Lithium Forklift Truck - Brand-name or Equal Hampton VA Medical Center

DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT OR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS RFI. This SOURCES SOUGHT is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Solicitation, an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposal (RFP), a Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in this announcement. All information received in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the SOURCES SOUGHT will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT for the Hampton VA Medical Center located at 100 Emancipation Dr Hampton VA 23667 . Information collected during this Sources Sought may be used in a set aside. If a solicitation is issued, the Government will do so in accordance with Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-02, effective 01/03/2025. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 333924. The NAICS size is 1,000 Employees. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for small business status must be registered with the SBA at http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/ and meet the requirements of FAR 19.102. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for veteran owned small business status must be registered with the VIP at veterans.certify.sba.gov as an SDVOSB or VOSB. A Contractor that proposes to provide a supply that is not manufactured by their organization (nonmanufacturer) shall meet the requirements of FAR 19.102(f). Contractors that deem themselves capable of meeting the requirement shall provide the below information to, Contract Specialist Francine Valverde at francine.valverde@va.gov no-later-than April 9, 2025, 12pm EST, referencing 36C24625Q0604 Responses shall include: (1) Business Name and Address, (2) DUNS and UEI, (3) GSA/FSS/NAC Contract Number, if applicable (4) Point of Contact Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address (5) SAM # and NAICS code (6) Business Size SMALL or LARGE (7) Type of Business: service disabled veteran owned, veteran owned small business, 8a, HUBZone, woman-owned, etc. (8) A concern that is not a manufacturer of the supply shall provide the manufacturers name and size standard. If the concern is the manufacturer and the sole distributor, please provide documentation to that effect. Contractor must be registered with https://www.sam.gov. To be considered SDVOSB/VOSB, must be registered in VIP https://web.sba.gov are to include only a Trade Agreements Act, Free Trade Agreement Act or other covered trades act and Buy America Act compliant items. Items that are not TAA/BAA compliant must be clearly identified by the Contractor should the contractor choose to offer a quote if a RFQ is published. FOB is Destination. Shipping must not exceed $250.00. Delivery is to: 100 Emancipation Dr. Hampton, VA 23667. To be considered an equal the supplies being offered shall have the salient characteristics of: ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: Items Needed Item Number Description QUANTITY UNIT 0001 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL TO THE FOLLOWING: LXE Spark Electric Forklift Capacity 4,000 lbs, Single-Phase Charger 240v, Lift Height 189" MANUFACTURER: BIG JOE Manufacturer Part ID: LXE-40-189-360LI-60A 1 EA Please submit responses via email in Microsoft Office format by 12PM (Eastern Standard Time) 4/9/2025. Please include # 36C24625Q0604 in subject title. NOTE: Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation. This announcement is Government market research purposes ONLY.