19AQMM26N0004 Equipment for Mexican Vetted Units.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

U.S. Embassy Mexico—International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs

(INL Mexico)

Equipment for Mexican Vetted Units

This Sources Sought Notice is part of the U.S. Government's market research efforts to identify capable small business vendors that are qualified and capable to deliver equipment for the U.S. Embassy Mexico City that will be donated to vetted units of Mexican agencies. The information gathered will help inform future procurement strategies and requirements including selection of applicable socioeconomic programs and small business set-asides for future procurement.

This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or

Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, IFB, or RFP, if any is issued.

This equipment donation consists of twenty-seven individual types of equipment organized into three groups:

Group Type # of Equipment Line

Items

NAICS

Code

1 Personal Protective Equipment 6 423990

2 Tactical Equipment 16 423850

3 Ballistics Equipment 5 315990

All equipment must be provided through manufacturer approved distribution channels and must be new.

The government contemplates issuance of an RFQ that permits firms to quote on one, two, or all three equipment groups. However, quoting firms must be able to provide all equipment types within each group.

The contractor must be able to deliver the equipment to a receiving location in

Brownsville, Texas, and provide personnel to participate in a joint inspection and inventory with personnel from the Department of State.

It is anticipated that the SOW will require that the contractor provide in country warranty support of required items

Notice Responses/capability statements should respond to the Draft Statement of Work and include the following:

1. Contact information:

• Name of company

• UEI number

• Institutional or organization affiliation (if applicable)

• Email address

• Phone number

• Applicable socio-economic programs under which your firm is a small business for an applicable NAICS code

2. Summary of credentials/professional experience relative to this and similar requirements including;

• Experience providing hardware warranty support in Mexico

• Experience selling PPE, Ballistics, and/or Tactical Equipment to U.S.

Federal buyers

3. Recommendations on the appropriate PSC and NAICS codes for this requirement per Group

4. Recommendations to improve or clarify the Draft SOW

5. A completed “Equipment Specs 26N0004” Excel file, including inputs for

• Column E: if you are recommending an alternative products as

Equivalent to the named Brand Name

• Column H: Product lead time, availability for delivery after receipt of order (ARO)

• Column I: Information about whether the OEM warranty applies in

Mexico

• Column J: Indicate whether this product requires an exportation permit to leave the United States e.g. ITAR

• Column K: Notional/nonbinding product unit price at which you would sell this equipment to the U.S. government.

6. Based on the information and recommendations that you provide, please state the applicable pricing model that you would provide:

• Provide estimated pricing based on your firm’s practices, aligned with the requirements of this project. All prices will be considered notional and nonbinding.

• Offer recommendations to minimize the cost/price of this requirement.

Do not include the following in the response:

1. Do not submit formal proposals or offers;

2. Do not submit requests to be considered for award or to be notified of a future solicitation; as a courtesy to vendors who submit capability statements, responding vendors will be notified should the government elect to issue a formal RFP/RFQ at a later date.

3. Do not submit requests to be added to a mailing or distribution list;

4. Do not submit questions or comments not related to this Request for

Information;

5. Do not respond via telephone.

How to Submit Responses:

1. Please submit responses via email to ModrakER@state.gov including

“19AQMM26N0004: “Vetted Unit Equipment” in the e-mail subject line.

2. In addition to a completed Equipment Specs Excel type file, please submit capability statement responses as a single attachment to the email: either Adobe pdf file or MS Word file.

3. If you have any questions regarding this Notice, please submit them via e-mail to ModrakER@state.gov. Please include 19AQMM26N0004 in the e-mail subject line.

4. The Request for Information submission closing date is September 16 2026, at

4:00 PM CST.

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