6515--Drying Cabinets for Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS)

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C25626Q1018
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Department of Veteran Affairs Central Arkansas VA Healthcare System (Cavhs) Little Rock AR 72205, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (NCO 16) intends to solicit installation services for two drying cabinets at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, with responses due by July 14, 2026, and stated intent to sole source if no adequate responses are received.

The requirement is for all labor, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to install two AMSCO drying cabinets—one 38-inch model with purge and 120V capability, and one 29-inch model with large shelves and purge option—plus two AMSCO Instrument Drying Cabinet Air Purge Connectors for DaVinci devices, in hospital rooms GE-111 and GE-112 at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital, 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205.

Work must be completed during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays) within 60 days after receipt of order. The cabinets feature LED lighting, stainless-steel drip pans, HEPA-filtered air purge systems, 10-inch touchscreens, temperature control up to 136 degrees Fahrenheit, tempered glass doors with interlocking mechanisms, and electrical compatibility with standard 120V, 60 Hz, 15-ampere duplex receptacles.

This is a Sources Sought Notice and Request for Information. Contractor responsibilities include equipment unloading, installation, system startup verification, customer training, quality assurance checks, and field testing; VA provides facility access and power supply connections. Responses must address contractor capabilities, small business certifications, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act and Trade Agreement compliance, delivery schedules, descriptive literature for any proposed equal products, and estimated industry pricing. Submit responses to contracting specialist T. Miller at t.miller@va.gov with subject line "36C25626Q1018 - Sources Sought - Drying Cabinets" by July 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. CST.

Notice text

Title: Drying Cabinets for Little Rock, AR.

Purpose:

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 located at 5075 Westheimer Road,

Galleria Financial Center, Suite 750, Houston, Texas, hereby issues the following Sources Sought/ Request for Information (RFI) with the intent of determining the contractor interest, capabilities, qualifications of potential businesses, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act compliance, Trade Agreement compliance and estimated industry pricing information for market research and estimated budgetary purpose for Contractor to assist with Drying Cabinets for Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), AR, 72205.

Notice of Intent to Sole Source. If there are no responses to this notice, a determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government to sole source the requirement. No response is a response.

Government request that interested offerors complete all questions below, provide required documentation, descriptive literature and authorization letter as described below. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement.

Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability to provide the following:

The vendor shall provide all labor, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to install two (2) drying cabinets at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHA), John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital, 4300 W. 7th St, Little Rock, AR, 72205.

Delivery Location:

Central Arkansas Veteran Healthcare System (CAVHS)

John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital,

4300 West 7th Street,

Little Rock, AR, 72205.

Period of Performance:

60 Days ARO.

Opportunity:

NCO 16, is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to

provide this requirement. THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE and SOURCES SOUGHT FOR REQUEST INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist the CAVHS in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractor shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives.

Instructions and Response Guidelines:

Sources Sought responses are due by 07/14/2026 at 3:00 PM (CST) via email to t.miller@va.gov. Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted. Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible. This a New Requirement.

The subject line shall read: 36C25626Q1018 - Sources Sought Drying Cabinets. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 6(a) - 6(c17).

Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the Sources Sought. Information provided will be used solely by CAVHS as "market research" and will not be released outside of the CAVHS Purchasing and Contract Team. This Sources Sought notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this Sources Sought is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government.

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Contracting Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/) website or GSA. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought, or future RFP/RFQ.

Contact Information:

Contracting Specialist, T Miller

Email address: t.miller@va.gov

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES/PROPOSALS; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may provide answers, responses and give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence and responses.

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

Files

File Type Posted
36C25626Q1018_1.docx DOCX document
36C25626Q1018 Sources Sought Drying Cabinets.docx DOCX document

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