Sources Sought Notice.pdf

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

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The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking sources for Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization Pacific (DITCO-PAC) Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications (TELECOM) Supplies/Equipment

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: DITCO-Pacific 477 Essex Street, Bldg. 77 Ste 129, JBPHH, HI 96860-5815

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses and Woman-Owned Small Businesses) to provide the required products.

DITCO-PAC is seeking information from potential sources for: Procurement of various name brand or equal items for IT, TELECOM, Software (Non-ESI Software), Licenses, and Maintenance renewals of a wide range of products in support of our warfighters in the Indo- Pacific region (see commodity and equipment group below). The small businesses predetermined for this effort are currently doing business with and have a history of awarded contracts by DITCO-PAC and meet the requirements as stated in FAR 13.303-2(b)(2).

The anticipated Period of Performance is Date of Award, duration of 5 years.

The anticipated Place of Performance is U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) which includes locations throughout Asia.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS

IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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 NOTICE. NO

FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

NOTICE. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS STRICTLY

VOLUNTARY.

CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND: There were existing contracts for this effort held by incumbents listed below. The requirement has since expired, and we are looking to renew the BPAs and expand to a wider small business base to enhance our support to our customers throughout the Indo-Pacific area.

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Contract Number: HC101920A008 – 0014 (Prior Contracts) Contract Vehicle: Local Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) Vehicles Incumbent and their size: GC Assoc, LLC, ModTech Solutions, LLC, Progressive Computer Services, Inc, KaiHonua LLC, Prosis Hawaii LLC, Regency Consulting, Inc, System Optimization & Support, Ltd.; all small businesses.

Method of previous acquisition: small business set-aside Period of performance: Jan 2020 – May 2025

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

1) The Equipment BPA supports a wide customer base located throughout the Indo-Pacific area. Our mission is to support DoD customers in procuring various material and equipment from various name brands. Reliability in delivery is required, including working with a variety of shipping conditions, to include “overseas” shipping.

Describe and provide an example of your company’s experience and ability to deliver materials to customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Do you currently support these regional locations; familiar with challenges which may arise to deliveries to various remote locations, for example Guam, Japan, etc.? Have you provided deliveries to end customers throughout the region? Provide examples of locations and customers to which you delivered products in the Indo-Pacific region, highlighting instances where you encountered issues, describing how those issues were resolved.

2) Equipment BPA is built to support our customers; therefore, customer support and outreach are our top priorities. Responsiveness to Request for Quotes and/or Market Research: Describe and provide examples of your company’s experience in being responsive to customers who are located in various time zones: Ex: Vendor/East Coast (EST), customer/Hawaii (HST), and customer/Guam (GMT). Provide examples where you responded quickly to customers during after-hours and weekends (your time zone) during busy periods ex: fiscal year end (higher workloads).

3) Equipment BPA is built to support a wide range of IT and TELECOM equipment, involving many brand names. Provide a list of companies/products of which your business is an authorized reseller.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Please provide your current Facility Clearance level.

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334112 (https://www.census.gov/naics/), with the corresponding size standard of 1250 Employees (https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards).

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In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications.

Responses must demonstrate the company’s ability to perform in accordance with FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.

To assist DISA in determining the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought Notice, provide information regarding any plans to use joint ventures (JVs) or partnering. Please outline the company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner who combined can meet the specific requirements contained in this notice.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses should include addressing the Required Capabilities and the following:

1) Business name and address;

2) Name of company representative and their business title;

3) Small Business Socio-economic status (if small);

4) CAGE Code;

5) Prime contract vehicles; to include ENCORE III, SETI, NIH CIO-SP4, NASA SEWP V, General Service Administration (GSA): OASIS, ALLIANT II, VETS II, STARS III, MAS (including applicable SIN(s), groups or pools), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle that allows for decentralized ordering. (This information is for market research only and businesses with a valid CAGE that lack prime contract vehicles are still encouraged to respond to this notice.)

6) List of companies/products of which business is an authorized reseller

Businesses who wish to respond for consideration must send a response via email NLT 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on October 20, 2025 to Melba Nishida, melba.b.nishida.civ@mail.mil or Karen.j.Braquet.civ@mail.mil. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package addressing the specific questions above (no more than four (4) pages; only the first four pages in the submission will be considered) demonstrating the ability to perform the services listed under Required Capabilities.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personnel reviewing submitted responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as pursuant to 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

IT

1. Computers and peripheral equipment

2. Monitors

3. Laptops

4. UPS Batteries

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5. Rack mounts

6. Storage Devices

7. Servers

8. Security equipment

9. Audio/Visual equipment and accessories

TELECOM:

1. Routers

2. Copper and Fiber Optic Cable

3. Telephones

4. Video Teleconferencing Equipment

5. Switches

6. Test Sets

7. Modems

8. Telecommunication Devices

9. Patch Panels

10. Cable Trays

11. Media Converters

12. Cable Connectors and Conduit

Software:

Non-ESI Software Licenses Maintenance renewal

For information on DISA’s requirements, you can find current information on our home page:

www.disa.mil – that includes current forecast and the current acquisition strategies. If there is no information regarding the requirement you may be inquiring about, then there is no additional publicly available information. Please continue to review www.disa.mil.