Deployable/Tactical Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility - SCIF

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS Deployable/Tactical Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) W9115119Q0165 This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure a Deployable/Tactical Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) to be delivered at Fort Hood, Texas on a Small Business set aside or socioeconomic status basis, providing that 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. HISTORICALLY THIS REQUIREMENT WAS POSTED AS A 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Furthermore, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 332311- "Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing" size standard 750 Employees. Fort Hood, TX and Fort Bliss, TX possesses a need for the construction, and delivery of three (3) deployable/tactical SCIFs in support of III Corps operations. The SCIF must be capable of processing TS/SCI and will be guaranteed to comply with all TEMPEST requirements and ICD 705 SCIF accreditation requirements. Delivery, system validation, and acceptance is anticipated to take place at Fort Hood, TX and Fort Bliss, TX. The attached DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) contains specific requirements. In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Information to help determine delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 7. Mrs. Madge A. Lewis is the Contracting Officer for this Sources Sought action. Please send your capabilities statements and responses to Perry J. Cannon, Contract Specialist, at perry.j.cannon.civ@mail.mil. Responses are due in this office no later than 2:00 p.m. CST, on July 17, 2019 and shall be electronically submitted. Please label all responses with Fort Hood Deployable SCIF - W9115119Q0165. Please include the statement, "Sources Sought Response Fort Hood Deployable SCIF - W9115119Q0165" in your email header. No Government contract can be awarded to a vendor who is not actively registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM). For information regarding registration requirements, you are encouraged to visit https://www.sam.gov. All information collected in response to this request for information will become property of the U.S. Army and will not be returned. 1 Encls 1. DRAFT - Statement of Work (SOW) III Corps DEPSCIFs 20 MAY 19