Gravity Roller Conveyor for the VA Long Beach Healthcare System

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. The Veteran's Integrated Service Network 22 is seeking a contractor to provide the VA Long Beach Healthcare System a Gates Gravity Conveyor or equivalent. This procurement is solely to procure the materials/hardware purchase and installation is not required. Required item is the two-sets of Gates Gravity Roller Conveyor (Trayline) or equivalent possessing the salient characteristics listed below. Salient Characteristics - Gates Gravity Roller Conveyor (Trayline) or equivalent Heavy-Duty Roller Conveyor Trayline system for wet and dry applications Powdered-coated steel frame, all welded Each conveyor trayline will be approximately 30 feet each with a 90-degree bend 1 5/8 O.D 16-gauge stainless steel - H frames with structural cross brace PVC roller with stainless steel shafts Legs secured to sleeves with allen head set screws 34 high to top of roller Rollers are 1 7/8 O.D gray PVC tubing with stainless steel ball bearings Rollers are mounted on stainless steel hex spring loaded shafts Roller frames are made of all welded stainless steel with hemmed edges for added rigidity Conveyor frame is constructed of stainless steel with side rails formed to keep trays in proper position Top and bottom of the frame edge for added rigidity Each end of frame is fitted with stainless steel plates notched for easy removal of trays Frame is tied together with stainless steel channel that is fully welded. The supports should be 1 5/8 O.D. 16 gauge stainless steel tubing that fit into stainless steel sleeves welded to the conveyor frame Conveyor shall handle compartmental or divided trays as well as flat bottom trays Tray size shall be 15'x20; Conveyor cross member and end plates to accommodate tray Fully welded structural cross brace to integrate with existing raceway box on site Feet shall be in stainless steel flanged feet Existing electrical raceway is built at 10 At Finished Floor (AFF) to the top of the box at 16 AFF. The flip - lid opens at 24 AFF. Knockdown construction for shipping Refer to Exhibit A: Conveyor Measurement and Exhibit B: Site Photos for layout and space reference. All items to be delivered after receipt of purchase order but not earlier than 01/04/2023 and not later than 01/06/2023. If you are interested and are capable of providing the required product(s) please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 333922, Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing. (4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) If your offer is for an equivalent product, please provide manufacturer, model number and information regarding how their product meets the salient characteristics. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333922, 500 Employees. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to contact@example.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 11/17/2022 12:00 PM PDT. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the beta.sam.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov.