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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 25, 2014 FBO #4718
DOCUMENT

89 -- Dietary Supplements and Tube Feeding Products - Attachment

Notice Date

10/23/2014
 

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

VA797P15N0020
 

Response Due

11/5/2014
 

Archive Date

2/12/2015
 

Point of Contact

Sina Sullivan
 

E-Mail Address

ullivan@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

OCTOBER 23, 2014 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VA NATIONAL ACQUISITION CENTER P.O. BOX 76, BUILDING 37, HINES IL 60141 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 products field. Current dietary supplement contract holders are asked to submit a full product catalog. A presentation is to be given for any products that are new to the marketplace or have changes made from the previous product listing. The presentation and question period will not exceed 120 minutes per vendor or 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 between November 17 - 21, 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 a first come basis between the times of 10:30AM - 3:00PM CST Monday, November 17, 2014 through Friday, November 21, 2014. All interested parties are requested to register no later than 3:00PM CST by November 5, 2014, by contacting Sina Sullivan at 708-786-5186. All product presentations need to be formatted for a virtual meeting via teleconference; therefore electronic proposals are requested on a CD and must also be provided in paper form. All presentation materials, including, but not limited to, sample products, electronic literature, product catalogs, PowerPoint slides are to be consolidated and delivered to the NAC no later than November 7, 2014. Please note that a total of fifteen (15) full presentation packages are required that will be disseminated by the NAC to all the virtual team members. Also, if your presentation includes actual product samples they must be non-perishable and received along with the full presentation packages for dissemination to each virtual team member. 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 Therapeutic Oral Nutritional Supplements: Liquid ready-to-eat, frozen, 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 before 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) Fifteen (15) copies of presentation materials, e.g., product catalogs/literature, product samples and documented research in efficiency of product use. NOTE: This information is to be received no later than November 7, 2014 to ensure all virtual team members receive full presentation packages prior to your scheduled appointment. Presentation packages shall be mailed to VA National Acquisition Center, 1st Ave, 1 Block North of Cermak Road, Bldg. 37, Hines IL 60141, Attn: Sina Sullivan. 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 Vendor 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/VA797P15N0020/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA797P-15-N-0020 VA797P-15-N-0020.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1693657&FileName=VA797P-15-N-0020-000.docx)

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Record

SN03557558-W 20141025/141023235003-b26d1a490b577b413b73111c9bfd0aee (fbodaily.com)
 

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