SDVOSB - Wright Line Furniture

Sources Sought for National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD) Wright Line Furniture NWWG3300-18-00497 Disclaimer and Important Notes: This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to determine if Services-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) exist that are capable of satisfying the agency's requirements. Pursuant to FAR Part 19 and FAR Part 13, competition and set-aside decision may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. Submission of a response to this Sources Sought is entirely voluntary. The voluntary submission of a response to this Sources Sought shall not obligate NOAA to pay or entitle the submitter of information to claim any direct or indirect costs or charges or any other remuneration whatsoever. Further, no proposals or quotes are sought at this time. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought; all costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought will be solely at the potential respondent's expense. Not responding to this Sources Sought does not preclude participation in any future formal solicitation, if any is issued. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a solicitation. There is no solicitation at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any future procurement, additional information will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to this Sources Sought. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought. If included, any information should be clearly marked as such. All information received shall be safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure. NAICS Code: 423210 - Furniture Merchant Wholesalers; corresponding size standard of 100 employees. 1.0 Overview of Potential Requirement ERAD has a potential requirement for the brand name purchase of Wright Line multi-purpose furniture to expand existing furniture already in place. The required furniture must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing Wright Line furniture in place. Submission of Information: Interested parties are encouraged to submit a response which supports the company's claim that it presently (1) a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concern, (2) registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), (3) a SDVOSB concern under the NAICS code 423210, Furniture Merchant Wholesalers, and (4) an authorized wholesaler/distributor/reseller of Wright Line Furniture. Specifically, any interested parties are requested to provide the following information: 1. Name of Company, address, and DUNS number 2. Documents supporting Service-Disable Veteran-Owned Small Business claim 2. Point of contact name, email, and phone number 3. Size of Business according to NAICS Code: 423210 - Furniture Merchant Wholesalers; size standard, 100 employees. 4. Any General Service Administration (GSA) schedule, Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) or Multiple Award Contract numbers and information that allow for the ordering of Wright Line Furniture. 5. Positive statement of your interest in this procurement as a prime contractor. 6. Documents supporting claims of being an authorized Right Line Furniture wholesaler/reseller/distributor. Responses are to be submitted electronically (not to exceed 5 pages). Submit responses electronically (using PDF or Microsoft Word) no later than 1:00 pm eastern, April 11, 2018 to the Contract Specialist, contact@example.gov. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that are marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified. At this time no solicitation exists. Therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website, FBO.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.