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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 24, 2016 FBO #5357
DOCUMENT

89 -- Denver Dairy BPA - Sources Sought - Attachment

Notice Date

7/22/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

311511 — Fluid Milk Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office;NCO 19;4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 900;Glendale CO 80246
 

ZIP Code

80246
 

Solicitation Number

VA25916N0406
 

Response Due

7/28/2016
 

Archive Date

8/27/2016
 

Point of Contact

Nathan Bradley
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

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. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought 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 qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), Hub-Zone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing items requested, as well as any large businesses. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUB-Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUB-Zone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. Description: The Government is interested in gaining knowledge of potential businesses that would be able to provide Milk and Dairy delivery services to the Eastern Colorado Healthcare System located in Denver, CO, and the Pueblo CBOC located in Pueblo, CO. Statement of Work: STATEMENT OF WORK - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS C.1.1 DELIVERIES OF PERFORMANCE - DENVER, COLORADO Ordinarily deliveries shall be made not less than four (4) days per week, preferably on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. If a holiday falls on one of these days, delivery on the holiday shall be made unless prior arrangements have been made with Nutrition and Food Service. All deliveries must be made after 7:00a.m. and completion of all deliveries made by 12:00 p.m. The driver shall place all milk in the refrigerator. Current stock shall be moved to the left side in the refrigerator and delivered milk shall be placed inside the refrigerator on the right, ensuring stock rotation according to expiration date. All milk will be placed at least 6 inches off the floor. Upon delivery, packing slips and products are to be inventoried by a VA ECHCS Nutrition and Food Service employee and signed with the delivery truck driver present. Milk and dairy products will be received at 41 °F or lower unless otherwise specified by law. Milk and dairy products must be pasteurized and comply with FDA grade A standards. Vendor deliverer will ensure new product expiration date of 7 days or later from delivery date. If requested, a copy of milk truck refrigeration temperatures will be given to the service. The delivery location is 1055 Clermont St., Denver, Colorado 80220. C.1.2DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE - PUEBLO, COLORADO Deliveries shall be made one (1) day per week, preferably on Tuesday. If a holiday falls on this day, delivery on the holiday shall be made unless prior arrangements have been made with Nutrition and Food Service. All deliveries must be made after 12:00 p.m. and completion of all deliveries made by 3:00 p.m. The driver shall place all milk in the refrigerator. Current stock shall be moved to the top of the new milk delivery. All milk will be placed at least 6 inches off the floor. Upon delivery, packing slips and products are to be inventoried by a VA ECHCS Nutrition and Food Service employee and signed with the delivery truck driver present. Milk and dairy products will be received at 41 °F or lower unless otherwise specified by law. Milk and dairy products must be pasteurized and comply with FDA grade A standards. Vendor deliverer will ensure new product expiration date of 7 days or later from delivery date. If requested, a copy of milk truck refrigeration temperatures will be given to the service. The delivery location is 2600 Oakshire Lane, Pueblo, Colorado 81001. C.2.1 PAYMENTS - DENVER, COLORADO C.2.1.1 Payments will be made within three (3) days of receipt of properly prepared invoices. Invoices will be submitted to the Chief, Fiscal Service (04), VA Medical Center, 1055 Clermont St., Denver, CO 80220 C.2.1.2 Contractor agrees to accept payment via Electronic Funds Transfer between the US Treasury and the Contractor's designated bank account. Contractor agrees to complete Attachment SF 3881, and return it within five (5) days of notice of contract award. C.3CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATE: The Contracting Officer as the agent of the Government, with authority to negotiate terms, execute legally binding agreements affecting price, quantity, or quality of performance under this contract and administer contracts on behalf of the Government. The Contractor shall communicate with the Contracting Officer on all matters pertaining to contract administration. In the event the Contractor effects any such change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change shall be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof. C.4CONTRACTING OFFICER'S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE: The Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) is the technical advisor to the Contracting Officer and is responsible for the daily technical oversight of the Contractor's work and for making recommendations to the Contracting Officer regarding matters of contract administration. The foregoing is not to be construed as authorization to interpret or furnish advice and information to the Contractor relative to the financial or legal aspects of the contract. Enforcement of these segments is vested in and is the responsibility of the Contracting Officer. C.5CERTIFICATIONS: In signing this solicitation, the offeror certifies that their company has received, prior to opening of bids, a pasteurized milk rating of 90% or more for the type of product they propose which will be in accordance with specifications as found in Federal and State regulations. The Contractor shall provide certification that plant inspection has taken place within the past three months by either the State or Federal Agencies. Pasteurized Milk Rating: Date of Rating __________________________________________________________________ State Milk Sanitation Rating Agency________________________________________________ If rated by U.S. Public Health Service, please indicate___________________________________ Type of Products ________________________________________________________________ C.6CURRENT CONTRACT: Contractor must state whether they currently hold a contract with another VA Medical Center, Federal or State Installation. YES____________________NO____________________ Address of installation____________________________________________________________ Address of installation____________________________________________________________ Address of installation____________________________________________________________ C.7 AGE OF PRODUCT: The finished products shall be delivered a minimum of seven (7) calendar days prior to the date coded on the individual containers. Nutritive breakdown on packaging should reflect specifications. C.8RECALLED AND DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS: The Contractor will immediately notify the Contracting Officer of any recalls of product or other important product safety issues. As appropriate, the Contractor will replace and/or reimburse recalled/defective products at no cost to the Government. The Contractor may be liable for costs of processing recalls, i.e. administrative and clinical services to replace recalled/defective products. End of statement of work Items anticipated: 1 Whole Milk 2 1% or Low fat milk 3 Chocolate Milk 4 Cottage Cheese 5 Butter Milk 6 Yogurt 7 Sherbert 8 Ice Cream Sandwiches Delivery Address: VA Health Care System 500 Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84148-0001 The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 339113 (size standard to be considered small business is 500 employees). Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. All interested Offerors should submit information to: Nathan Bradley Contract Specialist Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (NCO-19) Phone: 303-202-8232 nathan.bradley2@va.gov All information submissions to be marked Attn: Nathan Bradley, Contract Specialist and should be received no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, 07-28-2016.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VARMCCC/VARMCCC/VA25916N0406/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA259-16-N-0406 VA259-16-N-0406.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2891688&FileName=VA259-16-N-0406-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2891688&FileName=VA259-16-N-0406-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Eastern Colorado Health Care System;Pueblo CBOC;See Statement of Work for addresses

Zip Code: 80220
 

Record

SN04193581-W 20160724/160722234943-c15eda1b0a7b55a03c7539917405e1b1 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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