Milk and Dairy Products

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center (VAMC), Richmond, VA, intends to award a Milk and Dairy Products contract. The NAICS code for this requirement is 311511, and the business size standard is 1,150 Employees. This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses.

The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible. VA is required by Public Law 109-461 to prioritize SDVOSB and VOSB concerns first if sufficient firms are available to compete under a set aside. Suppose insufficient veteran-owned and small business response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation.

In that case, the action will be advertised as a Full and Open competition, in which case all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid.

The Richmond VAMC, located at 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249, is seeking a potential qualified contractor that can provide the following items (no gray market items accepted): ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 89,752.00 PT VA-25-00005220 MILK, REDUCED FAT 1%, PASTEURIZED, PINT CONTAINERS, FORTIFIED WITH VITAMINS A&D, CHILLED, PAPER CARTON Funding/Req.

Number: 1 0002 280.00 PT MILK, SKIM 0.5%, PASTEURIZED, PINT WITH VITAMINS A&D, CHILLED, PAPER CARTON. Funding/Req.

Number: 1 0003 400.00 PT MILK, WHOLE, PASTEURIZED, PINT CONTAINERS, FORTIFIED WITH VITAMINS A&D, CHILLED, PAPER CARTON. Funding/Req.

Number: 1 0004 299.00 PT MILK, CHOCOLATE FLAVORED 1%, PASTEURIZED, PINT CONTAINERS, FORTIFIED WITH VITAMINS A&D, CHILLED, PAPER CARTON Funding/Req.

Number: 1 This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract ultimately, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for the information requested or compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice becomes the property of the Government. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include:

(1) Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and DUNS number (www.dnb.com);

(2) List of available compatible products, procurement source (open market or GSA Schedule), the geographical location the respondent can service, and documentation of authorized distributor certification (if a brand name product is intended for the offer should the requirement go to solicitation);

(3) Business size (small or large business concern) and number of employees.

(4) Type of small business (i.e., Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Business, etc.). Responses to this notice should be emailed to Ronnie Gregory at Ronnie.Gregory@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 10/08/2024 at 11:00 AM EST. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only.

All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)