3910--Garment Storage & Retrieval Conveyor

Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice * * * * * * * PRODUCT SERVICE CODE SUBJECT CONTRACTING OFFICE'S ZIP-CODE SOLICITATION NUMBER RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE ARCHIVE DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE RECOVERY ACT FUNDS SET-ASIDE NAICS CODE CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS POINT OF CONTACT (POC Information Automatically Filled from User Profile Unless Entered) DESCRIPTION See Attachment AGENCY'S URL URL DESCRIPTION AGENCY CONTACT'S EMAIL ADDRESS EMAIL DESCRIPTION ADDRESS POSTAL CODE COUNTRY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION PLACE OF PERFORMANCE * = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice 3910 Garment Storage & Retrieval Conveyor Brand-name or Equal 17042 36C24421Q0495 04-07-2021 12:00PM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA 60 N 333922 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA 17042 Stephanie McFadden, Contract Specialist contact@example.gov Department of Veterans Affairs Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Avenue Lebanon PA 17042 STATEMENT OF NEED GARMENT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM BRAND-NAME OR EQUAL Background The following is a Sources Sought/Request for Information notice. This posted notice is not a Pre-Solicitation or Solicitation document. The government is not currently soliciting bids, quotes, or proposals at this time, however, reserves the right to do so at a later date. The Environmental Management Services Department (EMS) at the Lebanon VA Medical Center (LVAMC), located at 1700 S. Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA has a requirement for a Garment Storage and Retrieval System. This is a brand-name or equal requirement. The brand-name reference is Pacline Garment Storage and Retrieval System. The NAICS Code is 333922. Scope of Work The Contractor shall provide labor, materials, tools, equipment, and services to install the Garment Storage and Retrieval Conveyor System, The Contractor shall provide installation and service support for each system and controller. The Contractor shall provide training for each system to the necessary EMS staff on proper use of the equipment. The Contractor must provide a safe way to suspend and anchor each system from the ceiling of the building based on the structural calculations provided by the Contractor. Salient Characteristics (4) Individual Garment Storage and Retrieval Systems which are each able to hold the following number of garments: 1200 Shirts 1200 Pants 750 Sweaters 750 Coats (4) Automatic storage/retrieval controller for each system Touchscreen operation to allow (5) Storage location codes to be entered on each controller queue for retrieval Conveyor will move location codes to user, automatically, when requested through controller Conveyor shall be mounted overhead and installed from the ceiling of the building with structural calculations supplied by the Contractor Delivery Delivery shall be coordinated with the Technical Point of Contact (POC). Delivery is required 60 days ARO, FOB Destination only, to the following: Lebanon VA Medical Center Building 1 1700 S. Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA 17042 ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST ALSO HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) DATABASE. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT WWW.SAM.GOV. Responses to this notice shall include: Company Name Address Point of Contact Phone Number Email Address DUNS Number CAGE Code Tax ID Number ** Note: In accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Kingdomware, service disabled veteran owned (SDVOSB) and veteran owned (VOSB), who are interested in this procurement and consider themselves to have the resources and capabilities necessary to provide these services shall be verified in VetBiz Registry as follows to be considered: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. Process in 38 U.S.C. 8127(d) whereby a contracting officer of the Department shall award contracts on the basis of competition restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans will submit offers, and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States. For purposes of this VA specific rule, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) or a veteran-owned small business (VOSB), must meet the eligibility requirements in 38 U.S.C. 8127(e), (f) and VAAR subpart 819.7003 and be listed as verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database. GRAY MARKET ITEMS No gray market or remanufactured items will be acceptable. Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical equipment only for VA medical facilities. Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. **Please provide a capability statement as well as any relevant literature addressing your organizations ability to supply the required items. Also, please include a point of contact name, phone number and email address. Please provide answers to all questions below regarding your firm s Socio-Economic status pursuant to North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) 333922: 1. Is your business a small business under NAICS 333922? YES ______ NO ______ 2. Is your firm a Veteran-Owned Small Business? YES ______ NO ______ 3. Is your firm a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business? YES ____ NO ____ 4. Is you firm a certified HUB Zone firm? YES ______ NO ______ 5. Is your firm a Woman Owned business? YES ______ NO ______ 6. Is your firm a Large Business? YES ______ NO ______ 7. Do you have a GSA/FSS schedule for these items? YES______ NO______ Schedule Number: ___________________ Expiration Date: _____________________ QUESTIONS Questions regarding this Sources Sought should be addressed to Stephanie McFadden via email only, contact@example.gov, no later than Thursday, April 1, 2021, at 12:00PM EST. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT. RESPONSES Responses to this Sources Sought are required by no later than Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 12:00PM EST. Responses should be sent via email only to contact@example.gov. End of Document