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Sources sought

Tray Assembly System for Station 663

36C26026Q0600

Department of Veterans Affairs, 260-Network Contract Office 20. Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing.

Response deadline

May 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT

Closed 180 days ago. Posted April 24, 2026, first published April 24, 2026. Scheduled to archive May 19, 2026.

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

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 Announcement 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.

Background: The American Lake VA Medical Center Nutrition & Food Services, located in Tacoma, WA is seeking a contractor for the procurement, delivery, installation and initial staff training of a meal tray assembly system. This must be a modular system designed for health care food service that allows for seamless flow of a meal tray from hot food service through cold food assembly. Requiring minimal bending, twisting or lifting of employees working. The system must work with no more than 3 employees. The entire system must fit in a workspace approximately 200 long x 150 wide.

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. April 24, 2026

    Sources sought

    663-26-4-9963-0034 NEW Tray Assembly System for Station 663

    Due May 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 7a62eac236df469288f34051a952b877

    2 revisions on SAM
    • April 24, 2026: publish, sources sought
    • April 24, 2026: publish, sources sought
  2. April 24, 2026

    Sources sought

    Due May 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 95d2c367a49142188780e2660f90f96e

    2 revisions on SAM
    • April 24, 2026: publish, sources sought
    • April 24, 2026: publish, sources sought

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