7310-- New Combi Ovens

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{"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. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement 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 businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.\n\n\nBackground:\nThe Puget Sound VA Medical Center Nutrition & Food Services, located in Seattle, WA is seeking a contractor to provide delivery & installation of two Electric 10-Full-Size Sheet Pan Combi Ovens (Alto-Shaam Prodigi Pro 10-10 (E) or equivalent). The Ovens must meet the salient characteristics below: \n\nThe ovens shall have maximum dimensions of 4 W x 3 6 D x 6 3 H.\nThe ovens shall have a minimum capacity to hold 10 full-size sheet pans.\nThe ovens must have four legs or a stand with four legs so that the ovens are at least two feet off the ground to allow for ergonomic operation & easy cleaning underneath the equipment.\nThe ovens must meet National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) requirements & only be constructed from Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-approved materials.\nInterior & exterior surfaces must be made from stainless steal to allow for easy cleaning.\nOven doors shall have glass panes to observe food in cooking chambers.\nThe ovens must have 440-480v/50/60/3-ph, 26.9-29.4 amps.\nThe ovens must have Turbo Mode & 40A 5026972 installation kit or equivalent.\nThe ovens must use computerized technology to cook items using steam & convection functionality.\nThe ovens shall have a programmable touchscreen panel that can be loaded with specific & custom recipes.\nThe ovens must have sensors & probes to manage climate & cooking of items in the oven.\nThe ovens must have automated tablet-based cleaning cycles.\nThe ovens must have a computerized cleaning & descaling system.\nA water softener or filtration shall be installed to the existing water line to ensure that build-up does not prevent the equipment from working properly.\nThe ovens shall meet energy star requirements.\n\nIf you are interested and capable of providing the required or comparable product(s) please provide the following information:\n\nCompany: \nContact Name: \nPhone No: \nEmail: \nUEI:\n\n\nBusiness size information\nSelect all that applies:\n Small Business\n Emerging Small Business\n Small Disadvantaged Business\n Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act\n HubZone\n Woman Owned\n Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small in Vetbiz.gov \n Certified Veteran Owned Small Business in Vetbiz.gov\n Large Business\n Other:____________ \n\nIs your company considered small under the NAICS code: 333241\nYes No \nIs your company an FSS/ GSA Contract Holder with referenced items/solutions on your contract?\nYes No \nFSS/ GSA Contract Number that would be used for this contract.\n\n\n\nBrand Name and Model Number you would provide to meet the requirement.\n\nGeneral pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes.\n\nManufactured Country of Origin \n\n\nThe Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Announcement. 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 VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333241 (500 Employees).\n\nAfter review of the responses to this Sources Sought Announcement, a solicitation may be published on the sam.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this Sources Sought Announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process.\n\nNotice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be listed as SDVOSB under NAICS code 333241 in the Small Business administration (SBA) (Dynamic Small Business Search)\n\nResponses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Nicholas.Heintz@VA.gov Subject Line: Combi Ovens Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 04/29/2026 10:00 a.m. PST.\n\n"} Solicitation Number: 36C26026Q0590 Type: Sources Sought Base Type: Sources Sought NAICS: 333241 Classification Code: 7310 Response Deadline: 2026-04-29T10:00:00-07:00 Office Address: VANCOUVER, WA POC: Nick Heintz, Nicholas.heintz@va.gov, 509-434-7000 EXT 2148