ISO SCIF Containers

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR PRODUCTS INTRODUCTION The Theater Contracting Center, Kaiserslautern Germany is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to provide Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Government requires three SCIFs for 24/7/365 operation in a field deployment situation. The intent of this Sources Sought is to assess the state-of-the art of the technology available in SCIF products that could be applied to meet this requirement. The Government envisions a solution for Secure Compartmented Information Facilities that meets the following operational and program requirements: (If necessary provide detailed information in an attachment) Qualification. The product and manufacturer must be qualified and demonstrate compliance to the Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705-1, International Traffic in Army Regulations (ITAR) Compliant in accordance with the Arms Export Contract Act (ART 22 U.S.C. 2278), possess a Facility Security Clearance, and only have performance by a United States Company employing United States Citizens. Proof of compliance, clearance, and qualifications should be addressed in the response. Maintenance, Inspection and Repair. The Government desires a system with minimal maintenance and inspection requirements at the organizational level. The system should also be easily repairable for deployed units. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Any resulting contract is anticipated to have a security classification level of Secret. Any resulting contract shall be compliant with the specialty metals restriction of the Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a and 2533b) in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.225-7008 and 252.225-7009. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 8145 - Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the products/systems listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Lauri D. Anton, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email lauri.d.anton.civ@mail.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Elizabeth Phelps via email at Elizabeth.a.phelps14.civ@mail.mil no later than 4:00 p.m. Central European Time on 10 August 2017 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, FAX, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.