4130--Solicitation - BRAND NAME ONLY - Fill Materials and Hardware for Marley Cooling Towers at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 is seeking brand name fill materials and hardware specifically for Marley Cooling Towers located at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. The solicitation is an unrestricted Request for Quote (RFQ) under NAICS code 333415 for air conditioning and refrigeration equipment components. Contractors must be authorized distributors of Marley Tower parts and provide product cut sheets demonstrating technical compliance. The evaluation will be conducted using lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with technical requirements including documentation proving distributor status. Key submission deadlines include questions due by February 24, 2025, and quotes due by February 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM CST, with the solicitation contact being Contracting Officer Alisha Milander.

The procurement is not set aside for any specific category of business and falls under a size standard of 1,250 employees. The period of performance spans from March 10, 2025 to September 9, 2025, with delivery requirements of FOB destination and acceptance hours between 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. While specific contract value is not disclosed, the solicitation covers replacement of cooling tower fill materials, including galvanized and stainless steel fill support tubes, fill tube supports, and deflectors. Delivery will be made directly to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, with the procurement focusing on precise, brand-specific replacement components for existing cooling infrastructure. Electronic quote submission is mandated, with all technical and pricing documentation to be sent directly to the contracting officer.