Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25620Q0289 BACKGROUND: MEDVAMC has a requirement for the following base plus four years: Estimated Quantities Base Year (April 1, 2020 September 30, 2020 Item Number Description Estimated Use 001 Milk, Whole, 1/2 pint carton 13750 002 Milk, Chocolate Whole, 1/2 pint carton 10000 003 Milk, 2%, 1/2 pint carton 70000 004 Milk, Skim, 1/2 pint carton 87500 005 Cottage Cheese, Low Fat, 5 lb. 225 Option Year 1 (Oct 1, 2020 - Sept 30, 2021) Item Number Description Estimated Use 001 Milk, Whole, 1/2 pint carton 27500 002 Milk, Chocolate Whole, 1/2 pint carton 20000 003 Milk, 2%, 1/2 pint carton 140000 004 Milk, Skim, 1/2 pint carton 175000 005 Cottage Cheese, Low Fat, 5 lb. 450 Option Year 2 (Oct 1, 2021 - Sept 30, 2022) Item Number Description Estimated Use 001 Milk, Whole, 1/2 pint carton 27500 002 Milk, Chocolate Whole, 1/2 pint carton 22000 003 Milk, 2%, 1/2 pint carton 160000 004 Milk, Skim, 1/2 pint carton 190000 005 Cottage Cheese, Low Fat, 5 lb. 475 Option Year 3 (Oct 1, 2022 - Sept 30, 2023) Item Number Description Estimated Use 001 Milk, Whole, 1/2 pint carton 27500 002 Milk, Chocolate Whole, 1/2 pint carton 22000 003 Milk, 2%, 1/2 pint carton 160000 004 Milk, Skim, 1/2 pint carton 190000 005 Cottage Cheese, Low Fat, 5 lb. 475 Option Year 4 (Oct 1, 2023 - Sept 30, 2024) Item Number Description Estimated Use 001 Milk, Whole, 1/2 pint carton 27500 002 Milk, Chocolate Whole, 1/2 pint carton 22000 003 Milk, 2%, 1/2 pint carton 160000 004 Milk, Skim, 1/2 pint carton 190000 005 Cottage Cheese, Low Fat, 5 lb. 475 REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of potentially equivalent items, please respond to this RFI. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the Background section above. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to
[email protected]. Please respond to this RFI no later than 02/03/2020. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.