alarm

· Maintenance Manuals

· User Manuals

· The vendor must supply pre-cleaning and reprocessing instructions for Use (IFU).

· In Service Training- The vendor must be able to provide in-service training once delivered

· Boom- Bellypack wireless controls including hose reel controls

· Debris body- Body Washout

· Centrifugal Separators (Cyclones) Rear Door

· Splash Shield

· Lube Chart - Included

· Digital Debris Body Level Indicator Tied to Vacuum Relief

· Hose reel- Pinch Roller

· Water Tank- Air Purge

· Digital Water Level Indicator

· Cold Weather Recirculator PTO Driven 12 GPM

· Hydro Excavation Kit - Includes Lances w/ Shield Nozzles Storage Tray and Vacuum Tube

· Final Filter and Silencer Ball Valve Drains Delivery and Receiving Delivery shall be Freight on Board (FOB) - Destination Delivery Address:

Veterans Health Administration, VA Black Hills Health Care System – Fort Meade Campus 113 Comanche Rd Fort Meade, SD 57741

Delivery Hours: The delivery of items identified in this document shall take place during normal business hours which are defined as: 0800 to 1530 (i.e.: 8:00am to 3:30pm Mountain Time), Monday through Friday, and excluding Federal Holidays.

Labeling of delivered items shall include the awarded contract number and VA purchase order number for identification and reference upon receipt of product.

Delivery and Installation includes offloading the equipment from the truck, setting up the equipment according to the manufacturers specification and testing the equipment to verify that it is operational. Equipment installation paperwork & warranty information must be handed to the approved government contact onsite.

Training The vendor shall coordinate through the VA POC to provide a hands-on training session to 4 or less staff selected by the VA. In addition, the vendor shall provide additional training documents to the VA POC for training additional people at a future date.

Standard Warranty The products shall be covered by vendor’s standard warranty terms and provisions. Vendors to provide their standard warranty information in their quotes.

The warranty period set forth therein shall be for two year following delivery and acceptance of the product by the VA POC. The vendor shall extend such warranty directly to the customer as if such customer had purchased the Products directly from the manufacturer.

Sources Sought Notice