6140--Replacing the Expired Batteries

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 06) under VISN 06, intends to issue Solicitation 36C24626Q0565 on or about May 19, 2026, for the replacement of expired Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-CD) batteries at the Fayetteville VAMC located at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28301. This procurement is structured as a Firm-Fixed Price contract and is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 335910, which carries a size standard of 1,250 employees. All prospective contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and verified in the Small Business Administration’s database to be eligible for award; registration is free and mandatory, and no contract will be awarded to entities listed on the Excluded Parties List System. Correspondence must be conducted exclusively via email to Ricky.Farr@va.gov, and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. Offerors are responsible for downloading all solicitation documents, including any amendments, from the Contracting Opportunities portal on sam.gov without further notification from the Contracting Officer. The place of performance is explicitly defined as the Fayetteville VAMC, and while the contract type is firm-fixed price, the estimated value is not available as this is a pre-solicitation notice and formal pricing data has not yet been released. Inspection and acceptance will occur at the place of performance, though specific quality standards, inspection criteria, or packaging requirements are not detailed in the pre-solicitation materials. The Contracting Officer, Ricky Farr, serves as the sole point of contact for administrative matters, and no Contracting Officer’s Representative or technical representative has been identified. The solicitation requires compliance with FAR 52.204-7 regarding SAM registration and contains no provisions for subcontracting plans, key personnel requirements, security clearances, or contract options. The response deadline for proposals is May 19, 2026, at 9:00 P.M. Eastern Time, and submission is limited to electronic format via email with no physical or telephonic submissions permitted.