Inactive
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
Notice ID:36C26324Q0015
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE only. The Government has a requirement for bulk salt to melt ice and compacted snow from the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System (MVAHCS) parking areas and sidewalks mitig...
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE only. The Government has a requirement for bulk salt to melt ice and compacted snow from the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System (MVAHCS) parking areas and sidewalks mitigating slippery surfaces for both vehicles and pedestrians. The MVAHCS estimated salt usage is between 120 and 160 tons annually. The Government intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS OR PRICING AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. This notice shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will be treated only as information for the Government to consider as part of their market research efforts. The information provided will be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy regarding possible set aside for Veteran Owned and other socio-economic categories of small business. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI and parties responding will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs incurred in responding to this RFI. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing - with a SBA Small Business Size Standard of 650 employees. PSC is 6850, Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties. Your response must address capabilities specific to the commodity required in the below Item Description, in addition to all other information required below. 1. Please identify any of your firm s existing contract vehicles (e.g., GSA federal supply schedules) which provide commodities similar to those described in the Item Description Work. 2. Please provide all social-economic categories of your firm (e.g., SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, Large Business, 8a, etc.) as well as your firm s SAM Unique Entity ID number (replaces DUNS number) and Government Contract POC. All questions and responses must be submitted via email, no phone calls will be accepted. Please note MVAHCS Bulk Salt in the subject line of your response. Point of Contact: Mark Chase (TAG), Contract Specialist: mark.chase1@va.gov Statement of Work Salt must be capable of melting snow and ice down to - 5 ° (negative 5 degrees) Fahrenheit. Size of salt pellets can be no larger than ¼ inch in diameter. Larger pellets will not work in our application equipment. Color of salt must not be white in color. Colored salt helps determine where salt has already been applied. Loads being delivered need to be covered during inclement weather (Rain or Snow). Salt will be free of foreign materials (dirt, trash, water, etc.) MVAHCS reserves the right to refuse load(s) for the following: Wet salt Salt contaminated with foreign matter Large clumps of frozen material Salt must be delivered to the following address: Building 72 Minneapolis VA Medical Center Campus 1 Veterans Drive Minneapolis, MN 55417 Contractor will provide a copy of the vehicle empty and full weigh tickets for each load. Invoices will list the quantity of salt delivered in Pounds. Invoices will be submitted into the Tungsten portal after deliveries have been accepted by MVAHCS Grounds department.
