EOD Demining Training Supplies/Services

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. 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. Further, 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 (GPE) through sam.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small business or procured through full and open competition. 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, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. (Ref: FAR 19.502) The 410th Contracting Support Brigade/Theater Support Contracting Office in support of the U.S. Southern Command is issuing this sources sought as a means of conducting market research to identify vendors having an interest and resources to provide EOD Demining Training Supplies/Services in support of U.S. personnel requirements in the United States and Peru. 1. The applicable PSC: 1375 (Ammunition & Explosives Demolition Materials); NAICS code is 325920 (Explosives Manufacturing) 2. Questions regarding this Sources Sought announcement shall be submitted no later than 15 FEB 23 by 10:00 PM Central Time (CT). Verbal questions will not be accepted. All questions MUST be in writing via email to: Contracting Officer, rodney.o.johnson8.civ@army.mil; and Contract Specialist, randall.d.rae2.mil@army.mil. 3. Please put (EOD-HMA) in the email's subject line. 4. If your firm has the potential capacity to provide any or all supplies/services with regards to EOD Demining/Humanitarian Mine Actions in accordance with the Supply List in Paragraph 5, please provide the following information: a. Business name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, UEI number, CAGE code, business size, and a statement (if applicable) regarding small business socioeconomic status (ie., SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.). Businesses must ensure that their SAM.gov representations and certifications, and business profiles reflect the stated socioeconomic status and are active. b. A brief capabilities statement demonstrating the capabilities in reference to this requirement. No particular format is mandated. The Government prefers that your firm submits its response in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, or a combination of both and the document must be searchable. 5. Supply List: UXO Training Aids EOD Multitool Fixed Blade Knife (K-bar) Blasting Cap Box Blasting Cap Crimpers CIEA CMD 3 Metal Detectors Vidisco Guardian 17 X-Ray System Fuze, Blasting Time Cap, Blasting M7 CHG, Demo M112 Comp 4, 1.25 lbs Cap Blasting, M6 Igniter, Time Blasting Kinepak Binary Explosives (1-lb NEQ) Misc. PPE (eye protection, hearing protection, etc.)