Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking information from potential contractors to provide research grade animal food and bedding in support of the VA Portland Healthcare System, Veterinary Medical Unit. The contract will be a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement, with a firm-fixed price. The contractor will be required to deliver products on a regular basis, with no substitutions, and must maintain strict quality control to prevent disease transmission. The products must be irradiated and delivered directly to the VA Portland Health Care System Portland campus VMU. The contractor will also be required to provide pallets for item delivery and deliver pallets to loading docks B103 and B101.
• The contract covers the supply of animal food, bedding, environmental enrichment, and other care items for the VA Portland Health Care System Portland campus VMU only.
• The contractor must deliver products within one week of routine orders and within one day of orders placed in emergency situations.
• The contractor must provide exactly the types, brands, and amounts of animal food, bedding, and enrichment items as ordered, with no substitutions.
• The contractor must maintain products under strict quality control conditions to prevent disease transmission.