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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 sources 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 supplies described below.

VA Phoenix Healthcare System Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) located in 650 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85012, has a purchase requirement of two (2) EA Air Curtain Refrigerators Traulsen Model No. RAC37 1 or equal. This purchase is necessary for storage of prepared items and ingredients in compliance with HACCP program guidelines.

This procurement shall be a brand name or equal. Contractors must provide a brand name or equal that meets or exceeds the physical, functional, and performance of listed characteristics described below. Contractors shall show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that all equal to items meet all required salient characteristics including brand name and model numbers IAW FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal.

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Item Description
Qty
UOM
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Air Curtain Refrigerator Traulsen Model No. RAC37 1 or equal If equal to brand, please provide brand name and model#
2
EA
Salient Characteristics
Must be 120v Power supply
Have a minimum of 10 shelf supports
Must be able to accommodate 18 x 26-inch bun pans
Must be stainless steel surfaces inside and out
Must have casters to allow for portability and easy movement when required
Must have bumpers and rails to protect surrounding equipment
Must have programmable defrost including automatic, manual, and cancel defrost in progress functions
Must have a temperature display in the front
Must provide a minimum of 5-year compressor warranty with the purchase
Must meet dimension specification: depth no greater than 40 , width no greater than 36 , height no greater than 82
Must have reversable doors so the using service can switch the door hinge if needed
Installation service is not requested

If you are interested and are capable of providing the required supplies, 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 333415 Air-conditioning and Warm Air-Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing?
(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 and product lead time 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 333415 (1,250 employees).

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to hestia.sim@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 4/27/2023 10:00 AM Pacific Local Time.

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 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) located at http://veterans.certify.sba.gov.

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