Weather System

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR PRODUCTS INTRODUCTION The Mission Installation Contracting Command at Fort Rucker, AL is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide the installation of an automated/web based Weather System for the Molinelli Range Complex. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM BACKGROUND Molinelli Range Complex is a Forward Arming and Refueling point and Gunnery Range Complex located at Fort Rucker, Alabama and is part of the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence. It provides an area of training for all Aviator gunnery flight training conducted at Fort Rucker. This is a contract to provide an automated web based weather system for the range complex. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Government requires the Contractor shall furnish a complete weather system that will satisfy the user's requirements. It should include a minimum of six months to two year total maintenance package with the possibility of an extended warranty or maintenance sustainment plan after that. The intent of this Sources Sought is to assess the state-of-the art of the technology available in weather systems products that could be applied to meet this requirement. Non-Developmental Item. The weather system should be a non-developmental item to the maximum extent possible. The Government envisions a weather systems that meets the following operational and program requirements: The system must be a (real time) automated web based weather system able to provide a complete, current, and accurate weather picture to include at a minimum: wind speed, wind direction, visibility, cloud height, temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, lightning, and precipitation amount. It should also include a self-locating GPS and compass. Must be capable of performing in a remote location. Proof of qualification should be addressed in the response. Maintenance, Inspection and Repair. The Government desires a system with minimal maintenance and inspection requirements at the organizational level. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS No special requirements. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 334519 with a Small Business Size Standard of 750 EMP. The Product Service Code (PSC) is R427. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the products/systems listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Purchasing Agent, Donald McMullen, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email donald.d.mcmullen.civ@mail.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. CST on 6 September 2019 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, FAX, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.