Inspection, Repair, Cleaning, Assembly, and Testing of Components

The only change to this notice is to extend the deadline from Thursday, April 25, 2019, to 3:00 p.m. Central Time, Friday, May 3, 2019. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) Office of Procurement (OP) is seeking potential sources from all categories of large and small businesses with the capabilities and experience to provide the requirement described herein. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to conduct market research to determine potential sources and capabilities to provide the required services to SSC. Additionally, this notice will gauge small business interest. The Government is interested in all potential sources including Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Certified 8(a) Small Business, HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or (HBCU), firms with the capabilities and experience to meet the Government's requirement, and the appropriate level of competition and/or Small Business subcontracting goals if applicable. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 332911, Industrial Valve Manufacturing, and the size standard is 750 employees. The information gathered from this Sources Sought Notice will be used for market research analysis and to determine whether a future procurement may be conducted as a competitive set-aside or issued under full and open competition (unrestricted). The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), SDV, or HUBZone small business set-aside based on responses for this requirement. A determination by the Government not to procure this requirement, based upon responses to this notice or other market research, is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice should not be construed as a formal Request for Quotation (RFQ) or Proposal (RFP) (solicitation). Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by NASA to form a binding contract. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to make a purchase, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited or be held liable for any information obtained. Those companies who wish to express an interest to the notice are asked to submit a written Statement of Capability (SOC) that addresses experience in this area, knowledge of the work involved, and professional resources limited to three (3) pages. Submission of any information in response to this notice is completely voluntary. Responses should be based on the material contained in this notice and any other relevant information the contractor thinks is appropriate. Please also state your business size in accordance to the above NAICS code. The SOC shall not include any proprietary or confidential business or financial information relating to specific companies. Please direct all questions to Patricia White via email Patricia.White-1@nasa.gov (cc: Carol Kellar Carol.Kellar@nasa.gov) no later than April 25, 2019, 3:00 p.m. local time (Central). Reference the Sources Sought Notice in any response. Faxed or telephone correspondence will not be accepted. No solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it and any related documents, will only be issued electronically. They would be accessed and downloaded at Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website http://www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor these sites for the release of any additional information pertaining to this notice and download their own copy of any resulting solicitation and amendments (if any).