Sources Sought Notice-Refrigerated Gases_75N95024Q00025.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

1. Solicitation Number: 75N95024Q00025

2. Title: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) refrigerated liquid gases

3. Classification Code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies

4. NAICS Code: 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing

5. Description: See Purchase Description

This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement.

This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only.

6. Background: See Purchase Description

7. Purpose and Objectives: See Purchase Description

8. Project requirements: See Purchase Description

9. Delivery: See Purchase Description

10. Other important considerations: N/A

11. Capability statement /information sought:

Respondents shall:

1. Provide a capability statement that clearly describe their ability to provide the requirements specified in this notice.

2. Provide sufficient details of the respondent (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information.

3. Provide the respondent UEI number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc. pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements.

Also, respondents are encouraged to provide their opinions about the difficulty and/or feasibility of the potential requirement or proposed acquisition, possible solutions and approaches that may currently exist in the marketplace, and information regarding innovative ideas or concepts.

12. Submission Instructions:

One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8.5” x 11” paper size, with 1” top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing.

The information submitted must be in outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein.

A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required.

The response is limited to ten (10) page limit. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested.

The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone, and e-mail addresses.

13. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to polina.klimenkova@nih.gov .

Email subject line: “Response to 75N95024Q00025 NIMH Refrigerated Liquid Gases”

Facsimile responses are not accepted.

The response must be received on or before November 21 2023 by 12:00 pm EST.

14. Disclaimer and Important Notes:

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work.

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. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in the System for Award Management. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

15. Confidentiality:

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

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