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The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of business sources qualified to a Meal Tray Delivery Cart. POTENTIAL ... The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of business sources qualified to a Meal Tray Delivery Cart. POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL RESPOND BY: All responses must be received no later than 01:00pm CST, Tuesday, February 20, 2020. All responses must be submitted to this email address: Robert.johnson3@va.gov POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1. Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address. 2. DUNS number. 3. Size classification relative to NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code for the proposed acquisition. 4. State if your firm is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business or a small disadvantaged business. A suggested NAICS code for this potential acquisition is 333241, Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (Size Standard: 500 Employees). If a different NAICS code would be more appropriate, please provide justification for the suggested code. POTENTIAL SOURCES NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE NONMANUFACTURING RULE REQUIREMENTS WHEN REPLYING TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE NONMANUFACTURING RULE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM REPLYING TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE NONMANUFACTURING RULE CAN BE FOUND IN SECTION 13 CFR 121.406.https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=7780ee089107f59ef3f78b938e2282b7&r=PART&n=13y1.0.1.1.17 DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT: 1. Meal Tray Delivery Cart to be delivered to the Ft Meade VA Medical Center located near Sturgis, South Dakota. Description & Salient Characteristics Hot/Cold food holding cart, (1) door, 2-compartments, (10-20) tray capacity, fits 23 x 13.5 trays, 6 swivel casters, 120V/60/1ph, 20 amps, 1600 watts, NEMA 5-20P Required Individual Line Items & Quantity of Items- Requirements Trays Fits 10-20 trays; 23 x 13.5 tray size 3-3.75 tray spacing Fits DX1089MOC23 tray Construction Interior cart divided into hot and cold side by thermal dividers Swivel casters Exterior stainless-steel construction (1) door with (2) compartments: labeled hot/cold sides HACCP safe Electrical 120V/60/1ph, 20 amps, 1600 watts, NEMA 5-20P plug configuration Maintenance Manuals (CD, PDF or Word) (1 each) User Manuals (1 each) The vendor must supply pre-cleaning and reprocessing instructions for Use (IFU). Optional Line Items Warranty Information One-year parts and labor. Delivery Requirements: All products should be ordered to arrive on or about March 1, 2020. 3. Type of Contract: This is a firm-fixed-price contract. DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this or future information requests. AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION). This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.) 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. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), 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.