ASTM E54 Licenses

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. A sources sought is a market research tool being used to determine availability and adequacy of potential business sources prior to determining the acquisition strategy. The intent of this sources sought synopsis is to identify qualified business concerns to provide the ASTM E54 Licenses. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Science and Technology (S&T), Capability Development Support (CSD) has a requirement to procure the ASTM International (formerly known as American Society for Testing and Machinery) E54 Licenses to provide access to commercial industry technical standards from U.S. standards organizations that are referenced within the Code of Federal Regulations. The commercial industry standards are required to ensure compliance with DHS-approved standards as well as providing specifications for design and manufacturing and repair. The Government intends to solicit and award a Firm-Fixed Price Contract for the aforementioned requirement. The NAICS Code is 511120. The period of performance for annual subscription licenses is a one (1) year period of performance (June 8, 2018 to June 7, 2019). This is not a request for quote. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to pay for cost incurred in preparation and submission of data in response to this announcement. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide licenses consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide the above licenses are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by May 28, 2018, 12:00 pm EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to roberto.aguirre@hq.dhs.gov in MS Word or PDF document. The email subject line must specify Name of Contractor and Source Sought Notice Title "ASTM E54 Licenses". Facsimile response will not be accepted.