P02 SSN 36C24426Q0502 - Medical Grade Shredder.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* Medical Grade Shredder 693

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*

SOLICITATION NUMBER*

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE

ARCHIVE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*

NAICS CODE*

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

POINT OF CONTACT*

15215

36C24426Q0502

05-04-2026 12:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK,

USA

60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

N

562119

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 4

Commodities 1

1010 Delafield Rd

Pittsburgh, PA 15215

Contract Specialist

Gabriella Byrne gabriella.byrne@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center

1111 East End Boulevard

Wilkes-Barre PA

POSTAL CODE 18711

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

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.

Department of Veterans Affairs

Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center

Statement of Need

Title: Brand Name or Equal Ameri-Shred model number (MWS-21005) Dual shaft industrial style medical waste shredder.

Background: The Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center (WBVAMC), Station 693, located at 1111 East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, has an immediate need for one (1) Brand Name or Equal Ameri-Shred Medical waste shredder. To fulfill this requirement, we seek to procure a brand name or equivalent unit to model Ameri-Shred model number (MWS-21005) Medical Waste Shredder Series 1, dual shaft industrial style shredder to support the continued workload within our Supply Chain department. Our department currently has about 4 staff doing destruction approximately 2 hours a week. When disposing of some materials we must use specialized containers that cost more than trash for disposal. This product will increase productivity, decrease time and cost, and decrease potential injuries presented by completing this task by hand.

Scope of Work: The Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center has a requirement for one (1) Brand Name or Equivalent Ameri Shred dual shaft industrial medical Waste style shredder. The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in this statement of need (SON), including Delivery, Installation, and Training. Solicitation from offerors must equal, meet, or exceed the below specifications and requirements. The shredder will be used to process various types of medical waste, reducing their size for safe and compliant disposal.

Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price Procurement, Brand Name or Equivalent

Salient Characteristics: Contractor must provide a brand name or equal shredder that meets or exceeds the following specifications:

Motor must be capable of 5 HP, 208V 3PH 60HZ Must have a user-friendly touch screen interface for ease of operation

Must be able to cut/shred small items like syringes Emergency stop button and protective covers on all moving parts for safety Have automatic reverse The hopper should have a minimum size of approximately 43” x 38” (width x depth) or larger to facilitate the feeding of large waste items.

The equipment must meet or exceed regulatory standards for medical waste processing, ensuring safety and compliance Blades must be able to shred plastic, metals, textiles, syringes, paper and cloth material, & Constructed of Hardened, High Strength Alloy Material

The shredder should be built with high-strength steel and corrosion-resistant materials to enhance durability

The shredder must meet or exceed OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and EPA (Environmental Protection Agency.

The unit should come with at least a 1-year manufacturer’s warranty that covers parts and labor, and access to customer and technical support should be available for troubleshooting and maintenance needs.

Powered coat finish to help the machine last longer color can be standard or equivalent to Traffic Blue RAL#5017

Solicitors must meet or exceed the brand name or equivalent requirement or will not be considered.

Delivery/Deliverables

The contractor must deliver and install a new brand name or equivalent medical waste shredder, along with training the warehouse staff on using the unit safely.

The contractor must deliver and install the shredder to the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center located at 1111 East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711- during regular business hours which are Monday -Friday 8am -4pm excluding weekends and all Federal Holidays.

The installation must be completed by qualified personnel and include operational training for our staff. Delivery should be made within 60 days after the contract is awarded and all deliverables and accessories should be made at the same time, along with any training needed.

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

NAICS: 562119 - Other Waste Collection Size Standard: $47M

(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: Monday, May 4th, 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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