2330--Storage Trailers

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This solicitation is for the purchase of five (5) new 53-foot steel enclosed storage trailers (Hardox or equivalent) for the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SG VHS). The trailers are needed to provide additional secure, weatherproof, and lockable storage capacity for facility operations, project staging, and protection of government-owned equipment and materials. This purchase is intended to replace current leased trailer arrangements and represents a cost-effective, long-term solution.

• Five (5) new 53-foot steel gondola-style trailers, Hardox or equal.

• Trailers must be fully enclosed, weather-resistant, and lockable.

• Must include operational wheels, landing gear, and hitch assemblies for movement by VA personnel.

• DOT-approved lighting and brake systems.

• Capable of being secured with a VA-owned padlock.

• All trailers must be new and free of defects.

• Standard manufacturer's warranty.

• Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) supply purchase.

• Period of Performance: Delivery within 30 days after receipt of order (ARO).

• Estimated Value: Not explicitly stated, but the acquisition is above the simplified acquisition threshold.

• Solicitation Number: 36C24826Q00274

• Solicitation Issue Date: 01-23-2026

• Offer Due Date/Local Time: 02-03-2026, 16:00 EST

• Evaluation Criteria: Comparative evaluation of quotations. Factors include Technical Acceptability, Delivery/Availability, and Price. Technical Acceptability and Delivery are significantly more important than Price.

• Award Basis: Best value to the Government from a responsible Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) offeror.

• This acquisition is a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs).

• NAICS Code: 336212 (Truck Trailer Manufacturing)

• Size Standard: 1000 Employees

• Delivery Locations: Specific addresses in Gainesville, FL and Jacksonville, FL are provided.

• The solicitation incorporates FAR clauses by reference, including those related to contract terms, security, and representations and certifications.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Request for Offers - RFO) for the provision of Storage Trailers. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to award a single Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract for all supplies, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, management, and transportation necessary to provide these trailers.

• Provision of Storage Trailers.

• The contract will cover all associated supplies, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, management, and transportation.

• Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP).

• The solicitation incorporates Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) provisions and clauses.

• Procedures will follow FAR Part 12 (Commercial Products and Commercial Services).

• Offers must be submitted via email to John.Shultzaberger@va.gov.

• Offer Submission Deadline: February 3, 2026, by 4:00 PM EST.

• Questions Deadline: January 28, 2026, by 11:00 AM EST via email to John.Shultzaberger@va.gov.

• Responses to vendor questions will be posted to SAM.gov.

• This acquisition is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns.

• Offerors must be registered and verified in the Small Business Administration (SBA) and System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

• Offerors must be actively registered in SAM.gov at the time of award.

• This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; no separate written solicitation will be issued.

• All clauses are current through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-06, effective October 1, 2025.

• Place of Performance: Department of Veterans Affairs, North Florida/South Georgia VHS, Multiple Locations.