3460--central disk finisher with closed loop water treatment system

This Sources Sought Notice is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, to conduct market research and identify capable sources for providing for a Centrifugal Disc Finishing Machine, Closed Loop Wastewater Treatment System, and Manual Mobile Separation Unit.

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. All responsible sources must submit a capability statement addressing their capabilities, capacity, place of manufacture, and location which shall be considered by the agency.  Responses are voluntary and will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy. This notice is posted as UNRESTRICTED and is intended to gauge the entire marketplace.

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This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

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Interested parties submitting a response to this inquiry must include the following information:

Capability statement addressing ALL salient characteristics

Company name, address, point of contact, phone and emailÂ

SAM.gov UEI number and NAICS applicability

Business size (Large, Small, VOSB, SDVOSB, etc.)

Place of manufacture for all supplied equipment

Identify applicable socioeconomic categories and any pertinent information which demonstrates the firm s ability to meet the above requirement

An authorized distributor letter if the interested party is not the manufacturer

Evidence of previous installations or relevant experience

Estimated delivery timeframe

Any proprietary component constraints

Specific Tasks

Development of polishing recipes for multiple polymer and metal parts including media and rinse compounds, polishing process parameters. (rpm, duration, dosing, etc.)

One day onsite installation of equipment

One year parts manufacture warranty

Salient required characteristics Centrifugal Disc Finishing Machine Purchase

Centrifugal Disc Finishing Machine

Physical

Capacity: 60 liters or greater

Overall Machine Dimensions: 46 L x 45 D x 74 H or less

Weight: 600 lbs. or less

Electrical

Power: 220 - 240V/3 Phase, 20 AMPS

Functional

Powered Bowl tilt mechanism for material changing

All wear components (bowl rings) field replaceable

Variable speed bowl

Rinse compound dosing pump included

Operator control of process time, auto-reverse timer settings, rpm adjustment, rinse system interval and pulse length, and dosing pump on/off control

Manufacture provided recipe for PA12 and 316L stainless steel parts

Jog operation for part removal

Sludge Weir tank

Bowl covers

Closed Loop Waste Water Treatment System

Overall Machine Dimensions: 60 x 36 x 63 H or less

Weight: 300 lbs. or less

Capacity: 120 gallon or equivalent

Centrifugal pump which circulates effluent creating a high velocity mixing action and treatment flocculent powder. Treated water drained and pumped back to disk finisher.

Filter paper roll which filters out precipitated material from effluent.

Water Feed system filters drain water, ozonates it to prevent bacterial growth.

Centrifuge separator system to quickly reduce sludge volume and water content.

Mobile Manual Separation Unit, Manual Lift

Manual hand crank operated lift for moving material in and out of machine and sieving parts from media

All responses shall be submitted no later than Friday, 08/31/2026, by 08:00 AM EST.

Responses shall be emailed to: Tiara.White@va.gov. When replying, please include Sources Sought 36C24626Q0983 to ensure the email is reviewed in a timely manner.