The Black Hills Health Care System requires Milk and Dairy Products with the Salient Characteristics listed below. This is a sources sought looking for businesses to provide the supplies listed below for market research purposes. No awards of a contract will be made from this announcement. If you are a vendor that can provide the requested information above and required supplies described below with competitive pricing, send your information (to include your organization's Unique Entity Identifier number) with a description of proof of capability to: Joey Bloomer, joseph.bloomer@va.gov, by February 13th at 5pm CST. Only emailed responses will be considered. Additionally, please provide answers as appropriate to the following questions in the table below with your response to this sources sought. Failure to respond to the following questions may affect the acquisition strategy. 1. Identify your organization's socio-economic category. 2. Identify if your organization is the manufacturer of the requested supplies. If you are not the manufacturer, identify the manufacturer of the supplies that you will provide, their socio-economic category and a letter showing that your organization is an authorized distributor for the requested supplies.  3. Fill out the certificate under FAR Provision 52.225-2(b), identifying the item and its country of origin. ( https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_225_2__d3401e52). If the product is a US domestic end product, write in USA for the item's country of origin. 4. State whether any of the requested supplies may be ordered against a government contract awarded to your organization (e.g Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), General Services Administration (GSA), etc.). 5. Address whether your organization meets the requirements of 13 CFR 121.406 (b)(1)(i), (b)(1)(ii) and (b)(1)(iii) (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-ECFR0fca5207262de47/section-121.406#p-121.406(b)). 6. Provide estimated shipping and delivery information for the requested supplies (e.g. Expected lead time on delivery).   *If applicable, VAAR 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Veteran Owned Small-Businesses.*   *If applicable, VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items, will apply to the potential solicitation.* *If applicable, FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Small-Businesses. * STATEMENT OF WORK Provide Milk Products listed in the Schedule utilizing a 5-year IDIQ with 5 one-year ordering periods to run from April 1, 2025, through March 31st, 2030, for the following Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Centers: VA Black Hills (Hot Springs and Fort Meade campuses) PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS: All products offered within a Bid Group will be available to be ordered for delivery at any location within that Bid Group. Each location will phone or electronically send in delivery orders for milk products to the Contractor. Fort Meade facility will require deliveries two (2) days per week. Order will NOT be required to be placed more than one week prior to delivery day. Hot Springs facility will require deliveries two (2) days per week. Order will NOT be required to be placed more than one week prior to delivery. If an item has been ordered and is not available at the time of delivery, it will be the vendor s responsibility to obtain the necessary product that day. All delivery tickets and invoices referencing the purchase order number must show the total items delivered for each line item. The Government does not guarantee the estimated yearly quantity. Please indicate the time orders are to be placed by location: Fort Meade, SD 3 working day prior to delivery Hot Springs, SD 3 working days prior to delivery AUTHORIZATION FOR CHANGES. The contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer on all matters pertaining to administration. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to make commitments to issue changes which will affect the price, quantity and quality or delivery of this contract. PACKAGING, PACKING AND LABELING. All packaging and packing shall be in accordance with good commercial practice. Labeling shall be in accordance with commercial labeling complying with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated there under. All items must be identified with readable dates (open code dates), or coded dates. Contractors who do not use open dating will provide a product code number key listing to each customer facility. The product code number key listing shall explain the actual date of production or processing. Copies of key-codes will be furnished to each destination receiving officer and each destination inspection agency with the first delivery. Offeror is to provide pricing for both each and squat containers, if available