6530--refrigerator

36C77024Q0373

PURPOSE: This is a Request for Information(RFI)/Sources Sought announcement only.

This is not a solicitation announcement.

This RFI/Sources Sought Notice is market research to help the Department of Veterans Affairs make acquisition decisions. The VA Heartland Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 is looking for Small Business concerns, which includes Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), registered in SAM under NAICS code 333415 (Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing), that can provide three LABORATORY/PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE REFRIGERATORS with minimum salient characteristics as listed in the Statement of Requirements below. If you are interested and can provide the required item, please answer the following questions below and email them to Brigitte.Kidder@va.gov no later than 10AM CDT on Monday August 5th, 2024.

Vendors are required to address the following questions to be considered a viable source for future needs;

Are you a manufacturer of the Item being requested? - Yes or No.

If not the manufacturer:

Can you provide a letter of authorization from the manufacturer showing you are a Authorized Distributor of the manufacturer? - Yes or No.

Can you provide verification showing you are an Authorized Distributor of an Authorized Reseller who is an Authorized Distributor of the Manufacturer - Yes or No.

Is the product you can offer made in the USA? - Yes or No.

Do you have this item on GSA contract? Yes or No, if yes provide contract #________

Any responses to this Sources Sought notice must include answers to all of the above questions in order to adequately assess the capabilities of the marketplace in relation to the requirements of this procurement. When responding please include;

Your company s POCs:

Name

Phone Number

Email Address

Your Company s SAM Unique ID Number

Your Company s size (e.g., SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, Small Business etc.)

This Request for Information does not obligate VA to the release of a solicitation.

Statement of Requirements (SOR):

The Chelmsford CMOP is requesting three (3) Laboratory/Pharmaceutical Refrigerators due to requirements to maintain refrigerated pharmaceutical items at specific temperatures. The refrigerators will be used and delivered to:

VA CMOP Chelmsford

10 Industrial Avenue

Chelmsford, MA 01824

This is a BRAND NAME OR EQUAL requirement for 3 THERMO SCIENTIFIC TSX SERIES HIGH-PERFORMANCE LAB REFRIGERATORS. This permits prospective contractors to offer products, regardless of brand, that meet the minimum salient characteristics listed below.

Minimum Salient Characteristics:

Power: 115VAC, 60HZ

Space: 51.1cu.ft.

Temperature: 2-8 Celsius

Two-door unit

Thermo-Scientific TSX Series High-Performance Lab Refrigerators, Plug

Type: NEMA 5-15, Door Style: Double Glass, Electrical Requirements:

115 V 60 Hz, Amperage: 15 A (CB), Capacity: 51.1 cu. ft., 1447 L,

Certifications/Compliance: cUL, ENERGYSTAR, UL, Defrost: Automatic,

Display: Microprocessor