# Bulk Water Softener Salt

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25025q0050

- Solicitation number: 36C25025Q0050
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Besco Water Treatment Inc. for $39,258.10
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250)
- NAICS: 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6810 Chemicals
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Battle Creek
- County: Calhoun County (FIPS 26025). https://abierto.us/counties/calhoun-county-mi-26025
- City: Battle Creek. https://abierto.us/cities/battle-creek-mi-2605920
- First posted: October 8, 2024
- Last posted: December 17, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ade354635d6d4ab2a52016a8e375a9fa/view

## Description

The purpose of this amendment is to provide additional information in response to questions which have been submitted.

**Q:** What will this be used for?

**A:** The salt is used for the water softener system which services the entire Battle Creek VA Medical Center.

**Q:** Does it specifically need to be white water ? Could you provide the salt specifications?

**A:** The bill of lading for the salt we currently receive says Granulated Industrial YPS Bulk NSF 60 . It looks like table salt.

**Q:** Do you want salt with or without YPS (anti-caking agent)?

**A:** The salt must have YPS.

**Q:** The common couple size for pneumatic deliveries here is 4 inches, while 4.5 inches sounds like an outside diameter measurement.

**A:** We have a 4-inch cam lock connection to the silo.

**Q:** What type of truck would you need to have deliveries in? Assume a pneumatic trailer but want to verify.

**A:** When salt is delivered the semi-truck looks like a tanker vessel and can offload the salt with air pressure from the truck through 4-inch hoses to our salt silo. Some have different compartments with looks of hoppers on the bottom of the tanker trailer.

**Q:** Would it be possible to schedule a site visit?

**A:** Yes, all requests for a site visit should be sent to the Contracting Officer, Jeffrey Rozema, via email at jeffrey.rozema@va.gov no later than 5:00 PM ET, Monday, October 14, 2024.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Besco Water Treatment Inc. (UEI FMLCLBKKUZ14)
- Contract: 36C25025P0409, purchase order
- Obligated: $33,686.46
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 19 offers received
- Link: award number 36C25025P0409 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C250 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25025P0409_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- October 8, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due October 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice c311edcd47364b7b9c45fc4c8d1cf6cc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c311edcd47364b7b9c45fc4c8d1cf6cc/view
- October 10, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due October 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 5d8bfe6cb2a7409cba077c3d10a689d8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5d8bfe6cb2a7409cba077c3d10a689d8/view
- December 17, 2024: Award notice. Notice ade354635d6d4ab2a52016a8e375a9fa. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ade354635d6d4ab2a52016a8e375a9fa/view

## Points of contact

- Jeffrey Rozema, Contracting Officer, jeffrey.rozema@va.gov, 269-966-5600 x36450

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