1. Title: Milk and Dairy Products 2. Purpose: The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, located at Galleria Financial Center, 5075 Westheimer Rd, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77030, hereby issues the following Sources Sought to Request Information (RFI) with the intent of determining the contractor interest, capabilities, qualifications of potential businesses, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act compliance, Trade Agreement compliance and estimated industry pricing information for market research and estimated budgetary purpose for Milk and Dairy Products. Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and transportation to provide Milk and Dairy Products as identified in SOW. This Sources Sought is published for market research purposes. This Sources Sought will be used to determine if a set-aside for any small business program is appropriate. Government anticipates competitive, firm fixed price delivery order if on a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) or firm fixed price purchase order if open market . Please review this announcement, respond to questions below and review all attachments in their entirety. Government request that interested offerors complete all questions below, provide required documentation, descriptive literature and authorization letter as described below. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement. 3. Objective: To find qualified contractors with the capability to provide and deliver Milk and Dairy Products to the Fayetteville VA Medical Center main hospital located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 4. Place of Performance: Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks Fayetteville VA Medical Center 1100 North College Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72703 5. Responses Requested: The NCO 16 requires all the following information and questions answered 5a through 5o in this RFI/SS: Questions and information that is not provided shall be considered nonresponsive to the Request for Information and contractor shall not be considered as part of the market research. a. Do you (contractor) possess the capability to meet the government requirements of the SOW? b. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the companys business size, and SAM Unique Entity Identification Number. c. Is your company a small business, SDVOSB, VOSB, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications. d. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 311511? e. Do you (Contractor) manufacture the product itself or a distributor of the items identified in SOW? f. Are you an authorized distributor/reseller? Provide evidence from original equipment manufacturer (OEM). g. Do you (Contractor) supply a product manufactured by another domestic small business, if it is a nonmanufacturer? h. Do you (Contractor) supply the product of any sized manufacturer if SBA has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule? i. Is your (Contractor) Buy American Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response. j. Is your (Contractor) Trade Agreement Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response. k. Information for the product being requested, is it manufactured outside the US-Domestic non-available? l. Information for the product being requested, is it a foreign manufactured end product under the trade agreement? m. What is your schedule of delivery after receipt of order for the product? n. For the product required, Is your company available under any; Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC) General Services Administration Schedules (GSA) Veterans Affairs (VA) NAC Federal Supply Schedules Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) If so, please list the contract number for product. o. Contractors shall provide an estimated industry pricing for products for market research and budgetary purpose. 6. Opportunity: The NCO 16, is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR REQUEST INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist the NCO 16 in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractor shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives. 7. Instructions and Response Guidelines: Sources Sought responses are due by October 30, 2023 at 7:00 pm (EST) via email to ross.futch@va.gov. All Questions shall be submitted by October 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM (EST) via email to ross.futch.@va.gov. Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted. Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible. This a New Requirement. The subject line shall read: 36C25624Q0079-RFI-Sources Sought- Milk and Dairy Products - Fayetteville, AR. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(o). Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the Sources Sought. Information provided will be used solely by NCO 16 as "market research" and will not be released outside of the NCO 16 Purchasing and Contract Team. This Sources Sought notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this Sources Sought is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Contracting Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/) website or GSA e-buy. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought, or future RFP/RFQ. 8. Contact Information: Contract Specialist, Ross Futch Email address: ross.futch@va.gov Your responses to this notice are appreciated. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES/PROPOSALS; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may provide answers, responses and give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence and responses must be furnished in enough detail to demo See attached document: Statement of Work Milk and Dairy Products.

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