6640--VMU Rack Washer and Bedding Dispenser

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The intended contract is a firm-fixed price. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources which can provide Upgrade of Tecniplast Rack Washer and Acquisition of 2 Tecniplast Bedding Dispensers as outlined below in support of the Veterans Health Administration, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108. Potential candidates having the capabilities necessary to provide for this requirement at a fair and reasonable price are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Nazanin Kreiner at Nazanin.kreiner@va.gov no later than July 17, 2026, 1PM, Mountain Time. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company name, address, SAM UEI, and business size; point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address; whether services are presently offered on a current GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, NASA SEWP, or any other Federal contract. NAICS Code 33999 with size standard of 550 employees, is applicable to determine business size standard. Please indicate whether proposed system is manufactured in the United States. Any questions or concerns may also be directed via email to Nazanin Kreiner at Nazanin.kreiner@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Vendors must be authorized re-sellers of the OEM and provide an authorization letter from the OEM. Salient Characteristics For Upgrade of Tecniplast Rack Washer and Acquisition of 2 Tecniplast Bedding Dispensers in the Veterinary Medical Unit Background The Veterinary Medical Unit at VA Puget Sound has a requirement for upgrades to and replacement of equipment used to clean and to fill rodent housing cages with fresh bedding. The requested equipment has been approved and supported by VA Office of Research and Development through the LAM (Laboratory Animal Major Equipment) grant mechanism. The Tecniplast rack washer (Tecniplast Model RW900GP, SN 901507) was installed as new equipment in 2012, and is now 14 years old. This washer is key to our facility s function, in use every day of the week to clean cages, cage lids and wire-bar tops, feeders, bottles, enrichment items/cage furniture, cage racks, buckets and food barrels, and carts. For this reason, we need to extend the functionality of the Tecniplast rack washer now in use. A curated list of parts was provided by the Tecniplast technician. The installation of these parts (upgrade) will be performed by our in-house R&D Lab Operations Manager. Equipment that is used to fill the rodent housing cages (an older model Tecniplast Model 9BDS+, SN 321238) must be replaced. We need to acquire 2 stand-alone bedding dispensers (Tecniplast Model UP&DOWN Stand Alone Bedding Dispenser) to replace the poorly functioning existing bedding dispenser and to add a dispenser to a separate facility location where staff have been doing cage setup by hand. Onsite setup and training of bedding dispensers is performed by the vendor. Salient Characteristics Curated Parts List for upgrade/ repair of Tecniplast rack washer (Tecniplast Model RW900GP, SN 901507) Must be OEM parts obtained from Tecniplast, USA Must be packaged per manufacturer requirement Must include shipping in total cost. Item Description Part Number Qty 1 BUTTERFLY VALVE OMAL 494 CLAMP BS 4825 2"1/2-63,5+ DA+1 PN.ACT P-C0004760-00 5 2 BUTTERFLY VALVE OMAL 494 CLAMP BS 4825 2"1/2-63,5 + DA+1 PN.ACT_90°OP.ADJ P-C000477Q-00 3 3 BUTTERFLY VALVE OMAL 494 CLAMP BS 4825 2"1/2-63,5 + 2STAGE+1 PN.ACT P-C000478S-00 1 4 SILICONE CLAMP GASKET 2" PRIKG120003 3 5 CLAMP GASKET 4" (101) PRIKG140001 1 6 BUTTERFLY VALVE OMAL 494 CLAMP BS 4825 1"1/2-38,1 + DA+1 PN.ACT P-C0004741-00 4 7 1"1/4 CLAMP GASKET PRIKGI11402 10 8 2" CLAMP PRIKMI20003 1 9 STANDARD CYLINDER DSBC-63-160-PPV-A D.50 STROKE 160 STD ISO 15551 DBLE ACT PPNCL0630L4 2 10 PROXIMITY SENSOR SMT-8M-A-PS-24V-E-0,3-M8D PPNFM000006 2 11 PNEUMATIC VALVE SERIES Y DN20 PPNVR000026 1 12 PTFE CLAMP GASKET 3/4" PRIKG103401 4 13 CLAMP 3/4" - 1" - 1" 1/4 PRIKMI03401 1 14 STEAM TRAP KLINGER DTF + CLAMP DSTD00340100X10 1 15 GASKET FOR CLAMP CONNECTION 1/2" PRIKGI01201 2 16 1/2" CLAMP PRIKMI01201 1 17 BUTTERFLY VALVE OMAL 494 CLAMP BS 4825 3"-76,1 + DA+1 PN.ACT P-C000486P-00 1 18 2"1/2 CLAMP CONNECTION GASKET PRIKG121204 2 19 PROXIMITY SENSOR IB040BM46VB3 PCEIP000031 2 20 PRESSURE REDUCER MS4-LR-1/4-D5-AS PPNRD000004 1 21 SINGLE-EFFECT PNEUMATIC VALVE PPNELA00026 2 22 DOUBLE-EFFECT PNEUMATIC VALVE PPNELA00027 2 23 SINGLE-EFFECT PNE