36C25818Q9599 Waste Pro Equipment System
This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This sources sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 333318 Other Commercial and Service Industry machinery Manufacturing (size standard of 1000 employees). Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 22 Network Contracting Office Gilbert, is seeking sources that can provide an Waste Pro Equipment System for the New Mexico VA Healthcare System located at 1501 San Pedro Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108.
The potential period of performance will be as follows:
TBD
Statement of Work
The NMVAHCS has a requirement for the purchase and installation of a Pulper, Waste Equipment System in Nutrition and Food Services to work as part of the cleaning and sanitizing of trays, dishes, flatware and glassware used for patient meal service.
Specific Tasks
Brand name or equal; New Equipment ONLY; All respondents must be manufacturers or authorized distributors. No refurbished or gray market items will be accepted.
Holidays
Normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding the following federal holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday.
Required Items Brand Name or Equal:
ITEM INFORMATION
ITEM NUMBER
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES
QUANTITY
UNIT
0001
1.00
EA
Hobart WPS-1000 Waste Pro Waste Equipment System
0002
1.00
EA
Installation
Minimum Specifications:
WastePro Self contained pulper with motorized drain valve
1 ea Standard warranty 1 Year parts, labor & travel time during normal
working hours within the USA
1 ea WPS1260 ELE00H 460v/60/3 ph
1 ea WPS1260 TYPFRS Free standing
1 ea WPS1260 WTP012 12 o'clock waterpress position
1 ea WPS1260 TROL09 9" trough tangential left
1 ea WPS1260 TFEN Trough Flush End Nozzle
1 ea WPS1260 TRA0NO Without tray
1 ea WPS1260 TRP270 270 degree trough position
1 ea WPS1260 CHTSTR Straight chute position
1 ea WPS1260 OVF0RH RH extractor overflow position
1 ea WPS1260 CPS0RH Chemical pump,rh
1 ea WPS1260 CNTSTD Standard control panel
1 ea WPS1260 PBS001 *remote p/b station, quantity 1
1 ea WPS1260 FETSTD Standard feet
1 ea WPS1260 PRS0NO Without prison package
1 ea SF SWS220 Special trough connection height plus 1 (Freestanding
only)
The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications.
If you are interested, and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions:
(1) Please indicate the 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.
(2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this source sought announcement?
(3) Are you the manufacturer or distributor of the items being referenced above? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items?
(4) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?
(5) Does your company have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract with General Services Administration (GSA) or the National Acquisition Center (NAC) or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP (National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement) or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number.
(6) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract?
(7) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes.
(8) Please submit your capabilities in regards to the salient characteristics being provided for planning purposes.
*** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all required salient characteristics.
Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to abdalia.smith@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Friday, August 3, 2018 at 4 PM PST. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this request for information. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
Abdalia "Dale" Smith
abdalia.smith@va.gov
ABDALIA.SMITH@VA.GOV
