Cart washer for food and nutrition services

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT request for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time.

This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine the following:

The interest and capability of small business, especially service disabled veteran owned small business and veteran owned small business;

Whether the business source is a manufacturer or authorized distributor, verified by an authorization letter from the original equipment manufacturer; and

Size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 333318 for the proposed acquisition.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10 is seeking potential sources for one (1) Cart Washer for Nutritional and Food Services located at the VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System Marion Campus, 1700 East 38th Street, Marion, IN 46953-4589. Cart washer shall be equal or comparable to the Alvey KS-88 manufactured by Cincinnati Industrial Machinery. All items shall be new; refurbished/used/gray market items are not acceptable.

The following requirements/salient characteristics are applicable:

Walk/push in type

Stainless steel with wash chamber

Wash pump

400 GPM at 35 PSI

Tank constructed of 12-gauge stainless steel

Removable filter screens

225 gallon or more tank capacity

38 W x 82 H opening (approximate)

Door safety switch

Automatic water fill

Digital wash and rinse temperature indicators

Floor mounted design with ramp

Anti-slip floor

High capacity exhaust fan

Voltage 460/480V/3PH/60HZ

Site visit required to fit current space of cart washer

De-installation and removal of current cart washer, which is available for trade-in credit

Installation and training of new washer



All contractors that are interested in meeting this requirement are asked to submit the following information:

Company Name

Company Address

DUNS Number

Company POC Name

Company POC Phone

Company POC Email

Business Size/Type under NAICS 333318

GSA Contract Number (if applicable)

If proposing equal items, provide detailed documentation showing how the proposed items are comparable to the Alvey KS-88 unit.

Additional information:

All contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov.

Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for small business status must be registered with the SBA and meet the requirements of FAR 19.102.

Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for veteran owned small business status must be registered with the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov as an SDVOSB or VOSB.

Responses due to Jeffrey Rozema, Contracting Officer, by Friday, January 26, 2018 at 4:30 PM EST. Please e-mail all responses to jeffrey.rozema@va.gov.