Thomas Instrument FY23 Adds

DLA Aviation is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for the attached population of NSNs. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be returned. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this notice. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. Responders are also reminded that a Source Approval Request (SAR) must be submitted for any NSN that the contractor desires to be considered as an additional manufacturer. This is not a request for SAR submission; it is a notification. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate the addition of 2 NSNs (attached) to the current requirements-type contract with only one source, Thomas Instrument, under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responses received by the response date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of market research in determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. [Note: In accordance with FAR 10.001(b), agencies should not request potential sources to submit more than the minimum information necessary.] The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by June 8, 2023, at 5:00 PM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Leomia.Craddock-Hampton@dla.mil.