RFQ - HOSPITAL ICE AND WATER DISPENSERS

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Network Contracting Office 2 in Albany, New York, is conducting a market research effort under solicitation number 36C24226Q0759 to assess the capability and interest of small businesses in supplying and installing hospital ice and water dispensers for the New York Harbor Healthcare System. This initiative targets the Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus in Manhattan, the Brooklyn VA Medical Center, and the St. Albans VA Medical Center, with a requirement for seven total units—two at each of the Manhattan and St. Albans locations, and three at Brooklyn. The dispensers must be freestanding units with stainless steel frames and cabinets, capable of producing up to 425 pounds of soft chewable compressed nugget ice daily, equipped with a dual-stage filtration system including a 1-micron pre-filter and a 0.2-micron sterilizing-grade filter capsule. The successful respondent will be expected to coordinate delivery and installation with VA Point of Contact, connect units to existing water and electrical services, perform operational testing to confirm ice and water functionality and filtration integrity, provide on-site staff training, furnish all manufacturer documentation including warranties, and remove all debris. The warranty requirements include three years of parts and labor coverage and five years for compressor components. The effort is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 333415, and responses must include the firm’s name, socio-economic status, complete address, contact phone and fax numbers, and a letter authorizing distribution of information. All responses are to be submitted only by email to Janelle.Bonafede@va.gov by the deadline of July 10, 2026 at 16:00 Eastern Time. It is explicitly stated that this is a sources sought notice for market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or obligate the government to issue a contract or make an award. The government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparing responses.