The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6, is issuing a presolicitation notice for dairy products for the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. The solicitation, numbered 36C24625Q1012, is expected to be released around August 21, 2025, with a response deadline of August 29, 2025, at 3:30 PM ET. This is not a request for competitive quotes but an announcement of intent to solicit. Interested contractors must download the solicitation from SAM.gov and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database under NAICS code 311511 (Dairy Product Manufacturing) to be eligible for an award. VetCert registration is also required for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. One award is anticipated.
The document is a federal government Request for Quotation (RFQ) for dairy products, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6. The solicitation, number 36C24625Q1012, seeks a contractor to provide various dairy products, including cottage cheese, different types of milk (2% HP, lactose-free 1%, whole, skim, and flavored skim chocolate milk), to the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. The contract will have a base year (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026) and four annual option years, extending through September 30, 2030. Key requirements include strict product quality and freshness standards, with milk delivered no later than 72 hours after pasteurization, and compliance with FDA and USDA guidelines. Deliveries are required on specific weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. at the Asheville VAMC loading dock. Offerors must be registered in SAM, submit pricing as requested in the attached spreadsheet, and provide representations and certifications. The award will be made to the responsible offeror with the lowest reasonable price. Technical questions are due by August 26, 2025, and offers by August 29, 2025, via email.
This government file outlines a contract for dairy products, specifically various types of milk and cottage cheese, spanning multiple fiscal years from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2030. The contract includes a base period and four option years, each with consistent quantities for the listed items. Key items include regular cottage cheese (5lb, 4% fat), 2% and 1% lactose-free milk, whole milk, skim milk, and flavored skim milk (chocolate). The quantities range from 16 units for cottage cheese to 68,500 units for 2% milk and 27,500 for skim milk. All items are measured in "EA" (each) and are priced as "Quantity Priced." The contract falls under NAICS code 311511 (Dairy Product Manufacturing) and product/service code 8910 (Dairy Products).