Brand Name Requirement - Burlodge Food Trays

The following is a Sources Sought/Request for Information notice. This posted notice is not a Pre-Solicitation or Solicitation document. The government is not currently soliciting bids, quotes or proposals at this time; however, reserves the right to do so at a later date. The Butler VA Medical Center located at 353 North Duffy Road, Butler PA 16601 has a future BRAND NAME requirement for Burlodge brand food trays. Please see below for the item description.



Burlodge Model BLS00.000.64, 575 trays, packed 14 per case, color graphite



All offerors capable of supplying this item should provide the information below, along with expected delivery time.





Responses to this Sources Sought notice shall include:

Company Name

Address

Point of contact

Phone Number

E-mail Address

DUNS Number

CAGE Code

Tax ID Number



Note: All interested vendors shall be required to be registered in SAM(System for Award Management) in order to do business with the Government as all payments are made via EFT. Please refer to www.sam.gov for details on registering.



Note: In accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Kingdomware, service disabled veteran owned (SDVOSB) and veteran owned (VOSB), who are interested in this procurement and consider themselves to have the resources and capabilities necessary to provide these services shall be verified in VetBiz Registry under the appropriate NAICS code as follows to be considered: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/



Process in 38 U.S.C. 8127(d) whereby a contracting officer of the Department shall award contracts on the basis of competition restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans will submit offers, and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States. For purposes of this VA specific rule, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) or a veteran-owned small business (VOSB), must meet the eligibility requirements in 38 U.S.C. 8127(e), (f) and VAAR subpart 819.7003 and be listed as verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database.





Please provide answers to all of the below questions regarding your firm s Socio-Economic status pursuant to North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) 424610, Plastic Materials and Basic forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers .

Is your business a small business under NAICS 424610? _____ YES _____ NO

Is your firm a Veteran-Owned Small Business? _____ YES _____ NO

Is your firm a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business? _____ YES _____ NO

Is your firm an SDVOSB certified in VETBIZ under NAICS 424610? _______ YES _______ NO

Is you firm a certified HUB Zone firm? _____ YES _____ NO

Is your firm a Woman Owned business? _____ YES _____ NO

Is your firm a Large Business? _____ YES _____ NO

Does your firm have a GSA contract for these items? _____ YES _____ NO

If yes, please provide GSA contract number and expiration date.

Schedule: _________________ Expiration: _________________



Please also provide a capability statement as well as any relevant literature addressing your organization s ability to perform the required services. Last, please include a point of contact name, phone number and email address.

Note: Questions regarding this notice should be addressed to the individual listed below via email only. Faxes and voice mails will not be accepted.

Please submit all responses to this notice via e-mail to:

Jennifer Cutshall

Contract Specialist

E-MAIL ADDRESS: Jennifer.Cutshall2@va.gov