8940--Community Supported Agriculture Shares

Sources Sought Notice

Sources Sought Notice

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Sources Sought Notice

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Sources Sought Notice

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SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY

1. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 1, is seeking sources for 150 CSA Shares to be delivered to the WRJ VAMC and the different CBOC S throughout VT during a 16 week period starting in June 2024.

2. The intended period of performance of the contract will be for a base year and two one-year options. The area/location for the CSA Shares will be in the State of Vermont.

3. The VA is interested in potential sources that can provide the appropriate level of CSA Shares to the beneficiaries of the above mentioned VISN 1 Medical Station. Interested parties are encouraged to respond with amount of shares they can provide also they will need to be willing to deliver to multiple locations for this requirement.

4. This is a source sought announcement ONLY and is NOT a request for proposals or quotes.

A Response to this sources sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation. Information received because of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining competition.

5. In response to this announcement, please provide the information below: Company Name; Â Address; DUNS Number; Â Contact Name: Phone No; Email; and Business Size Information - Select all that apply:Â Small Business; Â Emerging Small Business; Small Disadvantaged Business Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act; HUBZone; Â Woman Owned; Â Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Veteran Owned Small Business; Large Business; Â and Effective Date/ Expiration Date.Â

6. This notice is neither a request for competitive quote/proposal or solicitation of offers. Â This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only; a solicitation is not available. Â If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from this response. Â This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of information or any other costs incurred as a response to this announcement. Inquiries will only be accepted in writing via email to richard.matthiesen@va.gov on or before 22 March 2024 at 1:00 P.M.