Hydraulic Tube Bender and Tooling Package

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. 914th Air Force Reserve Command is searching for firms interested and capable of providing one hydraulic tube bender and tooling package. This equipment is critically needed to manufacture various tubing material to include hydraulic tubing that provides vital pressure to actuate aircraft rudders, flaps, landing gear, ailerons and cargo doors. The 914th has recently converted to KC-135 aircraft and this equipment is vital to accomplishing its assigned mission. As part of its market research, 914 MSG/PK is issuing this Sources Sought to determine if there exist an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of providing the requirement. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of 914 MSG/PK market research. No Request For Quote (RFQ) exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the RFQ. Responses to this Sources Sought are not quotes on which the 914 MSG/PK can issue any contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract or BPAs based only on responses to this Sources Sought. All information received in response to this Sources Sought marked "Proprietary" will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. 914 MSG/PK will not pay for information received in response to this Sources Sought. Pricing information in response to this Sources Sought Notice is not required and will be used for market research purposes only. Interested vendors should provide the following information: Company Name: _____________________________________________________________ Company Address: ___________________________________________________________ DUNS Number: _____________________________________________________________ Point of Contact: ____________________________________________________________ Phone Number: _____________________________________________________________ Email Address: _____________________________________________________________ (1) Is your company considered small under the identified NAICS code? (2) Are you the manufacturer or distributor? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items? (3) Is there an applicable GSA Contract number? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (4) Socio-economic Classification in Accordance with NAICS code 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (check all that apply) ? Small Business ? Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) ? Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) ? Small Disadvantage Business ? Women-owned Small Business ? Economically Disadvantaged Small Business ? HUBZone ? 8(a) Certified ? Other: _________________________________________________ Please send responses with the subject heading- Sources Sought Response: Hydraulic Tube Bender FA667020Q0007 to Cynthia Panasiewicz, 914 MSG/PK; Niagara Falls AFB email address: Cynthia.Panasiewicz@us.af.mil