J079--Auto-Chlor Chemical Delivery

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 6, operating through its Network Contracting Office in Hampton, Virginia, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to award a sole source purchase order for AutoChlor chemical delivery services. This notice announces the government's intention to contract with AutoChlor System of Carolina for transportation, delivery, and chemical products supporting commercial dish machines, pot machines, pulpers, and floor cleaning operations at the Asheville VA Medical Center in North Carolina. The acquisition will proceed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition authorization. The government has determined through proprietary data and market research that AutoChlor System of Carolina is the only capable vendor able to supply the required products and services. This is a firm fixed price purchase order for specialized chemical delivery support.

Interested vendors wishing to challenge this sole source determination must submit expressions of interest by March 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time via email to Contract Specialist Kristine Woodbury at kristine.woodbury@va.gov. The three-day response window allows alternative vendors to demonstrate comparable capability to the intended source and present evidence that competitive procurement should be warranted. There are no specific set-asides for this opportunity, and eligibility is open to any vendor that can demonstrate the ability to provide equivalent products and services to those offered by AutoChlor System of Carolina. The contract falls under NAICS code 423850 (Merchant Wholesalers-Chemicals and Allied Products) and Product Service Code J079. The government reserves the right to determine whether to proceed with competitive procurement based on the responses received from interested contractors.