Page 1 of Page 1 of Page 1 of Page 4 of 4 Page 4 of 4 Page 1 of Page 1 of Page 1 of 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 services described below. The Veteran s Integrated Service Network 22 is seeking a contractor to provide the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System a with twenty (20) Transport Meal Carts or equivalent. This procurement is solely to procure the materials/hardware purchase. Required items are the twenty (20) K1280 - Transport Cart Aladdin Temp Rite or equivalent possessing the salient characteristics listed below. Salient Characteristics - K1280 Transport Cart, Meal Tray Aladdin Temp-Rite -ET24PT or equivalent All stainless-steel construction, tray transport cart with center divider 24 trays. Side panels are recessed inside frame for added protection One continuous hinge for each of 2 doors. Holds 24 trays It has 6" Rigid, non-marking casters, 2 swivels with brakes and 2 rigids Four corner non-marking bumpers Cardholder, 3"x5", mounted on side of cart for ease of identification Fits 13.356" x 22.0" (33.92 cm x 55.88cm) undivided retherm tray (convection) Center assembly to support undivided tray and to keep hot and cold food items separated All models have full 270º door swing with a magnetic catch for the open position Stainless steel gravity latches Removable tray slides for easy cleaning Internal brace and external gussets to prevent racking Dimension: 34D x 31W x 56H Quantity: 20 2. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES Meet delivery onsite and unload truck The Vendor shall take necessary precautions to avoid damaging property during transport. The Vendor shall be responsible for all costs associated with damages. Contractor shall repair or coordinate with the POC for replacement of damaged, defective, or missing items. No Installation needed. No training is needed on the equipment. 3. WARRANTY Vendor shall provide standard warranty on all items. All items to be delivered after receipt of purchase order but not earlier than 01/02/2024 and not later than 01/05/2024. If you are interested and are capable of providing the required product(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 337127, Institutional Furniture 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 for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) If your offer is for an equivalent product, please provide manufacturer, model number and information regarding how their product meets the salient characteristics. 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 337127, 500 Employees. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to isaac.shimizu@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 05/02/2023 12:00 PM PDT. 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.

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