Inactive Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (specific to Department of Veterans Affairs)

Presolicitation Notice 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 contr... Presolicitation Notice 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 source 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 Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Healthcare System located at 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033-4004 has a requirement to provide ice machines. The prospective contractor must be Brand Name or Equal for Manufacturer: Scotsman Part # HID525 and HST21B-A: Requirements: The Contractor shall provide thirteen (13) ice and water dispensers meeting the specifications below: Units must be stand alone or have a suitable cabinet or table to install the ice machine in the nutrition rooms of inpatient units. Estimated measurements 21 ¼ width, 28 depth, 60 70 height. Units shall be air cooled, 115 volt, and provide a minimum of 50 lbs of ice. Ice should be small cube or crushed ice. Cube size shall be identified in the offeror s proposal. Hands free or push button dispenser for separate ice and water service. Warranty for repair or replacement of defective units shall be 3 years parts and labor and 5 years for compressor and condenser parts. Any units proposed should include full specifications for both the ice and water dispenser and any cabinet offered. If you are interested and are capable of providing the required service(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 333241? (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) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources 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 333241 (500 employees). Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Joseph E. Horn at Joseph.Horn@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 03/18/2024 11:00 EST. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the beta.sam.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources 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 sources 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.