Build/Deliver 25 Each 3-Meter Discuss Buoy Foam Hulls

DESCRIPTION: This Sources Sought notice is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR Provision 52.215-3 provided at: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current html/52_215.html#wp1144503. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Your response to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a quote. The Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD) of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Norfolk, VA 23510, on behalf of NOAA's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), is conducting market research in an effort to identify all potential industry sources with the capabilities to provide: Thirteen (13) each Three (3) Meter Yellow Foam Discus Buoy Hulls and Two (2) each Three (3) Meter Green Foam Discuss Buoy Hulls as described in the attached specifications and drawings. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 325211 - Plastic's Material and Resin Manufacturing and the size standard is 750 employees. NOAA contemplates award of firm fixed-price contract and the anticipated delivery time to build the required Thirteen (13) each Three (3) Meter Yellow Foam Discus Buoy Hulls and Two (2) each Three (3) Meter Green Foam Discuss Buoy Hulls is 90 calendar days - FOB Destination - Stennis Space Center Mississippi, 39529 after receipt of order. The interested Contractors should include the following in their response: 1. Potential respondents shall provide written capability statements confirming they can provide the required Thirteen (13) each Three (3) Meter Yellow Foam Discus Buoy Hulls and Two (2) each Three (3) Meter Green Foam Discuss Buoy Hulls in accordance with the specifications and design drawings and deliver to Stennis Space Center MS 39529 within 90 calendar days after receipt of order; 2. A positive statement of your intent to submit an offer as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice; 3. A statement regarding current size of the company under the North American Classification System Code (NAICS), code, 325211 - Plastic's Material and Resin Manufacturing and the size standard is 750 employees. The applicable NAICS code of 325211 must be included in the vendor's NAICS listing within the System for Award Management (SAM) for NOAA to verify your size status. All responses and response contents to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice will be considered information only and will not be binding on the parties. Contractors responding to this request will not be obligated to provide the products/services described herein. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States government. Responses to this RFI/Sources Sought are due no later than April 6, 2015 at 4:00 PM (Central Time). Responses shall be sent via e-mail to contact@example.gov. The electronic copy of your response must be in ".pdf format" and readable by the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Questions pertaining to this notice may be emailed to the Contract Specialist, contact@example.gov or the Contracting Officer, contact@example.gov.