Site Vist Information Sheet.docx

This is a Site Visit Information Sheet for a federal solicitation concerning the procurement of a blast chiller at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care Medical Center in New Orleans. The site visit is scheduled for August 6, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT at 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. Vendors must RSVP by emailing the Contract Specialist, Marcus Sidney, at Marcus.Sidney@va.gov, and security requires 24-hour advance notice of company names attending. Parking is available in the patient/visitor garage located at 321 South Galvez Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, with contractors parking on the 6th floor and proceeding to the 1st floor lobby where Contracting Officer's Representative Allison Assaf will meet attendees at 11:00 AM. Contractors will then be escorted to the meeting location and the required service location. For any issues on the morning of the visit, contractors should contact Ms. Assaf at 504-451-8824.

The related solicitation (36C25626Q1086) is a Request for Quotation issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 for the provision, installation, de-installation, transport, in-service, and testing of blast chiller equipment. This is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 333415. Responses are due electronically to Marcus.Sidney@va.gov by August 12, 2026, at 8:00 AM CDT. All questions and concerns must be submitted via email by August 7, 2026, at 8:00 AM CDT. Only electronic quotes will be accepted; phone calls are not permitted.