New Vendor for White Enamel Paint per MILSPEC

SOURCES SOUGHT Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME seeks to identify sources capable of providing White Enamel Paint according to the strict guidelines listed below. At a later date, an actual solicitation may to be posted to the Government Point of Entry, GPE, at sam.gov with an official Solicitation number, RFQ Form, and Performance Work Statement. This Notice should NOT be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, nor to ultimately award a contract. Responders acknowledge that this Notice does NOT restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach, nor to otherwise reimburse Responders for any costs that may be incurred in preparation of response(s) to this Notice. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are NOT deemed offers, and CANNOT be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Only those Responders that are able to meet the following criteria should respond to this Sources Sought Notice: Entity is capable of meeting ALL specifications outlined in the below details. Entity has an active CAGE Code, and current registration in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov). Entity does NOT appear on the Excluded Parties List Responses should include the following information: Company Name and CAGE Code as reflected in its current SAM Registration, and Tax Identification Number (TIN). Point of Contact (POC) (name, telephone number, email address, street address) Business Size & Business Type Company's Capabilities Statement, and related marketing materials Include proof the paint meets the specs given The market research information collected resulting from this Sources Sought Notice will be used to help the Government to identify qualified sources capable of accomplishing the required work outlined Interested parties are requested to respond to this Sources Sought with a PDF Document Format. Responses shall be limited to ten (10) pages and submitted via email to the Contract Officer, Brian Lee at brian.c.lee2@navy.mil Responses to this Sources Sought will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the GPE, sam.gov. It is the potential vendor's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. C. DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS C.1 WHITE ENAMEL PAINT: FORMULA 30 PER MIL-DTL-1115 REV E WITH INT. AMENDMENT 1. C.2 MIL-DTL-1115E PARAGRAPH 6.2 (ACQUISTION REQUIREMTNS) C.2.1 ENAMEL, INTERIOR, ALKEY, WHITE (FORMLA NO. 30), MIL-DTL-1115E W/ INT. AMENDMENT 1, 10 SEPTEMBER 2013 C.2.2 THE ISSUE OF THE DODISS SHALL BE THAT WHICH IS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF SOLICITATION. C.3 COLOR TO BE FED-STD-595C COLOR NO. 17875. C.3.1 DO NOT USE COLOR NO. 17886. C.4 A GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (GC) ANALYSIS SHOWING THAT THE BATCH/LOT OF PAINT PROVIDED CONTAINS THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF SHOLVENT SPECIFIED IN MIL-DTL-1115. C.5 OFF-GASSING: THE ENAMEL SHALL BE TESTED BY A GOVERNMENT APPROVED TESTING FACILITY PER NAVSEA S9510-AB-ATM-010 CHAPTER TITLED - MATERIAL CONTROL PROGRAM. THE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR EVALUATION AND APPROVAL FOR USE PER MIL-DTL-1115E W/ INT. AMENDMENT 1, PARAS 3.8, 4.7 & 6.8. C.6 THE FOLLOWING TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED AND REPORTED: C.6.1 MASS/GALLON (LB/GAL) C.6.2 VOLATILES (%) C.6.3 CONSISTENCY (VISCOSITY) C.6.4 FINENESS OF GRIND C.6.5 DRY TIME'DRY-HARD (DRYING TIME OT RECOAT OR DRY-THROUGH, AS APPLICABLE) C.6.6 SAG C.6.7 COLOR (NOTE: COLOR NO. 17875 ONLY) C.6.8 APPEARANCE OF DRY FILM C.6.9 CONDITION IN CONTAINER C.7 DATA REQUIREMENTS PER EXHIBIT A (DD-1423) & ATTCHMENT #1. C.7.1 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE FOR MIL-STD-1115E W/ INT AMENDMENT 1; EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A001. C.7.2 CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS, GAS CHROMATGRAPHY; EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A002. C.7.3 CERTIFICATE OF TEST, MASS/GALLON; EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A003. C.7.4 CERTIFICATE OF TEST, VOLATILES; EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A004. C.7.5 CERTIFICATE OF TEST, CONSISTENCY (VISCOSITY); EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A005. C.7.6 CERTIFICATE OF TEST, DRY TIME; EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A006. C.7.7 CERTIFICATE OF TEST, COLOR; EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A007. C.7.8 CERTIFICATE OF TEST, APPEARANCE OF DRY FILM; EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A008. C.7.9 CERTIFICATE OF TEST, CONDITION IN CONTAINER; EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A009. C.7.10 MATERIAL CERTIFICATION, OFF-GASSING; EXHIBIT A SEQUENCE A010. D. PRESERVATION/PACKAGING/PACKING D.1 ALL REPORTS/CERTIFICATIONS SHALL BE PLACED INSIDE THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS. D.1.1 PLACE REPORTS/CERTIFICATIONS IS PLASTIC ZIP-LOCK TYPE BAG (NOT YELLOW OR MAGENTA) SO THEY WILL NOT BE DAMAGED. D.2 PACKAING PER MIL-STD-1115 PARA 5.1 AND 6.9 D.3 MARKINGS PER MIL-STD-1115 PARA 6.9 D.3.1 LABEL EACH CAN ACCORDINGLY EACH ITEM OR ITEM PACKAGE TO CONTAIN MIL-STD-129R TYPE II SHELF LIFE MARKINGS FOR MANUFACTURE DATE AND EXPIRATION DATE BASED UPON A SHELF LIFE OF 12 MONTHS. ITEMS SHALL ALSO BE SUPPLIED WITH AT LEAST 85 PERCENT OF THEIR SHELF LIFE REMAINING AT TIME OF SHIPMENT BASED PON THE ACTUAL MANFACTURE DATE AND EXPIRATION DATE. WHITE ENAMEL PAINT, COLOR 17875 MIL-STD-1115E W/ INT. AMENDMENT 1 MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION (LOT, BATCH) MIL Spec folow below link. https://www.paintdocs.com/docs/webPDF.jsp?SITEID=SWPCGPROT&doctype=PDS&prodno=035777177563&lang=2