Freeze-dried meals

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 Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS), H.J. Heinz Campus, has a requirement for a one-time delivery of six hundred (600) nutritionally balanced freeze-dried meals. Vendors expressing interest must meet the requirement cited below.

Scope of Work

Meals shall meet FDA guideline for nutritional value for adults and provide at least 2,000 calories per day and 90-100 grams of protein per day. The meals should be capable of being able to be reconstituted with hot water. Individual packaging shall not exceed 20 pounds per container. The meals shall have a storage life of at least ten (10) years.

Five hundred-fifty (550) patients require solid meals. Solid meals shall be acceptable for diabetic, sodium restricted diets, etc. (see patient nutritional profile). Fifty (50) patients require puree meals.

Patient Nutritional Profile

Regular 28%

Diabetic 25%

Low Sodium 17%

Renal 4%

Soft 6%

Liquid 3%

Pureed 8%

Enteral 2%

NPO/IV 2%

Delivery

Delivery is required FOB Destination only, NLT 30 days ARO, to the following:

Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS)

H.J. Heinz Campus

Building 49/Warehouse

1010 Delafield Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15215-1802

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST ALSO HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) DATABASE. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT WWW.SAM.GOV.

Responses to this notice shall include:

Company Name

Address

Point of Contact

Phone Number

Email Address

DUNS Number

CAGE Code

Tax ID Number

** 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 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 questions below regarding your firm s Socio-Economic status pursuant to North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) 311423:

1. Is your business a small business under NAICS 311423? YES ______ NO ______

2. Is your firm a Veteran-Owned Small Business? YES ______ NO ______

3. Is your firm a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business? YES ______ NO ______

4. Is you firm a certified HUB Zone firm? YES ______ NO ______

5. Is your firm a Woman Owned business? YES ______ NO ______

6. Is your firm a Large Business? YES ______ NO ______

7. Do you have a GSA/FSS schedule for these items? YES______ NO______

Schedule Number: ___________________

Expiration Date: _____________________

Please provide a capability statement as well as any relevant literature addressing your organizations

ability to supply the required items. Also, please include a point of contact name, phone number and

email address.

Note: Questions regarding this notice should be addressed to Stephanie McFadden via email only. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT.

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

Stephanie McFadden

Contract Specialist

stephanie.mcfadden@va.gov

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are required by no later than 12:00PM EST, Wednesday, November 27, 2019.