7320--Hobart Food Slicer Brand Name or Equivalent

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{"description":"This is Not a Solicitation Announcement. This is a Request for Information Only.\nThis Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes\nonly at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the\npart of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Since this is Request for Information\nannouncement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to respondents. No\nSolicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation.\n\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), is\nseeking information and potential qualified/verified Businesses capable of meeting\nrequirement and salient characteristics below to provide the Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System with two (2) Hobart Model No. HS9-1 Food Slicers or brand name equivalent.\n\nSTATEMENT OF NEED\n(2) Food Slicers\nHobart Model No. HS9-1 or Equal\n\nGENERAL: Nutrition and Food Services at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a requirement for two (2) Hobart Model No. HS9-1 Food Slicers or brand name equivalent. Equipment is needed for preparing more than 1,000 meals daily at the medical center. \n\nREQUIREMENTS: Contractor shall provide the following brand name or equal equipment in accordance with the specifications as outlined below. The firm fixed price for this new equipment will include all costs associated with the procurement and shipping of units, as well as delivery into the medical center. A site visit and setup will not be necessary.\n\nHobart Model No. HS9-1 or Equal\nQuantity - 2\n\nMinimum specifications for equipment to be considered as equal:\n\nSalient Characteristics & Construction / Design\nHeavy duty construction\nStainless steel automatic carriage\nVariable speed\n12 - 14\" removable knife with removal tool\nAnodized finish with (6) interlocks, (3) stroke lengths & (4) stroke speeds\nRemovable meat grip assembly and ring guard cover\nProduct fence\nSingle action top mounted sharpener\nManual lift lever\n\nElectrical Requirements\n115v/60/1 ph electric, 6 cord\n\nWarranty\n1 year parts and labor\n\nCertifications / Approvals\nNSF \n\nDELIVERY: The contractor shall complete delivery of equipment before July, 2026. Packaging shall be marked with the attention of the Ground Service Supervisor, with delivery to the following address:\n\nVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System\nUniversity Drive Campus\nAttn: Chief, Nutrition and Food Services\nBuilding 1\nUniversity Drive\nPittsburgh, PA 15240\n\nTRAINING AND ORIENTATION: None required\n\n\n____________________________________________________________________________\nResponses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact,\nphone number, and point of contact e-mail, UEI Number, Cage Code, size of business\npursuant to North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) 333241 Food Product Machinery Manufacturing.\n\nPlease answer the following questions:\n\n(1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business in accordance\nwith the NAICS code 333241, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran\nOwned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone,\nWoman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)\n\n(2) Is the required equipment available on a Federal Supply Schedule or Government\nWide Acquisition Contract? If so, please include the schedule number.\n\n(3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being\nReferenced above?\n(4) If your company is a large business, do you have any authorized small\nbusiness distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of\nContact and size status (if available).\n\n(5) If your company is a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for\nthe items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the\nitems requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled;\nmodified?\n\n(6) Is the item you are supplying made or manufactured in America? This is to ensure\ncompliance with FAR 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies.\n\n(7) If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost\nwill be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated\ndetailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job.\n\n(8) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the\npurpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.\n\n(9) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics detailed above\nand any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning\npurposes?\n\n(10) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide\nfeedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A.\n\n(11) Please provide your UEI number.\n*** Submissions addressing number (10) should show clear, compelling and\nconvincing*** evidence that all equal to items\" meet all the salient characteristics.\n\nThis RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)\nPart 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted.\n\nResponses must be received via GSA to Contract Specialist Olivia McDonald no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on February 17, 2026.\n\nThis notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not\ncontact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized\nto discuss this matter related to this procurement action.\n\nAll firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their\nresponse is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award.\n\nIf a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on SAM.gov for all qualified\ninterested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation\nto be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for\nany supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or\nadministrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will\nonly be accepted in writing via email.\n\nDISCLAIMER\nThis RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not\nconstitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked\nas proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and\ncannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are\nsolely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.