3805--Award Notice for Skid Steer Loader

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 23, is soliciting a single new JCB 3TS-8W Skid Steer Loader under a total small business set-aside, with the contract to be delivered to the Fort Meade Medical Center within the Black Hills VA Health Care System in South Dakota. The solicitation, identified by number 36C26326Q0888, is structured as a Brand Name or Equal procurement and follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation process, where technical acceptability is assessed first using pass/fail criteria based on compliance with specifications, Buy American Act requirements, warranty terms, and equipment performance, and award is made exclusively to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror. The procurement is subject to multiple FAR clauses including deviations for commercial item terms, Buy American, data privacy and security for cloud services, and DEI discrimination prohibitions, with all offerors required to comply with the Buy American Act and submit a certified statement affirming compliance. The equipment must be new, capable of operation in extreme weather, and delivered FOB destination to the site in Fort Meade, South Dakota, with the contractor responsible for offloading, setup, operational testing, and hands-on training for four VA staff members alongside full warranty documentation. Proposals must be submitted electronically by email to Theresa Thunder by July 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CDT, and must be organized into two clearly labeled volumes: Volume I containing the completed pricing documentation, Standard Form 1449 with UEI and CAGE codes, and required representations, and Volume II containing a concise capability narrative demonstrating technical capability. Submissions must be in .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, or .pdf formats, with no links to external storage allowed. Only electronic submissions are accepted; faxed or mail submissions will be disqualified. Contract administration is managed by the Network Contracting Office 23 in Fargo, North Dakota, with payments processed via Electronic Funds Transfer using the Tungsten Network portal exclusively. The base performance period runs from August 1, 2026, to November 30, 2026. All offerors must hold a valid UEI, certify as a small business, and disclose any involvement with Iran, Sudan, or use of covered telecommunications equipment within 72 hours of submission, with failure to comply resulting in disqualification. Amendments