SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE | VAPHS Bulk and Bagged Salt
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24426Q0971
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 4
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6810 Chemicals
- Place of performance
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 (VISN 4) is conducting a sources sought notice for bulk and bagged de-icing salt products, with responses due by September 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. No set-aside applies. This notice is for information and market research purposes only; no solicitation currently exists and no award will result.
VISN 4 seeks qualified sources capable of supplying 50-pound bags of Ice Beeter Ice Melt or equivalent and 350 tons of bulk road salt for the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Delivery locations are the VAPHS Warehouse at University Drive Campus, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, and the Salt Bin at Building 53, 1010 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215.
Bagged ice melt must arrive on pallets not exceeding 2,500 pounds in weatherproof, waterproof containment. Pellet or granular form (no flakes) is required, composed of sodium chloride combined with magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or potassium chloride with built-in corrosion inhibitor. Products must be fast-acting to -20 degrees Fahrenheit and suitable for concrete, asphalt, and vegetation.
Bulk salt must be de-icing type sodium chloride with anti-caking agent, effective to -10 degrees Fahrenheit, containing no more than 1 percent water content, and completely free from dirt, fibers, lint, rainwater, trash, or foreign matter.
Respondents must address 12 specified questions including company information, business size status, product specifications, delivery lead time, manufacturing location, distributor information, and pricing estimates. Contact contract specialist Tyler Kraft at tyler.kraft@va.gov or 267-412-6252.
Notice text
Sources Sought Notice. See attachment for further details. Response deadline - Monday, September 28th at 2:00 PM EST.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| P02 Sources Sought Notice - VAPHS Bulk and Bagged Salt.pdf |
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