6810--325998 | Ongoing Deliveries of Bulk Water Softening Salt (Solar) | Coatesville VA Medical Center | Small Business Set-Aside | Amendment 1

Amendment 0001 to Solicitation 36C24426Q0082, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4, is released to address and answer questions submitted by prospective offerors prior to the deadline. This amendment includes an attached document titled "QA 11-14-2025 - COA Solar Salt 36C24426Q0082," which contains the questions and their corresponding answers. The amendment explicitly states that there are no other changes to the original solicitation as a result of this modification. Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment to ensure their submission is not rejected.

The document addresses questions regarding solicitation 36C24426Q0082 for Coatesville Water Softening Salt, outlining a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for an estimated 375 tons of bulk water softening salt. Deliveries are required twice per month to top off an underground holding tank, with no on-site storage available. The solicitation was not set aside for SDVOSB due to insufficient market research results. Bid submission instructions are detailed in Section E.2 of the solicitation, requiring administrative, technical, and price sections. The contract strictly covers recurring deliveries of bulk water conditioning salt and does not include services for the water softening system.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 4 has issued a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for recurring bulk water softening salt deliveries to the Coatesville VA Medical Center. This five-year, single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will involve firm-fixed-price delivery orders. The solicitation outlines requirements for loose solar salt, 99.6% pure sodium chloride, to be delivered bi-monthly in estimated 3-ton quantities to an underground 5-ton capacity tank. Deliveries must be scheduled, and contractors must provide weight slips with invoices. The acquisition is set aside for small businesses, with an NAICS code of 325998 and a size standard of 650 employees. Quotes are due by November 21, 2025, 3:00 PM EST, with questions due by November 14, 2025, 12:00 PM Eastern, all submitted via email to Eric.Christy@va.gov. Award will be based on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4, is issuing a Request for Quotes (RFQ) under solicitation number 36C24426Q0082. This small business set-aside opportunity is for ongoing deliveries of bulk water softening salt (Solar) to the Coatesville VA Medical Center in Coatesville, PA. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325998, and the product service code is 6810. Responses to the solicitation are due by November 21, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, New York, USA. Eric Christy is the point of contact for this solicitation and can be reached via email at Eric.Christy@va.gov. Additional details are provided in the attached solicitation document titled “S02 36C24426Q0082 Solar Salt COA SB.”