2420--BRUSH CHIPPER Sources Sought Brand Name or Equal
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24626Q0734
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333112 Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 2420 Tractors, Wheeled
- Place of performance
- Department of Veteran Affairs Vamc Salem Salem VA 24153
- Points of contact
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- John P Harmsen john.harmsen@va.gov (757) 722-7961
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is seeking a brush chipper, brand name Morbark BVR16 or equal, with a sources-sought response deadline of July 8, 2026. This is a single-source procurement justified by the specified unit's unique safety and operational features that the government states no other woodchipper in the market offers.
The Morbark BVR16 incorporates dual horizontal feed wheels with hydraulic lift assist, an infeed-mounted control panel, modular design for rapid maintenance, a zero-clutch system that monitors drum speed and prevents engagement when material lodges between the feed wheel and drum, a reverse pivot assembly for increased down pressure, and a side load anvil for quick adjustment. The equipment will support grounds maintenance operations at the VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, chipping and mulching wood debris across the 280-acre campus during routine utility line clearing and vegetation management.
Work is performed at the Salem, Virginia campus. The procurement is designated PSC 2420 (Tractors, Wheeled) and NAICS 333112 (Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing). No set-aside applies. The contracting office is located in Hampton, Virginia; the point of contact is Contracting Officer John P. Harmsen (john.harmsen@va.gov, 757-722-7961).
Notice text
Brand Name or Equal Brush Chipper
Morbark BVR16
The intended use would be to chip/mulch up wood debris when the Grounds Crew does routine utility line clearing, vegetation management, in and around a 280-acre campus. The Morbark BVR16 woodchipper has incorporated many consumer/customer inspired innovations that increase the unit s efficiency and safety while reducing the average operating maintenance cost. This unit has been installed with improved drive belts and clutch discs creating a zero-clutch system. This removes the anxiety of engaging the chipper drum. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used: The Morbark BVR16 wood chipper has a dual horizontal feed wheels with hydraulic lift assist; Infeed-mounted control panel for increased jobsite efficiency; modular design makes maintenance and repairs fast and easy; the zero-clutch system monitors the drum speed and will not allow the clutch to engage if the material is lodged between the feed wheel and drum; reverse pivot assembly advantage for increased down pressure; side load anvil for quick adjustment and flipping of the anvil. No other woodchipper in the market offers these enhanced safety features and durability.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24626Q0734.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2420--brush chipper | Pre-Solicitation | |
| 2420--BRUSH CHIPPER Sources Sought Brand Name or Equal | Pre-Solicitation |
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