Request for Information (RFI), Toolkit, Dynatube

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Toolkit, Dynatube 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes. As prescribed in 15.209(c): Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: Toolkit, Dynatube. CAUTION: The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the data and capability necessary to manufacture Toolkit, Dynatube. The level of security clearance and amount of foreign participation in this requirement has not been determined. The Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMC) for this item is 3P. This AMSC P: The rights to use the data needed to purchase these parts from additional sources(s) are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased, developed or otherwise obtained. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer these parts. The current qualified source is Parker Hannifin Co. Parker Hannifin Corporation 14300 Alton Parkway Irvine, CA 92618-1898 The Berry Amendment applies to this Toolkit, Dynatube, NSN 5180-01-059-3758, Part Number R27500GD. Please certify that you are Berry Amendment compliant. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. The document(s) below contain a description of the Toolkit, Dynatube and a Contractor Capability Survey. The Survey allows Contractors to provide their company's capability. 2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company's capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.) a. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business. 3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged. 4. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to the PCO.