RFQ - Weekly dry ice delivery for Puget Sound VAHCS - Multiple delivery locations

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 has issued a Request for Quote for weekly dry ice delivery services to the Puget Sound VA Health Care System in Seattle, Washington. The solicitation seeks a contractor to provide 700 pounds of dry ice weekly, delivered as 70 10-pound slabs to three specific loading locations within the Seattle campus: Building 8 (15 slabs), Building 101 (15 slabs), and Building 1 (40 slabs). Deliveries must occur every Monday, and offerors must submit completed Standard Form 1449, SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier, point of contact information, and pricing details. The contract will be awarded on a best-value basis with evaluation factors including price and past performance assessed on a pass/fail basis. The response deadline is July 8, 2025, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, with quotes to be submitted electronically to Contracting Officer Peter Park at Peter.Park2@va.gov.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,200 employees. The contract structure includes a base year performance period from September 19, 2025, to September 18, 2026, with two additional one-year option periods extending through September 18, 2028, providing a potential total contract duration of three years. The weekly delivery requirement totals 700 pounds of dry ice distributed across three buildings within the Seattle VA campus, with specific loading dock and breezeway delivery points designated for each location. Performance will take place in Seattle, Washington, with the solicitation being managed by the Network Contracting Office located in Vancouver, Washington. No incumbent contractor or budget range information was disclosed in the solicitation documents.