P02 SSN 36C24426Q0325 - Full - 3.05.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* 2 Door Roll-In Refrigerator 646

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 15215

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C24426Q0325

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 03-05-2026 12:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

ARCHIVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 4110

NAICS CODE* 333415

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 4 Commodities 1 1010 Delafield Rd Pittsburgh, PA 15215

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Gabriella Byrne gabriella.byrne@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS University Drive Campus Pittsburgh VAMC

1010 Delafield Rd Pittsburgh PA

POSTAL CODE 15240

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION

ANNOUNCEMENT.

This Sources Sought Notice is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists.

Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), Commodities 1 is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of providing the equipment listed below.

Please note that a preference will be given to US-manufactured equipment, and it will be required for all interested parties to include information where the product offered is manufactured.

STATEMENT OF NEED

(2) Roll-in Refrigerators

Brand Name or Equal Continental Model No.

D2RINSA

1. GENERAL: Nutrition and Food Services at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a requirement for two (2) Continental Model No. D2RINSA roll-in refrigerators or brand name equivalent. Equipment is needed for holding and storing refrigerated food items in accordance with food safety regulations.

2. REQUIREMENTS: Contractor shall provide the following brand name or equal equipment in accordance with the specifications as outlined below. The firm fixed price for this new equipment will include all costs associated with the procurement and shipping of units, as well as delivery into the medical center.

A site visit and setup / installation will not be necessary.

Continental Model No. D2RINSA

Quantity - 2

Minimum specifications for equipment to be considered as equal:

Construction / Design

• Stainless steel exterior and aluminum interior

• Two (2) doors, roll-in design

• Ability to hold two (2) 66 ¼” racks

• Doors to be equipped with locking mechanism and open 180-270 degrees

Capacity 64 cu. ft.

Electrical Requirements 115v/60/1-ph electric with 6’ – 8’ cord, not to exceed 15 amps. LED interior lighting and external LED temperature display.

Refrigerant R-290 refrigerant

Warranty 5-7 years on parts, labor, and compressor

Certifications / Approvals NSF, UL, and energy star compliant

3. DELIVERY: Packaging shall be marked with the attention of the Ground Service Supervisor, with delivery to the following address:

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Campus Attn: Gene Dandrea / Chief, Nutrition and Food Services Building 1 University Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15240

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should include answers to the following questions:

NAICS: 333415

Size Standard: 1,250 employees

(1) Provide company name, address, point of contact, phone number, point of contact e-mail, UEI

Number, and size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code above.

(2) Indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to Service- Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.

(3) Provide Brand Name, Model and Part Number, and Brief Description of the product you could provide.

(4) Provide anticipated delivery lead time.

(5) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above?

(6) Is the product you are providing information about made by a small business manufacturer or a large business?

(7) Is the product you are providing information about manufactured in the United States? If not, please provide the country where the unit is manufactured.

(8) If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available).

(9) If you’re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter, assemble, and/or modify the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered, assembled, and/or modified?

(10) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? If so, please provide the contract number.

(11) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.

(12) Please submit your capabilities regarding the salient characteristics detailed above to establish capabilities for planning purposes.

(13) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions that would allow for maximum competition. If none, please reply as N/A.

This Sources Sought Notice will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 – Market Research. Telephone responses will not be accepted.

Responses must be received in writing via e-mail to the Contracting Point of Contact listed below by the date listed below. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed by the Contracting POC listed below.

Contracting Point of Contact: Gabriella Byrne, gabriella.byrne@va.gov Responses Due: Thursday, March 5th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time

DISCLAIMER

All firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice are advised that this is not a request for quote and that any quote submitted in response to this notice will not be considered for award.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supplies or services. The Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Source Sought Notice.

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. If a solicitation is issued, it will be posted on SAM.gov under Contract Opportunities at a later date for all qualified interested parties and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award.

Respondents are solely responsible for properly marking and clearly identifying any proprietary information or trade secrets contained within their response. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information that has not been both properly marked and clearly identified. Information marked proprietary received in response to this RFI will be safeguarded and handled in accordance with applicable Government regulations. To aid the Government in its review, please segregate proprietary information.

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