7320--Flight Type Dishwasher & Food Collection Scraper

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (Orlando VA Healthcare System) is soliciting quotes for a flight-type dishwasher and food collection scraper, along with assembly, installation, and training services. The flight-type dishwasher must feature a pumped rinse system with 58 gallons per hour water usage, 180°F minimum rinse temperature, digital controls with diagnostics, dual 20" and 31" access openings, a 3 HP pump motor system, 15 kW electric booster heater, automatic soil removal system, 480V/60Hz/3-phase electrical requirements, and a minimum capacity of 14,000 dishes per hour with approximately 26 feet in length. The food collection scraper must include a NEMA 4 stainless steel watertight enclosure, solid-state controls, 24V safety circuitry, and user-adjustable run time. Offerors must comply with UL and NSF standards, provide a signed equipment brochure outlining salient characteristics, submit two recent relevant examples of similar installations with project scope and client contacts, and complete the FAR provision 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate. Evaluation criteria include technical salient characteristics, experience with comparable equipment installations, price, and Buy American compliance. The offer due date has been extended to February 27, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST, with all contractor questions due by February 9, 2026, and a mandatory site visit scheduled for February 5, 2026, at 9:00 AM at Lake Nona VA Hospital.

This solicitation does not utilize a small business set-aside, though the original NAICS code 335220 carries a 1,500-employee size standard. No incumbent contractor or estimated award value is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract requires delivery within 60 days after receipt of order to the Orlando VA Healthcare System Warehouse located at 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, Florida 32827, with FOB destination and factory-authorized technician installation. The vendor must provide two consecutive days of training (Wednesday and Thursday, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM) for 35 employees and furnish one-year parts and labor warranties for both pieces of equipment. Installation must occur Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with offerors required to hold prices firm for 60 calendar days from the offer receipt deadline. Payment will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer, with invoices submitted electronically through the VA's Tungsten e-invoice system or X12 EDI formats after equipment receipt, inspection, and acceptance.