DOCUMENT
65 -- Nutritional Supplements & Tube Feeding Products - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 10/7/2014
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 311999
— All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- VA National Acquisition Center - Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center
- Solicitation Number
- VA797P15N0003
- Response Due
- 10/31/2014
- Archive Date
- 2/7/2015
- Point of Contact
- Sina Sullivan
- E-Mail Address
-
ullivan@va.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- OCTOBER 7, 2014 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VA NATIONAL ACQUISITION CENTER P.O. BOX 76, BUILDING 37, HINES IL 60141 89-89-NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS & TUBE FEEDING PRODUCTS SOURCES SOUGHT Synopsis: The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisition Center (NAC) and the Nutrition & Food Service Dietary Supplement Standardization Committee are requesting manufacturers of the nutritional products listed herein to provide information on their products and product lines in anticipation of a new solicitation to be issued in 2015. This notice will serve as market research to obtain information about the product types listed herein. This notice is not a formal solicitation but a request for interested parties to provide product information. Interested parties are requested to make a presentation on the scope of their product lines, categorization of their products, salient product characteristics and future product developments in the commercial nutritional supplement and tube feeding field. Current dietary supplement contract holders are asked to present only those products that are new to the marketplace. The presentation and question period will not exceed 120 minutes per vendor and 60 minutes for vendors presenting 10 or less products. Presentations will be held at the VA National Acquisition Center, 1st Ave, 1 Block North of Cermak Road, Bldg. 37, Hines IL 60141 on November 18-20, 2014. Only primary manufacturers of the product types listed herein will be scheduled to present information. All interested offerors will have an opportunity to submit a proposal once the solicitation is posted at www.FBO.gov. Pre-registration for presentations is required. Time slots will be offered on first come basis for all day Tuesday - Thursday November 18-20, 2014 (9:00AM - 3:00PM). All interested parties are requested to register no later than 3:00PM CST on October 31, 2014. Please submit a complete product list at time of pre-registration to sina.sullivan@va.gov. The following are the types of products to be reviewed. Commercial Nutritional Supplements (food products not pills): Formulations Basic nutritional profile Complete list of ingredients Nutrient specific profiles for disease specific problems Examples include but are not limited to: Calories, protein, specific amino acids, elemental products, enhanced fiber or low residue, fat modifications or enhancers, electrolyte modifications; enriched vitamin and mineral products, product thickeners, etc. Types Oral beverages: Liquid ready-to-eat, liquid or powder concentrates, all package sizes Bars or pudding style products: Ready-to-eat, individual portions, all package sizes Thickener products and premixed ready-to-eat thickened beverages, all package sizes Tube Feeding Products: Liquid ready to use. Therapeutic Modular Products: Liquid ready to use, liquid or powder concentrates, all package sizes. Interested vendors should provide the following information at time of presentation: 1) your interest in this procurement; 2) product brand name; 3) capacity capabilities; 4) nutritional composition; 5) commercial list/catalog price; 6) shelf life; 7) product lifecycle; 8) any other commercial practices, issues or concerns; and 9) 15 copies of product catalogs/literature, and documented research in efficiency of product use. Point of Contacts: Schedule PresentationPrimary Point of ContactSecondary Point of Contact Sina SullivanSina SullivanErika Moreno Contract SpecialistContract SpecialistContract Officer (708) 786-5186(708) 786-5186(708) 786-4934 sina.sullivan@va.gov sina.sullivan@va.gov erikca.moreno2@va.gov Presentations will be held at: Department of Veteran Affairs National Acquisition Center 1st Ave, 1 Block North of Cermak Rd. Bldg. 37 Hines, IL 60141
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANAC/VANAC/VA797P15N0003/listing.html)
- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA797P-15-N-0003 VA797P-15-N-0003.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1670478&FileName=VA797P-15-N-0003-000.docx)
- Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1670478&FileName=VA797P-15-N-0003-000.docx
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- Record
- SN03544530-W 20141009/141007234446-af14820c2bd6267feded196bb588309c (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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