Sources Sought Heat on Demand Advantage RS Activator Brand Name or Equal Sources Sought for the North Chicago VAMC

Page 2 of 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. The NCO 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214, is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified:

(1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB);

(2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); or (3) Small or emerging small business firms, or (4) Other Than Small business firms, to provide Induction Heating Activator and induction bases for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.

General Requirements: ADV650+Heat on Demand Advantage or equal IHB26K Heat on Demand Advantage Induction bases, black or equal Salient Characteristics: Overall height not to exceed 12" Overall width not to exceed 21" Overall depth not to exceed 21" Must be commercial food service industry grade Must be electric 208-240 volts, 50/60 Hertz, Phase: Three, Max amp draw: 15 Min amp capacity: 20 Must have temperature hold time of 75+ minutes Must heat in 15 seconds or less Must have bases that that are compatible to activator, stay cool to the touch and fit standard 9" plates All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, INCLUDING ALL THE FOLLOWING:

Company name. Address. Point of contact (name/title/telephone number/e-mail address). FSS / SEWP Contract number, if applicable. SAM Unique ID number. Tax ID number. Indication of which business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business or Other Than Small Business) for which the organization qualifies. A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to provide the requirement depicted above.

Documentation from manufacturer (i.e. correspondence from manufacturer) of your firm being an authorized distributor for the manufacturer. Submit responses to the Contracting Specialist, Ryan Nugent, at Ryan.Nugent@va.gov no later than 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time), 25/November/2024. 36C25225Q0093 Heat on Demand shall be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The NAICS Code 333241, Food Product Machinery Manufacturing, is applicable to this acquisition; the size standard is 500 employees. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. The Government will use responses to this notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision. This is the only notice; no other copies of this notice will be provided.