75--Cleveland | Framing Hobby | VREO Adomaites | GSA DO <$25K

PNEUMATIC and MANUAL CANVAS STRETCHERS Department of Veterans Affairs Cleveland Regional Office - Veterans Benefits Administration This Sources Sought / Request for information released pursuant to FAR Part 15.201(e), Exchanges with Industry. The Veterans Benefits Administration Eastern Area Contracting Team is issuing this combination Sources Sought Notice / Request for Information. The objective is to gain information on industries ability to provide pneumatic and manual canvas stretchers for the Department of Veteran Affairs Cleveland Regional Benefit Office, 1240 east Ninth St, Cleveland, OH 44199. This is to facilitate the Contracting Officer's review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy. This Sources Sought/RFI notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their notice of ability, ask any questions, or submit comments in response to the below statement of work. Vendors are being requested to submit their availability and potential to fulfill the requirement, in the form of a capability response. Information is sought on industry best practices, vendor capabilities, and company profile information. CLIN Description Qty Unit 0001 SCM60 - LEXJET Studio Pneumatic Canvas Master - 60" (Brand name or equivalent) 1 EA 0002 EZ Stretch Canvas Stretcher (Manual) - 60" (Brand name or equivalent) 1 EA Response Time Commitment: I. NOTES: A. All questions, comments or concerns should be directed to contact@example.gov B. Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. No debriefs will be conducted. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice. C. Proprietary information is neither requested nor desired. If such information is submitted, it must clearly be marked "proprietary" on every sheet containing such information, and the proprietary information must be segregated to the maximum extent practicable from other portions of the response (e.g., use an attachment or exhibit). II. TIMELINE : A. This request will close October 10, 2014 at 10:00 am eastern standard time. III. Requested information: Interested parties shall provide information to the Government as follows: A. Format: 1. MS Word or pdf format 2. Page limit - 5 pages 3. Company name and Sources Sought/RFI number listed on each page 4. Proprietary information MUST be marked as such, on a page-by-page basis. B. Introduction: 1. Provide name of company, company address, a contact person's name, telephone number, fax number and email address. 2. DUNS number, and indicate if actively registered on System for award management (SAM) 3. Contractual vehicles the company holds, such as GSA schedules. 4. Socio-economic Status & NAICS Code: State the size of your company [e.g., 8(a) (including graduation date), HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.]. FAR Clause 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes applies. Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: Acquisition Planning. Notes: 1. This Sources Sought/RFI is for planning purposes, and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will follow. The Department of Veterans Affairs will use the information submitted in response to this notice at its discretion and will not provide comments to any submission; however, The Department of Veterans reserves the right to contact any respondent to this notice for the sole purpose of enhancing The Department of Veteran Affairs understanding of the notice submission. 2. The content of any responses to this notice may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation, except for content marked or designated as business confidential or proprietary which will be fully protected from release outside the government. The Department of Veteran Affairs Contracting Office POC: Kimberly Tomasi Contracting Officer, Eastern Area Contracting Team Email: contact@example.gov