8540--Paper Towel Dispensers | Tulsa, OK | 623

The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a sources sought notice to identify potential contractors for supplying paper towel dispensers for the new Tulsa VA Medical Center activation project at the Jack C Montgomery VAMC in Muskogee, Oklahoma. This procurement falls under NAICS Code 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing) with a Product Service Code of 8540 for toiletry paper products, and requires a business size standard of 500 employees. The primary evaluation criterion centers on identifying qualified vendors capable of supplying the specified paper towel dispensers, with respondents required to submit company details, UEI number, contact information, manufacturing location, and business size classification. There is no formal evaluation criteria document provided in this pre-solicitation phase, as this sources sought notice serves as market research to gauge vendor availability and capability. Interested parties must submit written responses by 4:00 PM Central Standard Time on November 19, 2025, to Contract Specialist Alexandra Arzola at alexandra.arzola@va.gov or 210-617-5300.

This procurement includes no set-aside designations, though the VA encourages responses from small disadvantaged, HUBZone, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and veteran-owned small businesses. No incumbent contractor or current vendor is identified in the available documentation. The VA requires exactly 341 Kimberly-Clark Professional motion-activated paper towel dispensers, Model 53691, with specific requirements including hardwound wall-mounted units in silver with an Enviro-Glaze finish, automatic operation capabilities, and 8-inch width paper towel accommodation, each unit equipped with four D-size alkaline batteries and a lifetime warranty. The critical delivery timeline mandates that all dispensers arrive at the Jack C Montgomery VAMC Warehouse in Muskogee, Oklahoma between January 1 and February 1, 2026, with the manufacturer's warranty commencing on the first patient day currently scheduled for June 1, 2026. The solicitation number is 36C24W26Q0014, and installation services are not included in the current scope of work.