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THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not b... THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation and bids are not being accepted at this time. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of providing Tennant, Brand Name required supplies for Qty. (6), B-5 Walk-Behind Burnisher, Qty. (6), T-2 17 Mini-Walk-Behind Floor Scrubber, and Qty. (6), T-3 20 Walk-Behind Floor Scrubber for the Coatesville VA Medical Center, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Rd., Coatesville, PA. 19320. Scope of Work: The contractor is to deliver the following supplies to the Coatesville VA Medical Center located at: 1400 Black Horse Hill Road, Coatesville, PA, 19320. Contractor is responsible for providing one day of onsite technical training to the EMS Staff for all equipment listed. Scheduling of this training will be coordinated with the Program POC, prior to delivery. Detailed Description of Salient Characteristics: Manufacturer Part No.: MV-B5-0010 1L X 1W (EA),B5 Walk-Behind Burnisher, 510mm / 20", Self-Propel, 225AH Battery, On-Board Charger, Automated Down Pressure, Active Dust Control System w/ Paper Filter Bag, HEPA Filter. Manufacturer Part No.: MV-T2-0010 T2 Walk-Behind Scrubber 430mm / 17" Disk, Conventional Scrubbing, 105AH Battery, On-Board Charger, a Multi-Language Manual and Solid Urethane Tires. Manufacturer Part No.: T300-500-O 1L X 1W (EA),T300 Walk-Behind Scrubber 500 mm/20" Disk. Performance Monitoring: All units purchased will be subject to an incoming inspection by the Environmental Management Service to ensure the equipment delivered is functional and meets electrical safety standards as defined by the current edition of NFPA 99. Any defective equipment or damaged items will be returned by the supplier for immediate exchange. Delivery Requirements: Delivery accepted at the Coatesville VA Medical Center, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Rd., Coatesville, PA. 19320. Drop off will be at the Warehouse. VA business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am 4:30pm, excluding Federal Holidays. Government point of contacts information will be shared at time of award. Tracking and shipping information shall be given to the POC prior to delivery time as well as plans for dates regarding setting up the equipment. POC: VA POC will be contacted prior to delivery in order to set up training times and ensure someone is there for incoming acceptance of equipment at the warehouse loading dock. POC contact information will be shared with the contractor at time of award. Delivery date and time should also be coordinated with the receiving department. 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 mentioned above. Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, SAMuei Unique Entity Identifier, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 333318 (size standard of 1000 employees) and Socioeconomic Status Class. Please answer the following questions: 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.)? Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? Is the product you are providing information about manufactured in the United States? If not, please provide the country where the unit is manufactured. If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). 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? If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job. 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 number. If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. Please list if this pricing proposed is on your GSA Schedule or will it be Open Market? Please submit your capabilities regarding the salient characteristics detailed above to establish capabilities for planning purposes. Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. Please provide your SAM Unique Entity Identifier number. This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 8. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to Tyler.Karns@va.gov no later than, 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 27th, 2022. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed by the Contract Specialist, Tyler Karns. All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the GSA eBuy website for all qualified interested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Tyler.Karns@va.gov. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.