Design, Build, Test, Deliver & Install one UNIVERSAL HIGH TEMPERATURE TEST STAND (UHTTS)

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS for: UNIVERSAL HIGH TEMPERATURE TEST STAND (UHTTS) Please note that on 23 Oct 2013, the Classification Code was changed to 49 -- Maintenance & Repair Shop Equipment. 1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. The Government will not pay for the information requested herein. Only non-classified information shall be provided in your response. Copies of the submitted information may be reproduced for Government review. 1.1 PURPOSE: This Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 336413 which has a corresponding Size standard of 1000. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 2. PROGRAM DETAILS: Provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, and labor necessary to design, build, test, deliver, and install one (1) Universal High Temperature Test Stand (UHTTS). Provide associated technical data, software, tooling, material, and training for this newly design UHTTS. The UHTTS shall be designed at minimum to test assets per their respective governing technical data as described in Table 1. Attached is the purchase specification for the UHTTS as determined by Process Engineers. 3. GOVERNMENT REQUEST: Interested parties to submit a letter of interest, brief statement of current capability and responses to the attached Capabilities Questionnaire. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. Please limit your submissions to ten pages in PDF or Microsoft Word Format. In order to be considered in this Source Sought, please reply by 12:00 PM MST, 21 November, 2013. ? CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE Universal High Temperature Test Stand (UHTTS) Part I. Business Information 1. Company/Institute Name: 2. CAGE Code: 3. Company Point of Contact a. Name b. Telephone # c. Email address 4. Physical Address: 5. Web Page URL: 6. Provide you company's North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: a. If your company is a small business, it a woman owned business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) business, HUB Zone business, Serviced Disabled Veteran Owned Business, etc. Part II. Capability Survey Questions 1. Provide your suggested NAICS code and Classification Code. 2. Are you anticipating your company to be a prime contractor or a subcontractor? 3. Are you anticipating a teaming arrangement? a. Any responses on teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. Part III. General Capability Questions: 1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure. 2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager). 3. Describe your company's capabilities and experience in generating technical data, engineering drawings and manuals. Identify what software programs are utilized to generate these data products and what formats are available for delivered items. 4. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provide that would currently preclude your product from being a viable solution to our requirement? 5. Discuss any concerns you may have with our requirement or specification. Part IV. Hardware Production 1. Describe your provision of same or similar requirements. Include quantities, customer, and date of delivery and period of performance. 2. Describe your capability and experiences in the manufacturing/fabrication of components. 3. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Please provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9000, QS-9000, EIA-599, or otherwise)? 4. Are your test stands manufactured in the U.S.? Part VI. Commerciality Questions: 1. Do you consider the requirements to be commercial (see FAR 2 definitions)? 2. Are there established catalog or market prices for our requirement? If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences. 3. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the government for items similar in nature to this requirement. Interested offerors should send a response to the sources sought inquiry and the questions listed above to the Contracting Officer. Responses should be submitted by 12:00 PM MST, 21 November, 2013. Email responses in PDF or Microsoft Word format are preferred. The point of contact information is listed below: OO-ALC/PZIMB Richard Salazar Contracting Officer 6038 Aspen Ave. Bldg. 1289 2nd Flr. Hill AFB, UT 84056 Phone: (801) 586-5548 Email: richard.salazar @hill.af.mil Alternate OO-ALC/PZIMB Evan Porter Contracting Officer 6038 Aspen Ave. Bldg. 1289 2nd Flr. Hill AFB, UT 84056 Phone: (801) 775-5306 Email: evan.porter@hill.af.mil The information provided is for the Air Force's market research and is given understanding the AF has no obligation to pay for the information. The information may be used in developing a request for proposals (RFP) but does not obligate the AF to issue an RFP or contract. Any proprietary information submitted may be used as a general concept but specific information will be safeguarded as proprietary, if so marked.