General Purpose Instrumentation Systems

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Yuma Proving Ground has a requirement for General Purpose Instrumentation Systems located at United States Army White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The U.S. Government desires to procure this requirement on a possible small business set-aside basis, provided two (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 two (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 (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. 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. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 336212 Truck Trailer Manufacturing with a size standard of 500 employees. The need is anticipated for the General Purpose Instrumentation Systems which is the design, fabrication and equipment integration of instrumentation shelters/trailers as well as the instrumentation of fixed sites. The previous requirement was fulfilled through a fixed price requirements-type contract, W9124R-11-D-0207. The period of performance was for a one-year base period and four one-year options. Attached is the draft SOW. In response to this sources sought notice, 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 arrangements that will be pursued, if any. 3. Provide 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. Include information to assist in determining if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure this requirement 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, Dean Carsello, at contact@example.gov or +1 (555) 000-0000, 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. Include recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft SOW for acquiring the identified items. 8. What contract types would your business recommend for the contemplated supplies described in the SOW (i.e. Requirements Contract, IDIQ Contract, etc.)? Include rationale for the contract type suggested. 9. What NAICS code would you recommend for the contemplated supplies? 10. Identify any laws or regulations that may be unique to the requirement. 11. Are the supplies customarily available in the commercial marketplace, or are they created exclusively for governmental purposes? The Government's definition of commercial item means any item, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used by the general public or by non-governmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes, and has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general public; or has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the general public. 12. What are the traditional warranties that your company will offer when it comes to the development and fabrication of products. How do you track existing warranties for customers? 13. Does your company currently possess the in-house capabilities to perform all of the tasking's within the draft SOW? If so, provide your discussion demonstrating in-house capabilities to support the requirement as described in SOW. 14. What Contract Line Item Number structure do you recommend for this requirement? 15. Please provide any general questions or clarifications in regards to the work outlined within the draft SOW.