PURPOSE: This is a Request for Information(RFI)/Sources Sought announcement only. This is not a solicitation announcement. The NCO 15 Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP), Contracting office is conducting market research only to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources (including SDVOSBs & VOSBs) and is issuing this Sources Sought Notice for the following supplies: ITEM ID NO. 14124 RECYCLABLE SMALL SHIPPING CONTAINER BOX 11 1/2 X 10 X 6 KRAFT BOARD GRADE 200B DC WITH WEATHER             RESISTANT ADHESIVE WITH A TEAR AWAY             ZIPPER (1/2W in X7 1/2L in) LOCATED ON             TOP OF THE BOX WITH 1" double-sided             tape. "REFRIGERATE UPON             ARRIVAL"STENCILED IN BOLD BLACK INK             "1"TALL LETTERS PLACED ON THE TOP OF             THE BOX 3/4 IN ABOVE THE TEAR AWAY ZIPER. RECYCLABLE/BIO DEGRADEABLE             MATERIAL. BOXES WILL NOT BE SHIPPED             STACKED INSIDE EACH OTHER, THEY MUST             BE SHIPPED WITH ALL FLAPS FOLDED INTO             PLACE WITH THE BOTTOM OF BOX TAPED             SEALED AND READY FOR SHIPMENT. PALLETS             MUST BE 40X48 W/136 CONTAINERS PER             PALLET. KITTED BOXES MUST BE SECURED             WITH CORNER BOARDS AND COMPLETELY             STRETCH WRAPPED TO THE PALLET BOX MUST MAINTAIN CORE TEMPERATURE FOR 48 HOURS BOX USED TO SHIP PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS               PKG: 1 per Box                       QTY: 157,248 boxes Bi-Weekly deliveries: 6,912 boxes every Tuesday, and 5,184 boxes every Thursday To be considered, vendors must: Be registered in Sam.gov under NAICS code 322211 (Corrugated & solid Fiber Box Manufacturing) Offers are not being solicited at this time. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request for information. Vendors are required to address the following questions to be considered a viable source for future needs; Company name Type of Business (large, small, VOSB, SDVOSB etc.) Point of Contact: Name Phone Number Email Address Company s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)# Interested sources may respond to this notice via email to Brigitte.kidder@va.gov, on or before Tuesday January 10, 2023 @ 10am CST. This Request for Information does not obligate VA to the release of a solicitation.
