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SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and th... SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 811310, Commercial & Industrial Machinery & Equipment repair and maintenance. 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.

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THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNI... THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this RFI. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. At this time, questions concerning the composition and requirements for a future RFQ will not be entertained. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 811310, Commercial & Industrial Machinery & Equipment repair and maintenance. 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 05 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can complete requirements for Maintenance and Service, Kitchen Equipment that at a minimum meets the requirements listed under the description section below. 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: (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.)? Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) receive preference. Company name, address of company, point of contact A through description of experience in managing support requirements of this nature. (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Your FSS GSA/NAC contract number. (4) 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. (5) Please submit your capabilities in regards to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? (6) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. (7) Please provide your DUNS/UEI number. CONTACT INFORMATION: Responses to this notice and any questions related to this RFI shall be directed to Cassie White cassie.white@va.gov and Amy Ritchey at Amy.Ritchey@va.gov. All information regarding Capabilities Statements or any other proprietary information relative to this RFI shall be submitted via email to cassie.white@va.gov and Amy.Ritchey@va.gov. Telephone questions or responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 2:00 PM EST, 2/6/2023. 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 sources sought. Responses to this sources sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Description The VA Medical Center Washington DC (WASVAMC) Dietary and CLC Kitchens has within its inventory approximately thirty-eight (39) assets used to prepare meals for veteran patients during their stay. The equipment consists of components for the dietary staff to prepare food, prepping or assembly equipment to assemble trays for delivery, warming or holding equipment to maintain the food s freshness and ready-to-serve state until delivered to patients, dishwashing equipment including conveyor systems working in conjunction to move dishes through the was/dry process meeting required temperatures and dryness to maintain an antibacterial environment. The equipment is manufactured by several manufactures requiring service technicians to have a broad and diverse knowledge of each unit. The technicians need to have a variety of parts unique to each unit available to enable the equipment to be returned to service expeditiously to allow the dietary staff to provide the food services at a level to maintain accreditation of the facility. The demand posed by the dietary operation exceeds the electromechanical shop s ability provide the necessary services and timelessness due to the size of staffing, the needed training on the diverse equipment and delayed acquisition of parts. Parts needed come from a variety of vendors and the process to research and obtain quotes and then, waiting on parts lends the process to extreme down times, thus affecting the dietary kitchen process to provide meals to the veteran patients during their stay. General The Contractor shall provide services to the Washington DC VA Medical Center (WASVAMC) located at 50 Irving Street NW Washington DC 20422. The services shall encompass the maintenance and service to the facility s kitchen equipment manufactured by a variety of manufactures. The Contractor shall be able to perform preventative, corrective, planned maintenance and emergency services on all models utilizing technicians who have been trained and certified by each of the prospective manufactures including trained and certified on each of the models within the facilities inventory. Maintenance and Emergency services Estimated number of technicians and supervision to be described to properly execute Maintenance to include Preventative (PM), Corrective (CM) and Planned Services as agreed under a service agreement. Additionally, please include Emergency Services capability. The Contractor s technician(s) shall have the knowledge and ability to perform preventative maintenance, inspections, calibrations, overhauls, repairs to each kitchen equipment asset. Capabilities statement should describe full ability for the required work. Equipment List see table below for equipment to be included in the preventative maintenance and emergency service program. SERIAL NUMBER BRAND MODEL DESCRIPTION 271195413 HOBART FT 1000 Â J193271 AEROWERKS SCBN/PRCN TRAY CONVEYER 10400383 HOBART WPS1200 PULPER UNKNOWN TWII TWII TURBOWASH W20536461-1 AVTEC TTH4 TRAY CONVEYOR W20536461-2 AVTEC DS02A TRAY CONVEYER 463037604 VULCAN K6ETT KETTLE ELECTRIC 463037605 VULCAN K6ETT KETTLE ELECTRIC 2122305749 CLEVELAND MKDL40T MIXER KETTLE 311581015 HOBART 84145 CHOPPER 115359000 ALTO-SHAM 1000UP WARMER 10ABJD0066 DUKE 5/9E3XX CONVECTION 50ABJD0067 DUKE PFB1 PROOFER 1058387010 ALTO-SHAM 7.14ESI COMBIOVEN 1059698010 ALTO-SHAM 7.14ESI COMBIOVEN L27700492756231 VOLLRATH SLP330ES MANUAL SLICER 21123053076 CLEVELAND 24CGA10.2 GENERAL BASE STEAMER 30383031 ALTO-SHAM CTP720E COMBI-OVEN 30383021 ALTO-SHAM CTP720E COMBI-OVEN 1607818 HOBART A200D SMALL MIXER 11421870 HOBART H600 MIXER KETTLE SGL40TNATHTP CLEVELAND SGL40TR BRAISIN PAN GAS 1058415001 ALTO-SHAM 1200UPS WARMER 1069582000 ALTO-SHAM 1200UPS WARMER 133617604 FWE PS-1220-30 WARMER 133617601 FWE PS-1220-30 WARMER 133617603 FWE PS-1220-30 WARMER 202109030001 ALADDIN TEMP-RITE DH08 WARMER 1158832000 ALTO-SHAM 1000UP WARMER 100598 GREON TDBB20 TDBB20 202109010003 ALADDIN TEMP-RITE DH08 WARMER 202110060012 ALADDIN TEMP-RITE ADV700 WARMER 202110060011 ALADDIN TEMP-RITE ADV700 WARMER 851095068 HOBART CL44E DISHWASHER ALADDIN 4-WELL ALADDIN TEMP-RITE UNKNOWN WARMING TABLE HOT WELLS 650080445 HOBART CG41 GRIDDLE ELECTRIC LARGE 11170594 DUKE E55CBSSSWM FOOD WARMER HOLDING TABLE 202109280023 ALADDIN TEMP-RITE DH07 PLATE/PALLET WARMER NURSHM PLATE WARMER N/A N/A PLATE /PALLET WARMER 2.3__Preventative and Corrective Maintenance shall include inspection and repair as stated in the service agreement; all tasks shall adhere to the OEM standards for each asset model minimally.