NASHVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER CONVEYOR STYLE DISHWASHER

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 9 has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $114,398 for the removal and replacement of an existing flight-type dishwasher system at the Nashville VA Medical Center with a new Hobart CL66-BAS conveyor dishwasher, a corresponding Hobart BOOSTER+BUILDUP booster heater, and a disposal unit. This procurement was conducted as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 333310, with award to be made based on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology. Offerors were required to demonstrate technical acceptability through a detailed work plan covering equipment removal, a mandatory 10–15 day pause, installation, training of kitchen staff, and site cleanup, all while ensuring no disruption to patient services and adhering to VA Nutrition and Food Services coordination requirements. All proposals had to include certification of SDVOSB status via the SBA database, signed VAAR 852.219-75, and compliance with subcontracting limitations restricting non-certified subcontracted work to no more than 50% of the contract value for services. The contract mandates electronic invoicing through the VA EIPP system and compliance with federal regulations including the Buy American Act, Trade Agreements Act, and contractor whistleblower protections. The place of performance is Building 1, Room D-101, at the Nashville campus, and the contractor must complete the work within a proposed schedule determined post-award. A site survey was mandatory for all offerors on March 4, 2026, and all submissions were required to be emailed to the contracting officer by March 23, 2026, in Word, Excel, or PDF format. The contract includes clauses governing intellectual property ownership, performance reporting, and severe penalties including five-year debarment for misrepresentation of SDVOSB status. Payment will be processed through the FSC e-Invoicing system to the Network Contracting Office 9 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.