Milk, and Dairy - VISN 1 August 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE - FRESH MILK (NAICS 311511)

This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought notice for the identification of potential vendors to provide Fresh Milk Products; i.e. such as but not limited to: Milk; Whole, 2%, 1%, Nonfat (Skim), in 8oz cartons, gallons, and 3-5 gallon dispensing cartons; Half & Half cream; yogurt with 2-3 days per week delivery schedules to following local VA facilities in VISN 1:





White River Jct. VA Medical Center

215 N. Main St.

White River Jct.,VT 05009-000



Bedford VA Medical Center

200 Springs Road

Bedford, MA 01730-1114



Brockton VA Medical Center

940 Belmont St.

Brockton, MA 02301-5596



Boston VA Medical Center

150 S. Huntington Ave.

Boston, MA 02130-4817



Manchester VA Medical Center

718 Smyth Rd

Manchester, NH 03104-7007



West Haven VA Medical Center

950 Campbell Ave.

West Haven, CT 06516-2770



The delivery performance period will be from August 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016 and a solicitation package is anticipated to be available on or about June 6, 2015. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their business size classification relative to NAICS 311511. Consistent with the VA's Veterans First Contracting Program, VA is particularly interested in identifying Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and/or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses with the capability to perform.



This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice become property of the Government.



All interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS number (www.dnb.com), list of available products, the geographical location the respondent is able to service (from those locations listed above), and a list of the respondent's establishment's certifications from private, State and/or local agencies documenting their safety and sanitary conditions and procedures.



Responses to this notice should be sent via email to the attention of Joyce Goodale at joyce.goodale@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 3:00 PM ET, Friday, April 24, 2015. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database at www.vetbiz.gov.