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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 16, 2011 FBO #3674
DOCUMENT

49 -- Sources Sought for Frequently Purchased Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Supplies, Tools and other Items or Consumables Used in Physical Plant and Medical Facility Operations - Attachment

Notice Date

12/14/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

423840 — Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
 

Contracting Office

US Department of Veteran Affairs;Veterans Health Administration;Service Area Office (SAO) East;323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500;Pittsburgh, PA 15112-5319
 

ZIP Code

15112-5319
 

Solicitation Number

VA24012Q0006
 

Response Due

1/30/2012
 

Archive Date

3/30/2012
 

Point of Contact

Ms. Bailey Flask
 

E-Mail Address

.Flask@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Service Area Office (SAO) East is seeking sources to explore the value in establishing contract vehicles with vendors who can provide frequently purchased maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supplies, tools and other items or consumables used in physical plant or medical facility operations (collectively "Items"). Resulting contract vehicles, if established, would be utilized by VHA buyers, across a large region, to procure MRO Items with various delivery and turn-around-time requirements in support of medical facility operations. MRO Items can be further defined as supplies consumed in the production process but which do not either become part of the end product or are not central to an organization's output. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to develop the SAO East listing of vendors capable of providing MRO Items in, but not limited to, the following categories. MRO Item CategoriesNAICS Code(s) ___ Abrasives ___ Adhesives, Sealants and Tape ___ Cable Ties and Wire Management/Protection ___ Chemicals ___ Clamping, Workholding and Positioning ___ Cleaning ___ Conduit and Fittings ___ Construction Products ___ Consumables ___ Copper Premise Solutions ___ Data Center ___ Distribution Equipment ___ Electrical ___ Electronics, Appliances, and Batteries ___ Enclosures ___ Fasteners and Hardware ___ Fiber Cabling Solutions ___ Fixtures ___ Fleet and Vehicle Maintenance ___ Furniture and Furnishings ___ Fuses, Fuse Holders, and Accessories ___ Green Technology and Solutions ___ Grounding ___ Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) ___ Hand Tools ___ Holemaking ___ Hose, Tube, Fittings and Valves ___ Hydraulics ___ Identification and Signage ___ Indexable Cutting Tools ___ Industrial Supplies ___ Janitorial and Facility Maintenance Supplies ___ Life Safety ___ Lighting and Lighting Controls ___ Lubricants, Coolants, and Fluids ___ Machinery, Machining ___ Marking and Labeling ___ Material Handling and Storage ___ Measuring and Inspecting ___ Milling ___ Miscellaneous Non-durable Goods ___ Motion Control and Fluid Power ___ Motors and Motor Controls ___ Networking and Wireless ___ Office Equipment ___ Outdoor Equipment ___ Outside Plant ___ Paint, Varnish, and Coatings ___ Physical Support ___ Plumbing, Pumps and Filtration ___ Pneumatics ___ Power Supplies, Power Conditioning and Surge Protection ___ Power Tools ___ Power Transmission ___ Raw Materials ___ Reference and Learning Supplies ___ Safety ___ Saw Blades ___ Security Solutions ___ Shipping and Packaging ___ Signaling and Notification ___ Spare Parts ___ Spill Cleanup and Containment ___ Splicing and Tapes ___ Strut Systems and Bolted Framing ___ Terminal and Lugs ___ Test Instruments and Equipment ___ Threading ___ Time Clocks, Timers and Clocks ___ Tool Holding ___ Turning and Boring ___ Utility and Pole Line Products ___ Voice Solutions ___ Welding and Soldering ___ Wire, Rope, and Cable ___ Wiring Devices The above MRO Item categories are customarily associated with the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) descriptions and corresponding codes. Further NAICS research and detail can be found at the U.S. Census Bureau website www.census.gov/eos/www/naics NAICS DEFINITIONCODE Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers423610 Electrical and Electronic Appliance, Television, and Radio Set Merchant Wholesalers423620 Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers423690 Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers424950 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers423830 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers423840 Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers423720 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers423730 Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers423740 Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers423440 Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers424990 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers423510 Hardware Merchant Wholesalers423710 Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers424130 While the above MRO Item categories and corresponding NAICS Descriptions/Codes have been listed. Please provide any clarification of, or additional MRO Item categories or NAICS combinations that have not been identified and should be considered in the MRO marketplace. 52.515-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of identifying vendors who are able to supply MRO Items that fall within the above specified categories. Expression of Interest Responses to this sources sought will assist SAO East in providing a comprehensive view of the MRO marketplace to structure future contract vehicles. Should it be determined that it is in the interest of the Government to advance this procurement initiative, multiple contract vehicles may be issued. Responses from interested vendors shall include the following items: 1.Check vendor MRO Item offerings in the MRO Item Categories table above. Please enter applicable NAICS code(s) in the column provided. 2.Salesperson Point of Contact (including name, phone number and email address) 3.Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNs). 4.If applicable, please identify any past performance selling MRO Items in the categories referenced that have been delivered to the VHA in the twelve months. 5.Please identify Small Business Administration (SBA) Size Classification Category; i.e. large business, small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) 6.If applicable, please identify any current Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts or agreements for MRO Items. Include contract or agreement number, expiration date, and MRO Item category listing. All MRO Item vendors are encouraged to reply to this Sources Sought, regardless of whether the vendor's MRO Items are on FSS schedule. 7.Please identify any applicable missing and/or suggested MRO Item categories along with NAICS Descriptions/Codes that are not represented above, particularly if based on past performance sales to VHA. Responses to this sources sought must be received by the SAO East Acquisition Office no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), January 30, 2012. Please submit expressions of interest via Email to (phone calls will not be accepted): Ms. Bailey Flask Contract Specialist Email: Bailey.Flask@va.gov
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/923bbc2c5d0ccc79dfd1f978bd46ff6f)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA-240-12-Q-0006 VA-240-12-Q-0006 49 423840 02.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=281588&FileName=VA-240-12-Q-0006-001.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=281588&FileName=VA-240-12-Q-0006-001.doc

 

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Record

SN02638804-W 20111216/111214234004-923bbc2c5d0ccc79dfd1f978bd46ff6f (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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