4130--Cold Food Table

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25620Q0756 BACKGROUND: MEDVAMC has a requirement for the following: REQUIREMENTS: Burlodge USA Inc. Model No. BCFS M 5, Cold Food Table or EQUIVALENT as listed below: Purchase commercial two cold holding refrigerated units to utilize with existing B-Lean Tray Line system. This equipment is used for quantity food storage and serving with ability to maintain standard refrigeration temperature range during tray line assembly. This unit shall be compatible with existing Burlodge B-LEAN tray line system and exact or upgraded model of existing equipment. Standard product features for each unit shall include: 5 Cold Wells Insulated Cabinet with Refrigerated Base with hinged doors and interior shelving Electrical: 120V, 60Hz, 1 Phase; NEMA 5-15 end cap ½ HP condensing unit 4 Heavy Duty Swivel Casters 2 with Brakes/Unit Wrap around Blue Bumper Recessed Push Handle at each end with Blue Grip Electrical Connection on Right Side of unit (Operator s Right) Drain Spigot at opposite end from Electric Connection (left) OS 5 Overhead 12" Stainless Steel Shelf 8DWS 05 Drop Work Shelf 8" with Cutting Board Surface Stainless Steel Exterior & Interior with spot-welded construction Half-Size (5) and Full Size (4) Adapter Bars Minimum 1-year Defective Parts and Labor warranty Parameter Attribute Value 5 Well Cold Food Table Burlodge USA Inc. Model No. BCFS M 5 or Equivalent, Cold Food Table 5 Well Includes the Following: 5 Cold Wells, 4 Heavy Duty Swivel Casters 2 with Brakes, Wrap around Blue Bumper, Recessed Push Handle at each end with Blue Grip, OS 5 Overhead 12" Stainless Steel Shelf 8DWS 05 Drop Work Shelf 8". 2 Voltage 120V, 60Hz, 1 Phase, NEMA 5-15 2 SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERABLES Inspection: MEDVAMC Warehouse, Bldg 100 Acceptance: COR, Amanda K. Slover or Caroline Nelson Free on Board (FOB): Warehouse Ship/Deliver To and Mark For: Primary: Name: Amanda Slover Alternate: Name: Caroline Nelson Address: 2002 Holcombe Blvd. (120) Houston, TX 77030 Voice: +1 (555) 000-0000 x 25427 Email: contact@example.gov Special Shipping/Delivery Instructions: (If applicable Example below) Prior to shipping, Contractor shall notify Site POCs five (5) busy including line-by-line details for review of requirements. Contractor cannot make any changes to the delivery schedule at the request of Site POC. The MEDVAMC loading dock hours are M-F 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM Contractors must coordinate deliveries and installation with Site POCs before shipment. All shipments, either single or multiple container deliveries, will bear the VA Purchase Order number on external shipping labels and associated manifests or packing lists. In the case of multiple container deliveries, a statement readable near the VA PO number will indicate total number of containers for the complete shipment (ex. Package 1 of 2 ), clearly readable on manifests and external shipping label REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of potentially equivalent items, please respond to this RFI. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the Background section above. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to contact@example.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than 06/22/2020. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.