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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 08, 2017 FBO #5706
DOCUMENT

36 -- VA Medical Center Tuscaloosa, AL - Attachment

Notice Date

7/6/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

333318 — Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;NAC, NCS, HTME;BLDG 37 NW;1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak;Hines, IL 60141
 

ZIP Code

60141
 

Solicitation Number

VA797H17R0024
 

Response Due

7/13/2017
 

Archive Date

9/11/2017
 

Point of Contact

Donnie Reeves
 

E-Mail Address

Contracting Officer
(donnie.reeves@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Acquisition Center (NAC), HTME Contracts is requesting procurement information for a commercial laundry project. The National Contract Service is in search of SDVOSB and VOSB organizations that are capable of servicing the Department of Veterans Affairs Tuscaloosa, AL, Medical Center need to procure the following commercial laundry equipment item(s): Medium Production Combination Folder Cross Folder with Large Piece Stacker and Conveyor For more detailed information please review the attached draft Technical Specifications. RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company Name, Address, Size Standard, DUNS #, Cage Code Point of Contact name, phone number, and email address NAICS Code 333318 and Small Business Size Standard 1000 employee (to determine business size standard) Commercial Laundry Equipment Price List Capability Statement Proof of qualifications (provide a list of 3 organizations that you have supplied with commercial laundry equipment) Provide proof of past performance (provide 2 commercial laundry contracts you have installed in the last 5 years) Only SDVOSB and VOSB offerors are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via email to Donnie Reeves at Donnie.Reeves@va.gov, along with any other questions or concerns, no later than 07/13/2017. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time. ITEM # 1 Medium Production Combination Folder Cross Folder with Large Piece Stacker and Conveyor Ordering Data Medium Production Folder Cross Folder with Large Piece Stacker Conveyor: Furnish and install 1 (ea.) Four lane primary and three cross fold combination folder-cross-folder. Folder shall be an integral unit equipped with a conveyor feed and capable of meeting ironer production requirements. Production requirements - 900 sheets per hour, 900 pillowcases per hour, 900 (36  inches X 36 inches) double thickness cotton surgical wraps per hour, 900 (24 inches X 24 inches) double thickness cotton surgical wraps per hour. The folder cross folder shall have a color touch screen controls & information systems that incorporate automatic/manual machine operation, self-testing, fault display and built-in diagnostics. 1. Combination folder-cross folder, four-lane. 2. Four-lane folder cross folder shall be capable of receiving small pieces from the flatwork ironer. 3. Electrical characteristics - 480 volts, 3 phase, 60 cycles. 4. Folding machine shall be installed, leveled and have a leveling device installed on the machine. 5. Folding machine, stacker and conveyor shall be equipped with four (4) lockable casters. 6. Folding machine and conveyor shall be electrically interlocked to the ironing system. 7. Each lane shall be equipped with a counter to determine the number of small pieces folded. 8 Each folder shall be equipped with quality grading controls for rips, tears and stains and shall work in conjunction with the spreader feeder machine. 9. The folding machine and stacker shall be equipped with an illuminating emergency stop buttons (colored RED) when activated, inter-locked with the entire ironing system and when activated shall render the entire ironing system (spreader feeder. ironer, folder cross-folder and stacker) inoperable. The folding machine and stacker shall also be equipped with a normal stop button colored Red. All operational and functional buttons/switches shall be labeled as to the function of the button or switch. Yellow background with legends shall also be installed. 10. Folder shall have reverse jog capability. The folder cross folder control shall be a field programmable microprocessor or color touch screen control. The folder cross folder control shall be capable of changing the operation of the entire automated folder cross folder system to the required functional configuration for the specific item being processed by simply choosing the appropriate program. A lock out feature shall be included to prevent unauthorized programming. The folder cross-folder shall be equipped with trouble shooting for use in case of a component failure. The folder cross-folder shall be equipped with a totalizing digital display counter on each of the folding lanes. The folder cross folder shall operate compatibly with the flatwork ironer operating at a minimum speed range from 30 feet per minute to 170 feet per minute. The stacker conveyor shall operate as an integral part of the folder cross-folder. The stacker conveyor shall maintain the quality of the folded items during the stacking process. The stacker conveyor shall be capable of receiving folded flatwork from the folder cross-folder and drop release the flatwork into precise stack by using a combination centering conveyor. The stacker shall be microprocessor controlled. The stacker conveyor shall operate with a predetermined stack count of up to 20 large piece flatwork items and shall automatically transport in increments providing space for the next stack. The stacker conveyor shall have lockable casters and be of the modular concept so that it can simply be plugged into the folder cross-folder for utility connections by using quick disconnects. For allowing visual observation of the mechanical systems, install scratch and shatter-proof, clear (for the equipment life expectancy), Lucite side panels / doors on both the right and left sides of the folder-cross folder and stacker in lieu of metal side panels. Safety micro switches shall be installed on all doors of the folder cross folder and stacker so that when a door is opened, the machine shuts down. An hour meter shall be installed on each folder that will show actual hours of run time of the folders.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANAC/VANAC/VA797H17R0024/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA797H-17-R-0024 VA797H-17-R-0024.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3640443&FileName=VA797H-17-R-0024-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3640443&FileName=VA797H-17-R-0024-000.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: VA Medical Center;3701 Loop Road;Laundry Facility Bldg. # 18;Tuscaloosa, AL

Zip Code: 35404
 

Record

SN04569130-W 20170708/170706235101-1a204ec274bc757ee0f317888f5d621a (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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