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Solicitation - Bulk Rock Salt and Bagged Ice Melt - 5 Year IDIQ - Erie VA Medical Center
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This is a five-year Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract set aside entirely for small businesses to supply bulk rock salt and bagged ice melt to the Erie VA Medical Center, with performance beginning October 1, 2026, and extending through September 30, 2031, contingent on option exercises. The contract includes a base year and four one-year option periods, with annual quantities of up to 200 tons of bulk salt and 24 pallets of bagged ice melt, and seasonal maximums of 250 tons and 400 pallets respectively. Pricing is firm fixed price, and awards will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where proposals must meet minimum technical specifications to be considered, and the lowest-priced acceptable offer will be selected. The product specifications require bulk salt to be at least 98% sodium chloride, in pellet form, with no more than 1% moisture, free-flowing, non-clumping, colored but non-staining, and ice melt to be calcium chloride or CMA-based, effective to -25°F, in weatherproof, waterproof bags on pallets not exceeding 2,500 pounds. All deliveries are FOB destination to the Erie VA Medical Center, where the government will inspect and accept or reject goods based on compliance with detailed physical and chemical standards. Vendors must be registered in SAM, hold a valid UEI and CAGE code, and affirmatively certify as a small business, with only Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) status indicated among possible socioeconomic categories. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to the Contract Specialist by August 11, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT, with all required forms including SF 1449, price schedules, descriptive literature, and representations completed. Invoicing is required through the Tungsten Network electronic system, with payments processed electronically via the Austin Payment Center. No phone inquiries are permitted, questions must be directed solely via email to olivia.mcdonald@va.gov by 12:00 PM EST on August 4, 2026, and all quotations must remain valid for 90 days. The contract incorporates standard FAR and VAAR clauses related to ordering, indefinite quantity, contract terms, payment, and administrative oversight, with no mention of COR/COT
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Place of Performance
PA, 16504, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
Five (5) Year IDIQ for Bulk Rock Salt and Bagged Ice Melt for the Erie VA Medical Center.
This solicitation is set aside for Small Businesses.
See solicitation attatchment for full details.
Vendors must read the solicitation in its entirety. Fill out all sections that require vendor input.
The award will be a five year IDIQ starting in 2026. Official dates will be issued at time of award
Questions must be sent to the Contract Specialist Olivia
McDonald via email at olivia.mcdonald@va.gov. The final date questions will be accepted is 12:00 PM EST on 08/04/2026.
NO Phone calls will be accepted.
**All quoters agree to hold pricing for 90 days. Contract will not be awarded until after 10/01/2026.
** Amendment posted 08/05/2026 answering vendor Question and Answer received and Slight revision to Statement of Need.
SEE Amendment attacment for details.
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