Four Mercury Verado Outboards

Request for Information (RFI) 191NLE18N0043 A. This Request for Information (RFI) will be used to identify potential sources that are interested in and capable of performing the work described in this "Draft" Statement of Work (SOW). In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is issued solely for conducting market research, information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this RFI. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and/or any follow-up information requests. B. The purpose of this RFI is to communicate and solicit feedback from industry on the "Draft" version of an upcoming overseas requirement to procure four (4) Mercury Verado - Quad 350 HD 4-Stroke Engines. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 333618 - Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,500 employees. C. All responding contractors must possess vast experience in procuring and delivering requested items based on the preceding criteria, which for this requirement will be deployed overseas. Therefore, we are seeking responses to the following questions: 1. Is your company authorized to conduct business and provide services overseas? 2. Is your company partnered with an organization that is located in, or authorized to do business overseas? 3. Does your company or partnering company possess all of the licenses, visas, permits, certificates, insurance and registrations or other documents needed to conduct business overseas? 4. Is your company an authorized re-seller of the required equipment? 5. Are there any risks identified in the draft SOW? 6. Can your company meet ALL requirements listed in the draft SOW in the delivery window? D. All responses are to include: 1. Name of Company 2. GSA Schedule Number, if applicable. 3. Small Business Size/Type (i.e. socio-economic category) 4. NAICS Code 5. Description of your company's relevant experience and resource capabilities in performing this type of work. E. Please do not provide generic capability statements as they shall add no value to this RFI. The Government is seeking specific information in conjunction with the specifications of this requirement. F. The page limitation for responses is 5 pages. G. All responses shall be submitted in writing via email to Jeffery Lloyd (Contract Support Specialist) at LloydJD@state.gov no later than 12:00 PM, EST on Wednesday, 01 August 2018. In order to participate in the resulting RFQ and to be eligible for an award, the proposer must have (i) a current CAGE Code, (ii) a DUNS#, (iii) be registered to do business with the Government of the United States in the System For Award Management (SAM) and (iv) not be on the Excluded Parties List. https://www.sam.gov