Sources Sought 145035-24-0020.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Portable Buildings for the Fire-Weather Observing System

This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal or Quotation. 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.

Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to:

1. Determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists.

2. Determine whether the acquisition should utilize any of the small business programs in accordance with FAR Part 19.

Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action.

Requirement: This notice is issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Western Acquisition Division (WAD) Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL) to identify sources capable of providing the following:

The purpose of this action is to purchase four 8 foot x 16 foot portable buildings to be used as equipment shelters for the Fire-Weather Observing System. These buildings will be in fire prone areas for research and must be fire resistant. For more details, please refer to the Statement of Need and Attachment 1.

A Firm Fixed Price contract is anticipated.

Anticipated Delivery Date: No later than (NLT) October 30, 2024

NAICS Code/Size Standard: The applicable NAICS Code is 332311, Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing, and the size standard is 750 employees.

Submission of Information: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information.

Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via email to: sarah.corey@noaa.gov no later than 21 June, 2024 at 2:00 PMMountain Time.

Please provide the following information/documentation:

1. Name of Company, Address and Unique Entity ID.

2. Point of Contact and Phone Number.

3. Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code: 8(a) Small Business Concern, Hub Zone Small Business Concern, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC) or a Small Business Concern.

4. Statement for Proposal Submission:

• Evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, points of contact and telephone numbers.

• Brief statement on how your company will perform the work.

• Confirmation that your company WILL submit a proposal as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice.

5. Subcontracting

• In your estimation, how much (in percent) of this potential requirement would your firm need to subcontract to other firms?

6. GSA

• Is your firm currently a General Services Administration (GSA), Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) holder?

• Provide relevant GSA contract information applicable to this requirement.

7. GWAC

• If your firm is currently a Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) holder, provide relevant contract information applicable to this requirement.

8. Further comments

• If you have any further comments you would like to provide, please do so.

Interested parties: Need to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Failure to submit sufficient detailed information 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 appropriate 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.

After a review of the responses received from this notice, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor the GPE for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.