Hobart Kitchen Services Renewal
Veterans Affairs · 241-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 01 (36C241)
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- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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What the notice says
The Department of Veteran Affairs, Networking Contracting Office (NCO1) located in West Haven, CT intends to enter into a sole source procurement, pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1, with ITW Food Equipment Group LLC DBA Hobart for the following requirement: Performance Work Statement Hobart Kitchen Service VA Medical Center | White River Junction | Vermont Scope of Work Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Hobart kitchen equipment at the White River Junction VA Medical Center. The VA Medical Center at White River Junction, VT has thirteen kitchen appliances requiring services from Hob… (show all)
art. Each instrument shall receive a variation of inspection, maintenance, repairs as needed, depending on their importance to the kitchen. A list of the Hobart Kitchen appliances to be covered under this contract can be found below. Serial Number Nomenclature 851099367 LARGE CONVEYOR 851099372 BLOWER DRYER 231194404 PrepWasher 34029581 ELECTRIC COMBI OVEN -20 PAN 34029591 ELECTRIC COMBI OVEN -20 PAN 311278794 SMALL MIXER 100201088 PULPER N/A LARGE GAS GRIDDLE 2361376000 WARMER 2740672250 STEAM TABLE N/A WARMER 97184 ELECTRIC KETTLE 97023 ELECTRIC KETTLE This order will provide us with on-call service from a qualified technician. If maintenance is required, the technician will perform the repair. If parts, not covered by the contract, are required to make the repair, the technician will provide a report to the COR showing what parts are required and their price. Two option years are to be included in the contract, with an expected price increase of roughly 10% each year. Service to be scheduled as soon as possible. Other Considerations for Proposal This work takes place in a functioning hospital, surrounded by staff and patients. Materials and equipment will be brought in and construction materials/debris shall be properly contained to comply with regulations and standard Infection Control practices. All workers are required to sign in and out at Building 37 every workday. Those without a permanent badge will log and wear a temporary badge, returned each day. Perform work in compliance all applicable state, federal regulations and VA Specifications including but not limited to: 01 00 00 - General Requirements VA Specifications: http://www.cfm.va.gov/til Specification 02 82 13 VHA Directive 2008-001 VA Handbook 0730/2 http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/cpro/cpTop14.pdf Additionally, the following must be submitted and approved by the VA before the contractor begins work on site: Work plan that was submitted to State and copy of application and permit Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA). A blank AHA form is available at http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/pubdata/safety/PDF/blank_AHA_Form.pdf. Infection Control Plan Schedule Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for any hazardous materials to be brought on site. Shop Drawings Construction Submittals The provisions of all applicable NFPA, OSHA, EPA, and VA codes, Federal, State, and local regulations shall be followed throughout the course of this project. Applicable VA publications and design manuals are available to the successful bidder at www.va.gov/facmgt. ITW Food Equipment Group LLC � DBA Hobart will be awarded this procurement because they are the only vendor capable of providing the needed service because the ITW Food Equipment Group LLC � DBA Hobart Service is a manufacturer and servicer of �Hobart Commercial Food Equipment�. As such, the equipment is proprietary to ITW and no other companies are authorized to service this Equipment. The NAICS code for this requirement is 811412 with small business size standard of $16 Million. This notice of intent is not a solicitation nor is it a request for proposal. However, interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirement listed above must clearly identify their capability to do so in writing by September 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST time. Responses should be sent to Kenya Mitchell at Kenya.Mitchell1@va.gov. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 811412.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRESCO CONSULT LLC | 1 | $2.1M | Aug 13, 2026 |
| MEAK SOLUTIONS LLC. Mentor OH 44060 USA | 1 | $26K | Dec 16, 2024 |
| MBJSMART LLC | 1 | $11K | Jan 31, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Aug 13, 2026CRESCO CONSULT LLC$2.1MJ072--Commercial Kitchen and Dietetics Equipment Maintenance
- Jan 31, 2025MBJSMART LLC$11KJ072 � Maint/repair/rebuild of equipment- household and commercial furnishings and appliances.
- Dec 16, 2024MEAK SOLUTIONS LLC. Mentor OH 44060 USA$26KHobart FT1000 Dishwasher Maintenance and Repair Service Oklahoma City VA Medical Center
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
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- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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