Network connectivity for industrial plant equipment

MARKET RESEARCH-- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. This advertisement serves to aid in determining market interest and capabilities for this prospective requirement. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for Market Research purposes ONLY. This information will be used to determine the availability of vendors capable of meeting the Government's minimum requirements and the availability of small businesses capable of providing this requirement. Potential sources must identify their business type (i.e., small business, large business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) certified business, woman-owned business, etc). The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville (FLCJ) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability of vendors capable of providing network connectivity for industrial plant equipment (including CNC machine tools, inspection equipment, automated process equipment and robotic equipment) along with associated engineering and IT support, and software and hardware required for connectivity. This requirement is to support the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE), Jacksonville, FL. It is anticipated that any resulting solicitation will be for a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract, with a NAICS code of 517919 and size standard of $25M. For further details, please see the attached specifications. Vendors interested in responding to this sources sought synopsis shall provide the following, minimum information: 1) Technical capabilities statement that addresses the following: - Ability to develop, integrate, install, and configure software for use by the government - Software product datasheets including ports and protocols, security features, and how functionality will meet or exceed the government's functional requirements - Past Performance references for similar work performed identifying the company name, point of contact information of reference (name, position, phone number, email), duration, scope, and dollar value of software product implementation 2) Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) quote for one license and two optional years of software maintenance for each application required The technical capabilities statement shall include a cover page containing the company's name, address, CAGE code, Duns number, years in business, affiliate information, parent company, joint venture partners, NAICS, business size/socio-economic status, government business point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address. Additionally, the interested party shall provide a list of all current GSA/VA scheduled contracts (if applicable). The technical capabilities statement provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice is NOT to be considered a response to Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ) in that no RFP/RFQ exists at this time. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses will not restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach or be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for the information requested herein. Evaluation results will not be provided to contractors responding to this synopsis. No phone calls will be accepted. Responses shall be in writing and sent by email to Melissa Rodriguez, contact@example.gov with a courtesy copy to Rogelio Soliman, contact@example.gov. Responses shall be submitted no later than 10:00 A.M. EST (local Jacksonville, FL) on September 09, 2013. NOTE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. NO REIMBURESEMNT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING A RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. ?