Project Name: Veteran Self-Employment Plan – AI Vending Machines; Project Number: None; and Station Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO), Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Division

The Department of Veterans Affairs needs a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order to provide nine artificially intelligent-based vending machines for a Veteran Self-Employment Rehabilitation Plan in Rapid City, South Dakota. The requested scope includes supplying machines with specific dimensions and features, such as real-time inventory tracking, remote monitoring, touchscreen interfaces, cashless payment systems, and the ability to stock various consumer goods. Interested business entities registered in SAM are eligible to respond, with SDVOSBs or VOSBs required to be certified in the SBA Small Business Search database. Interested businesses must email answers to six specific market research questions to Contracting Officer Dirk Kelley at [email protected] on or before October 5, 2026, by 12:00 pm EST or 3:00 pm EST as noted in the text. This notice serves solely as a Sources Sought Notice for planning purposes to determine potential set-asides and does not constitute a solicitation or contract.