4110--Ice Makers & Medical Grade Ref./Freezers Brand Name or Equal

ation is issued as an RFQ and the solicitation number is 36C25526Q0250. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01. This solicitation is set-aside for Small Business The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333415, with a small business size standard of 1250 employees. The FSC/PSC is 4110. IAW FAR 19.104(f)(3)(iv); A nonmanufactuer Rule (NMR) class waiver for NAICS code 333415 is being utilized for this solicitation. Therefore; a nonmanufacturer may provide an end item of an other than small business. The Harry S. Truman Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seeking to purchase Ice Makers & Medical Grade Ref./Freezers Brand Name or Equal. Brand-Name Product Information: Manufacturer: Follett All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following: Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure Unit Price Total Price 0001 Ice Machine, Dispenser, Nugget, Countertop / 25CI414A-L Brand Name or Equal 1 EA $ $ 0002 Freezer, Laboratory, 1 Door / FFZR25-LB-RSD Brand Name or Equal 2 EA $ $ 0003 Freezer, Medical Grade, Undercounter / FZR4P-0L-00-00 Brand Name or Equal 2 EA $ $ 0004 Refrigerator/Freezer, Biological, Upright, 18 Cu Ft / REFFZR21-GS Brand Name or equal 4 EA $ $ 0005 Refrigerator, Biological, Upright, 20 Cu Ft / REF20i-4S-R0000G Brand Name or equal 1 EA $ $ 0006 Refrigerator, U/C or F/S, 2.5 Cu Ft, Right Hinged / REF2 Brand Name or equal 6 EA $ $ 0007 Refrigerator, Lab, SS, 2 Door, 6 Shelves / REFVAC45-LB-00000G Brand Name or equal 2 EA $ $ Grand Total $ Description of Requirements for the items to be acquired; See attached statement of work Delivery and acceptance is to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at Place of Performance/Place of Delivery Address: Harry S. Truman Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 800 Hospital Dr. Columbia, MO Postal Code: 65203 Country: UNITED STATES The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far. The following solicitation provisions and clause apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services All quoters shall submit the following: (I) - Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (II) Completion of FAR 25 Provision FAR 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate; (III) Delivery Lead Time; and (IV) Price. The deadline for all questions is 11:00pm CT, July 20, 2026 All quotes shall be sent to Danzel.Streets@va.gov no later than 11:00pm CT, July 24, 2026 Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of RFO FAR 12. [CO will include basis of evaluation in the quote/offer, e.g., Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers.� No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. Offeror shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM.� All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract.� Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items. If an item in this solicitation is identified as brand name or equal, the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet or exceed are specified in the solicitation. To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; Clearly identify the item by- Brand name, if any and Make or model number, Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. The contracting officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the contracting officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an equal product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis. State if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract. Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations. All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote. Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) - Technical capability or quali