6115--Generator
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C25722Q1004
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Central Texas VA Healthcare System Temple, Texas 76504, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 17 is soliciting quotes for a 500kw emergency standby generator to be installed at the Central Texas VA Health Care System. Interested service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses must be verified in the Vendor Information Pages database and registered in the System for Award Management to be eligible for consideration. Quotes will be evaluated based on technical acceptability of the generator and the offeror's past performance, with price being a less important factor. Quotes are due by August 18, 2022.
This requirement is set aside exclusively for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The NAICS code is 238210 and PSC code is J-65. The place of performance will be 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr BLDG 208, RM 119, Temple, TX 76504. Acceptable generators must be new with a minimum two-year warranty, meet detailed technical specifications, and may have up to 5,000 operating hours if manufactured in 2019 or earlier. Training will be required only for start-up to ensure proper operation upon delivery.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Questions and Answers
RFI#1:  Request confirmation if VA is purchasing or renting/leasing item? Â
DISCUSSION.  Page 3 Para B1.3.c. Indicates payment upon delivery and inspection while Pg 7, Paragraph 2.A. indicates monthly invoicing and payment.Â
Payment made upon delivery and inspectionÂ
RFI#2: If a rental/lease, please identify the contract rental/lease duration, and whether the contract is subject to renewal by the VA, and if renewal, the months and years of renewal? Â
Generator is to be purchased
RFI#3: Is this for a new machine? If so, please identify acceptable hours or year of manufacture?
Emergency Stand-by Generator
RFI#4. If a rental/lease, please identify the maximum number of years or hours of operation acceptable for rental/lease? Â
Not a rental/lease
DISCUSSION: Many well-performing Tier 4 generators that meet the Pg 30, Para D.3.(a) criteria are 5+ years old with 5,000+ hours. Â
Only new equipment will be accepted
RFI#5. Please identify any warranty requirement past delivery / acceptance?
Standard two (2) year warranty on generator found on generator found during market research, unless otherwise noted. Generator may have hours on them, due to testing. Generator must have a warranty. Equipment is considered NEW , if 2019 is the last year when the machine was manufactured. If the current model has newer models manufactured after 2019, then the 2019 equipment is not NEW just unsold stock.
RFI #6.  Request Identify any periodic maintenance or repair requirement? Â
Maintenance and repair in not included unless the equipment is still under warranty.
RFI#7Â Request removal of Cat (Caterpillar) brand specific characteristics and use of salient performance characteristics?
As long as it meets the SOW then other brands can be submitted.
 RFI#8. Request identify if the Generator is to be provided with a full fuel tank, less than full, or empty of fuel?
As long as it meets the SOW then other brands can be submitted.
RFI #9. Request identify if Offeror is to provide set-up of equipment and operator or maintenance training? If so, identify training focus, number of hours and number of iterations of training? Â
Just start -up to ensure the equipment work when received.
DISCUSSION. SF-1449 does not discuss training. Â
N/A
Offeror shall submit offers directly via email to email to Maria Orosco-Hofmann, Contract Specialist, at  Maria.Hofmann @va.gov by August 18, 2022, 2:00 PM CDT
Subject line of e-mail shall be Quote | 36C25722Q1004 | Generator
Update #1 ·
This is a Request for Quote (RFQ). The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. This RFQ is set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).
All respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. Interested SDVOSB must be listed as verified on the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database located at www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/ in order to receive contract awards under the Veterans First Contracting Program.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, is soliciting offers for:
Stand-by Generator for the Central Texas VA Health Care System in accordance with the Statement of Work.
Offeror shall submit offers directly via email to Maria Orosco-Hofmann, Contract Specialist, at Maria.Hofmann@va.gov Subject line of e-mail shall be Quote - 36C25722Q1004 Stand-by Generator by Due Date/Time specified in Block 8 of the Standard Form (SF) 1449 of the solicitation.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C25722Q1004 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C25722Q1004.pdf | ||
| 36C25722Q1004_1.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| N099--Standby Generator | Award Notice | |
| 6115--Generator | Solicitation |
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