\n\n\n"} Solicitation Number: 36C24426Q0300 Type: Sources Sought Base Type: Sources Sought NAICS: 333241 Classification Code: 7320 Response Deadline: 2026-02-17T12:00:00-05:00 Office Address: PITTSBURGH, PA Place of Performance: Pittsburgh, PA, 15240 POC: Olivia McDonald, olivia.mcdonald@va.gov, 412-860-7204 {"description":"This is Not a Solicitation Announcement. This is a Request for Information Only.\nThis Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes\nonly at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the\npart of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Since this is Request for Information\nannouncement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to respondents. No\nSolicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation.\n\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), is\nseeking information and potential qualified/verified Businesses capable of meeting\nrequirement and salient characteristics below to provide the Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System with two (2) Hobart Model No. HS9-1 Food Slicers or brand name equivalent.\n\nSTATEMENT OF NEED\n(2) Food Slicers\nHobart Model No. HS9-1 or Equal\n\nGENERAL: Nutrition and Food Services at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a requirement for two (2) Hobart Model No. HS9-1 Food Slicers or brand name equivalent. Equipment is needed for preparing more than 1,000 meals daily at the medical center. \n\nREQUIREMENTS: Contractor shall provide the following brand name or equal equipment in accordance with the specifications as outlined below. The firm fixed price for this new equipment will include all costs associated with the procurement and shipping of units, as well as delivery into the medical center. A site visit and setup will not be necessary.\n\nHobart Model No. HS9-1 or Equal\nQuantity - 2\n\nMinimum specifications for equipment to be considered as equal:\n\nSalient Characteristics & Construction / Design\nHeavy duty construction\nStainless steel automatic carriage\nVariable speed\n12 - 14\" removable knife with removal tool\nAnodized finish with (6) interlocks, (3) stroke lengths & (4) stroke speeds\nRemovable meat grip assembly and ring guard cover\nProduct fence\nSingle action top mounted sharpener\nManual lift lever\n\nElectrical Requirements\n115v/60/1 ph electric, 6 cord\n\nWarranty\n1 year parts and labor\n\nCertifications / Approvals\nNSF \n\nDELIVERY: The contractor shall complete delivery of equipment before July, 2026. Packaging shall be marked with the attention of the Ground Service Supervisor, with delivery to the following address:\n\nVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System\nUniversity Drive Campus\nAttn: Chief, Nutrition and Food Services\nBuilding 1\nUniversity Drive\nPittsburgh, PA 15240\n\nTRAINING AND ORIENTATION: None required\n\n\n____________________________________________________________________________\nResponses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact,\nphone number, and point of contact e-mail, UEI Number, Cage Code, size of business\npursuant to North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) 333241 Food Product Machinery Manufacturing.\n\nPlease answer the following questions:\n\n(1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business in accordance\nwith the NAICS code 333241, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran\nOwned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone,\nWoman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)\n\n(2) Is the required equipment available on a Federal Supply Schedule or Government\nWide Acquisition Contract? If so, please include the schedule number.\n\n(3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being\nReferenced above?\n(4) If your company is a large business, do you have any authorized small\nbusiness distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of\nContact and size status (if available).\n\n(5) If your company is a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for\nthe items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the\nitems requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled;\nmodified?\n\n(6) Is the item you are supplying made or manufactured in America? This is to ensure\ncompliance with FAR 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies.\n\n(7) If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost\nwill be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated\ndetailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job.\n\n(8) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the\npurpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.\n\n(9) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics detailed above\nand any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning\npurposes?\n\n(10) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide\nfeedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A.\n\n(11) Please provide your UEI number.\n*** Submissions addressing number (10) should show clear, compelling and\nconvincing*** evidence that all equal to items\" meet all the salient characteristics.\n\nThis RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)\nPart 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted.\n\nResponses must be received via GSA to Contract Specialist Olivia McDonald no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on February 17, 2026.\n\nThis notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not\ncontact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized\nto discuss this matter related to this procurement action.\n\nAll firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their\nresponse is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award.\n\nIf a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on SAM.gov for all qualified\ninterested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation\nto be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for\nany supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or\nadministrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will\nonly be accepted in writing via email.\n\nDISCLAIMER\nThis RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not\nconstitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked\nas proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and\ncannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are\nsolely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.\n\n\n"}