HEL BEAM EXPANDER MIRRORS

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and is a market research tool to determine availability and adequacy of potential business sources for High Energy Laser Beam Expander Mirrors, NAICS Code 333314. The Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this Sources Sought. All the information submitted will be considered and treated as public information. The vendor should not include any pricing or proprietary information. This is not a Request for Proposal or Quote, therefore, responses to this notice shall not be accepted as offers and the Government is not required to issue a solicitation. Businesses responding to this Sources Sought Notice must provide a Statement of Capabilities. Statement of Capabilities shall address the following: 1. Demonstrate the skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to provide high laser beam expanders consisting of two off-axis paraboloid mirrors on single crystal silicon substrates and coated for a high energy laser beam. The diameter of the mirrors is less than 8 inches. Specifications will be distributed by request only to DoD and authorized U.S. DoD contractors only; Critical Technology, (4 Jan 2013). 2. Please provide the following contact information: Company Name: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Email Address: DUNS/Cage Code: Website Address: Type of Organization: Small Business Type(s): GSA Contract Number: 3. If your company has provided the product in the past as a prime or subcontractor, please provide the following: Contract Number: Dollar Value: Contracting Officer Contact Information: Similarity of scope, effort, complexity: 4. Contractor estimated delivery: _____ Weeks ARO 5. Requested delivery: 20 September 2013 6. ITAR Restricted. This effort shall be ITAR Restricted due to the fact that these DMSP sensors and software are part of an Air Force operational capability. 7. Foreign Nations Not Allowed to Participate. No Foreign Nations will be considered for award. Please include the supplier's CAGE Code and all applicable NAICS Code(s) that represent your firm's capabilities. If a supplier would like to submit Past Performance information based upon Government and Commercial performance, please provide (1) Contract Numbers; (2) Description of the work performed and Period Of Performance; (3) Contracting Officer contact information or Customer contact information if the work was for a Commercial effort(s). If the offeror is a Small Business (SB), we will need the supplier's home office SBA contact and all current documentation to show the Small Business status and size. Any questions suppliers may have prior to submission of this Sources Sought must be in writing. Submissions shall be addressed to the contracting office and personnel outlined below. NOTE! Any contract will be awarded pursuant to FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds. Potential sources should only submit the minimum information necessary and shall not exceed five (5) pages. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submission. The Government may contact potential sources for additional information as required. Submission Instructions: Interested parties are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 12:30 PM (MST) 01 April 2013. Please submit all documentation by email in PDF format and state in the subject line "Sources Sought Response." Responses received after this date and time may not be reviewed. Send responses to Molly Zerbach, Contract Specialist; margaret.zerbach@kirtland.af.mil.