8415--Safety shoes and Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is soliciting quotes for safety shoes and mobile truck services for the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. The contract seeks to provide ASTM F2413-11 I/75 C/75 approved safety shoes to authorized employees, with a mobile shoe service truck offering on-site fittings three days per fiscal year. Key contract requirements include providing an indoor fitting area, professional employee fittings, maintaining inventory with no more than 20% special/backorder items, offering a six-month warranty, and providing an online selection option for new employees. Quotes will be evaluated based on technical capability, past performance, and price, with interested businesses required to be registered and verified in the dsbs.sba.gov system. The solicitation has a response deadline of 12:00 PM EST on April 9, 2025, for a contract period spanning a base year from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026, with three additional option years possible through April 30, 2029.

The contract is not set aside for any specific designation, though small businesses are encouraged to participate. The total quantity is estimated at 350 pairs of safety shoes per contract period, with the total contract value to be determined based on unit pricing and the base plus three option years. Performance will be monitored through a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) with a 95% acceptable quality level, utilizing methods such as direct observation, periodic inspections, and customer complaint validation. The contract will be administered by Contracting Officer Harold L. McQuillia, with performance assessments conducted quarterly and potential consequences for subpar performance including contract discrepancy reports and invoice reductions. The place of performance is the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC, with the mobile shoe service truck providing on-site services directly to VA employees.