8920--Bread and Bakery Products for VA New Jersey Health Care System - Base + 4 Option Years

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposals, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited.

The Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. A solicitation is not currently available. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 2 (NCO 2) has a requirement to provide bread and bakery products for two (2) VA Medical Centers within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 (VISN 2) New York/New Jersey VA Health Care Network:

• VA New Jersey Health Care System – East Orange Campus Basement / Main Kitchen 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018
• VA New Jersey Health Care System Lyons Campus Building 54, Main Kitchen 151 Knollcroft Rd Lyons, NJ 07939-5001

The requirement is detailed in the Statement of Work section of this document.

The NAICS Code is 311812 - Commercial Bakeries.

Interested Contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective Contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract.

Part of the purpose of this sources sought is to determine the viability of set aside to a specific socio-economic category (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business). Interested parties MUST provide company/individual name, a capability statement, examples of same or similar work performed at other facilities, Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov and address, point of contact and social-economic category. Include letters from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) if your firm is an authorized distributor.

If contractor is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), or any other special category of contractors, then contractor is responsible for providing documentation in support of this. This information will be used to determine the viability of a set aside for this requirement. If any of the requested information is not supplied with the response, this may result in the contractor not being considered in the Government s Procurement Strategy.

Contractors shall identify any Federal Supply Schedules that may carry the desired equipment or supplies.

Your response needs to address how you will meet the Government's requirements. All Contractors that are interested, regardless of their business type, and qualified to meet these requirements are asked to submit the following information:

1) Company Name: 2) Company Address: 3) Unique Entity ID: 4) Company POC Name: 5) Company POC Phone Number: 6) Company POC Email Address: 7) Company Website: 8) Business type: (Large, Small, Woman-Owned, VOSB/SDVOSB, etc.):

Please identify your company's small business size standard and applicable NAICS code. For more information refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards.

Note: If claiming SDVOSB or VOSB, the firm must be registered, and Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) verified in Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) https://search.certifications.sba.gov; also include VetCert certification.

Please email statements of capabilities to Myra Florisa N. Green no later than January 05, 2026, at 10:00AM Eastern time to contact@example.gov. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced later, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought announcement are not considered adequate responses to any future solicitation announcements.

Please see attached document for further details