New Reach-In Display Refrigerators

This procurement is a combined synopsis and solicitation issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 20, for the purchase of two 2-section reach-in display refrigerators under NAICS code 333415, specifically set aside 100% for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The requirement calls for Traulsen Model RHT232DUT-FHG units or equal products that meet all specified salient characteristics, including NSF compliance and construction from FDA-approved materials. The solicitation uses Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 12 and anticipates a firm-fixed price purchase order. Offerors must submit a completed and signed Standard Form 1449, a filled-out Price/Cost Schedule, documentation proving equivalency if offering a non-brand name item, and a signed VAAR 852.219-76 Limitations on Subcontracting form. Responses must be emailed to Nicholas Heintz at Nicholas.Heintz@va.gov by the deadline of July 23, 2026, and no late submissions will be accepted. All offerors must be certified in the SBA's database as SDVOSBs, maintain current representations and certifications in SAM, provide a Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code, and verify their status as either the manufacturer or a qualified nonmanufacturer. The refrigerators must be delivered to the Puget Sound VAMC in Seattle, WA, with performance expected within 90 days of award, and all items must be packed to ensure safe shipment and carrier acceptance. Delivery must include two user manuals and two service manuals, preferably in electronic format. Technical compliance and past performance are evaluated as pass/fail gates and are weighted as combined factors more important than price, though the final award decision will be based on what is most advantageous to the government considering both technical merit and cost. Offerors must comply with numerous federal statutes including Buy American, Fly American, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards, Kickbacks, and Combating Trafficking in Persons, and must adhere to VA electronic invoicing requirements under VAAR 852.232-72, submitting all payment requests electronically with specific invoice details including TIN, contract number, delivery dates, and payment terms. The government reserves the right to inspect, test, reject, or require correction of nonconforming supplies at no additional cost, and may seek equitable price adjustments if defects cannot be remedied after acceptance. Payments will be processed via