3805-- Mini Hydraulic Excavator

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 19 is soliciting quotations for one mini hydraulic excavator to be delivered to the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. The procurement requires a commercial hydraulic excavator with specific technical specifications including a minimum 23.6 HP diesel engine, load sensing hydraulics, rubber tracks, LED worklights, and an all-weather cab with air conditioning and heating. Evaluation will be based on technical capability, price, delivery lead time, Buy American Certificate compliance, and authorized distributor documentation. Vendors must submit all quotations and supporting documents via email to Contract Specialist Thomas Parsons at thomas.parsons2@va.gov, with solicitation questions due by 12:00 PM CST on August 29, 2025, and final quotations due by 12:00 PM CST on September 5, 2025. The government strongly encourages quotes for products manufactured within the United States and requires completion of the Buy American Certificate form with all submissions.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business total set-aside under NAICS code 333120 (Construction Machinery Manufacturing), restricting participation to qualified small business vendors. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract and reserves the right to make the award on an all-or-nothing basis. The solicitation does not identify any incumbent contractors or specify award values or budget ranges. The excavator will be delivered F.O.B. Destination to the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center Engineering Department at 500 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84148. Vendors must provide detailed product specifications, cut sheets, and distributor authorization letters as part of their technical submissions, and the government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation.