SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Wire Racks for the VA Long Beach Healthcare System
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2023 6:40:41 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332618
— Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262) Gilbert AZ 85297 USA
- ZIP Code
- 85297
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26223Q0754
- Response Due
- 3/30/2023 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 05/29/2023
- Point of Contact
- Isaac Shimizu, Contract Specialist, Phone: isaac.shimizu@va.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
isaac.shimizu@va.gov
(isaac.shimizu@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. The Veteran s Integrated Service Network 22 is seeking a contractor to provide the VA Long Beach Healthcare System to procure a Wire Shelf/Wire Shelving Posts. This procurement is to procure the materials/hardware purchase and installation is required. Required items are Wire Shelf/Wire Shelving Posts or equivalent possessing the salient characteristics listed below. Salient Characteristics -Wire Shelf/Wire Shelving Post or equivalent A1848NS - Wire Shelf, Polished Stainless-Steel 18""X48"" M2055 Quantity: 295 74PS - Wire Shelving Post, Polished Stainless-Steel 74""H M2055 Quantity: 236 A1836NS - Wire Shelf, Polished Stainless-Steel 18""x 36"" M2070 Quantity: 4 54PS- Wire Shelving Post, Polished Stainless Steel- 54""H M2070 Quantity: 4 A1860NS- Wire Shelf, Polished Stainless Steel, 18"" x 60"" M2036 Quantity: 5 74PS- Wire Shelving Post, Polished Stainless Steel. 74""H M2036 Quantity: 4 Delivery Delivery shall be freight on board (FOB) Destination and within 60 days of award The vendor must coordinate with the VA Point of Contact to schedule the delivery. The vendor is required to define the need for a staging area to accommodate item delivery, if needed. Post-award, this information will be confirmed with the vendor. The delivery of items identified in this document shall take place during normal business hours which are defined as: 0800 to 1630 (i.e.: 8:00am to 4:30pm Pacific Standard Time), Monday through Friday, and excluding Federal Holidays. Delivery trucks will not be permitted to remain at the loading dock. Trucks shall be unloaded, moved from the dock, and then brought back to the dock if required to haul out any waste, tools, or excess materials. (Not applicable if being delivered to the offsite warehouse). The vendor must clearly tag and label the items with the contract number and Purchase Order (PO) number. The units shall come with a minimum 1-year manufacturer s warranty covering labor and parts of manufacturing defects. Warehouse If the vendor requires the use of the Government s activation contractor s warehouse to meet the requirements of this contract the vendor must provide a certificate of insurance prior to the delivery and offloading of the item(s). This insurance certificate must be completed and presented to the activation contractor prior to delivery. The vendor shall communicate through the VA POC any required coordination requirements. Clean Up and Disposal There are no dumpsters available for vendor use. The removal of waste and/or excess material shall be conducted through the loading dock area. Delivery trucks and/or other vendor vehicles will not be permitted to remain at the loading dock. Vehicles will need to be brought back to the dock if required to remove any waste, tools, or excess materials. Deliverables The vendor shall provide CAD drawings (including shop drawings) and specifications for site prep for their product as required. The vendor shall provide a completed VA Form 6550 with submittal documents for any and all item(s) that may connect to the VA network and medical devices that store sensitive patient information. Assembly and Installation The vendor is required to manage and coordinate installation at the VALB with the Station POC. On-site assembly and installation of items, and performance of services identified in this document shall take place during normal business hours which are defined as: 0800 to 1630 (i.e.: 8:00am to 4:30pm Pacific Standard Time), Monday through Friday, and excluding Federal Holidays. The vendor is required to define the need for a staging area to accommodate item assembly and installation, if needed. Post-award, this information will be confirmed with the vendor. The vendor is required to provide tools, labor and materials to complete assembly and installation of the items detailed in this document. The vendor shall protect all finished spaces and surfaces as required from delivery and installation damage. The vendor shall use covering and protection to the extent necessary to prevent damage to finished spaces. Any damage occurred during delivery and installation is the responsibility of the vendor. The vendor will be responsible for paying for and repairing any damage or noted deficiencies to finished spaces and surfaces that occur as a result of the vendor s (or associated sub-contractors) installation. During the entire duration of assembly and installation, the vendor will have a competent representative on-site as the vendor s contact, and to serve as the interface between the vendor and VALB. On-site representative can be the installer. All instructions provided from Station POC to the representative will binding as if given to the vendor s main contact. The Station POC may provide specific instructions. Training The vendor shall coordinate through the VA POC to provide a hands-on training session to staff selected by the VA. Training shall be completed within 45 days after final installation of equipment. The vendor will record the training and provide a copy of the training to the VA POC for VA to use to train additional personal at a future date. In addition, the vendor shall provide additional training documents to the VA POC for training additional persons at a future date. Use of Premises During the performance of this contract, work will be carried out on VALB premises. The vendor will perform all work in such a manner that will cause a minimum interference with VALB operations and the operations of other contractors on the premises. The vendor will communicate through the VA POC any required coordination requirements with the GC prior to and during delivery and installation activities. The project may be an active construction site during delivery and installation. The vendor will take all necessary precautions to protect the premises and all persons and property therein from damage injury. The vendor will assume responsibility for taking precautions for the vendor s (and associated subcontractors ) employees, agents, licensees, and permittees. The vendor shall abide by any safety requirements imposed by the GC (e.g., hard hats, safety vests). All items to be delivered after receipt of purchase order but not earlier than 05/22/2023 and not later than 05/26/2023. If you are interested and are capable of providing the required product(s) please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (2) 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. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 332618, Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing. (4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) If your offer is for an equivalent product, please provide manufacturer, model number and information regarding how their product meets the salient characteristics. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 332618, 500 Employees. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to isaac.shimizu@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 03/30/2023 12:00 PM PDT. After review of the responses to this source sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the beta.sam.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this source sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this source sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov.
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/cb0d010a65f94a3f84d09ede02478016/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: VA Long Beach Healthcare System 5901 East 7th Street, Long Beach 90822
- Zip Code: 90822
- Zip Code: 90822
- Record
- SN06629099-F 20230325/230323230118 (samdaily.us)
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