8910--Fresh Milk, Juice Drinks and Other Dairy Products for New Jersey Healthcare System (East Orange and Lyons Campus)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 (NCO 2) in Albany, New York is soliciting quotes for the supply of fresh milk, juice drinks, and various dairy products to support operations at the New Jersey Healthcare System's East Orange and Lyons campuses. The procurement will follow FAR Part 12 Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of quote submission and should direct all inquiries via email to Contracting Officer Myra Florisa Green at Myra.Green2@va.gov with RFQ number 36C24226Q0062 in the subject line; telephone requests will not be accepted. The RFQ is anticipated to be issued on or about October 23, 2025, and posted to SAM.gov, where interested contractors must download the solicitation and any amendments. The evaluation will assess contractors based on their ability to meet the commercial dairy product supply requirements under simplified acquisition procedures.

This procurement is designated as a total Small Business set-aside under NAICS Code 311511 (Fluid Milk Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,150 employees, restricting competition to eligible small businesses. No incumbent contractor or current supplier information is identified in the pre-solicitation notice. The specific award value, quantity requirements, and detailed service timeline have not been disclosed in this pre-solicitation announcement; these details will be provided in the full RFQ solicitation document. All responsible small businesses operating under the identified NAICS code are eligible to submit quotes for consideration. The notice does not specify a quantity or budget range, indicating that detailed procurement parameters will be available upon release of the formal solicitation on SAM.gov.