40' Storage Containers - Wichita VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 has issued a sources sought notice for the procurement of two 40-foot storage containers for the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. The containers must meet specific technical requirements including 14-gauge corrugated steel construction for sides and roof, steel cam-locking doors, marine wood flooring, and must be wind/watertight and rodent-proof with approximately 2,240 cubic feet of storage capacity. Each container must be capable of holding 24 Tri-wall boxes on pallets and will be delivered and installed at Building 34 NX Warehouse near the facility's Engineering department. This market research notice requests interested businesses to submit letters of interest demonstrating their capabilities align with the Statement of Work requirements. The response deadline for this sources sought notice is September 15, 2025, giving potential contractors only five days to submit their expressions of interest.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, with the VA mandated by Public Law 109-461 to first consider Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms before exploring alternate set-asides or full and open competition if adequate SDVOSB response is not received. The procurement falls under NAICS code 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage and PSC code 8150 for Freight Containers. The notice specifies a requirement for exactly two storage containers to be delivered and installed at the specified location with standard manufacturer warranty coverage. No contract value range or budget information has been disclosed in this preliminary market research phase, and the government has emphasized this is solely for market research purposes with no guarantee of future solicitation or contract award.