Specialized Gear Program

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY TO DETERMINE THE AVAILABILITY OF POTENTIAL SMALL BUSINESS CATEGORIES, FOR POTENTIAL SET-ASIDES. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION. ALL RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE ACQUISITION. General Requirement: This notice is issued on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD) Washington Headquarters Services Enterprise Management Division Washington, DC to identify 8(a) sources capable of providing The prospective vendor will provide all support requirements to facilitate the PPD Specialized Gear Program. The prospective contractor must be able to provide all items listed on attached spreadsheet, and maintain custom descriptions, pricing, and pictures for all products listed. Also must be able to match existing color plans, fabrics & be able to provide a facility for fittings & exchanges if required The prospective contractor's facility must be located within 100 miles of the Pentagon Reservation for business transactions, exchanges and any other related services. Anticipated Contract Type/Vehicle: The Government reserves the right to award a single or multiple award firm-fixed price BPA(s). Anticipated Period of Performance: The period of performance is anticipated to be for a 12 month base period and four 12 month option periods. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS): The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 453998, All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores), and the size standard is $7.0 million. Submission of Information: Entities (to include teams) having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the general requirements in this notice are invited to submit the information requested below via e-mail (subject line "Specialized Gear Sources Sought") to toyia.lewis@whs.mil no later than October 17, 2011 at 3 PM, Eastern Standard Time. 1. Your company's name, address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and DUN and Bradstreet (DUNS) number. 2. Point of contact (name, e-mail address, and phone number) for your company 3. Your company's corporate affiliations, potential joint venture partners, teaming partners, and/or major subcontractors that would support this requirement if any. 4. An affirmative statement of your interest in this requirement e.g. prime contractor, subcontractor, joint venture member. 5. Provide information sufficient to demonstrate capability and capacity to meet the general requirements and additional conditions stated in this notice to include relevant past performance information. CCR: Interested parties should register/be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). The CCR can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.ccr.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. 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. At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION and DO NOT SUBMIT OFFERS. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) website. 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 Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.