Relocate Remstar Office Vertical Carousel

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract to Relocate a Remstar Office Vertical Carousel on a SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. The Project consists of testing, disassembling, moving/relocating, reassembling, and testing a Remstar Office Vertical Carousel. Vendor shall ensure the movement of the equipment will not void any existing service warranty. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought synopsis. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside. The proposed sole source firm-fixed price (FFP) contract to Southwest Solutions Group, Inc. to Relocate a Remstar Office Vertical Carousel. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is 10 United States Code 2304(c)(1) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code(s) is: 337214 Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. All companies must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov). The anticipated period of performance is 1 Day After Date of Contract. In response to this sources sought, the Government is requesting that interested businesses that feel they can fully support this requirement, furnish the following information: 1. Capability statement should include your firm's general background, experience, qualifications and industry specific awards. A special notation should be made of similar or related programs performed for the Government including documentation with reference to the applicable contract numbers and the supervising agencies. 2. Interested vendors shall provide proof/certifications/licenses that identifies them as an exclusive authorized Kardex Remstar dealer, authorizing them to sale and service Kardex Remstar equipment. 3. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solution solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at contact@example.gov or +1 (555) 000-0000, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Synopsis. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 4. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 5. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 6. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 7. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 8. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns. 9. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach to acquiring the identified services. Responses to this Sources Sought shall be submitted electronically via email to Elsa Gomez, at contact@example.gov and Gabriel Escarciga at contact@example.gov. Responses shall be received no later than 2:00 p.m. MST on 12 June 2017. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. Please submit all questions related to this Sources Sought to the Contract Specialist via email by 01:00 p.m. MST on 7 June 2017. No phone or e-mail solicitations regarding the status of the request for proposal will be accepted prior to its release.