A14_-_Sources_Sought_1.pdf

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY

1. This sources sought is being published for market research purposes only to iden�fy poten�al sources capable of suppor�ng the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro (WH&B) requirement Alfalfa hay.

2. This is only a sources sought and is not a request for quote (RFQ). A solicita�on is not being issued at this �me and this no�ce shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicita�on or ul�mately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a par�cular acquisi�on approach. Responses to this sources sought will be used for a market survey analysis to determine interested par�es and if the contemplated acquisi�ons will be conducted under full and open compe��on, total small business set-aside, or any other socio-economic set asides (8(a), VOSB, WOSB, etc.) Respondents shall indicate in their responses whether they qualify under NAICS 111940, Forage and Feed, Size Standard $2.5M (in millions of dollars) as a Small Business concern, respondents should also include any socio-economic groups they qualify for. If you are a small business, and if the Government were to set this acquisi�on aside for small business, you would be required to comply with Federal Acquisi�on Regula�on 52.219-14, Limita�ons on Subcontrac�ng. The small business prime or a similarly situated contractor must perform at least 50% of the requirement.

3. Any informa�on provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No en�tlements to payment of director or indirect cost of charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses or the Government’s use of such informa�on. The informa�on obtained from industry responses to this no�ce may be used in the development of an acquisi�on strategy and future RFQ.

4. The Government is contempla�ng a delivery over 6 months. The es�mated contract start date is September 1, 2023. The an�cipated contract type is a Firm Fixed Price contract where the contractor will only be paid for actual services provided.

5. Interested par�es are requested to provide the following informa�on:

Company Name:

Street Address:

City/State/Zip:

Point of Contact:

Phone:

Email:

Company Website:

Are you currently registered and ac�ve in the System for Award Management (SAM)?

Yes No

If response above is YES, please provide your company Unique En�ty Iden�fier (UEI).

What is your business size for NAICS 111940?

Small Other than Small)?

If response above is SMALL, please indicate any of the socio-economic groups that apply to your company:

8(a) HUBZone

EDWOSB

SDB

SDVOSB

VOSB

WOSB

Comments:

Atached to this sources sought is a “DRAFT” version of the Statement of Work (SOW) document. A�er reviewing the SOW, please select the most appropriate response below:

SOW is adequate in clearly and concisely sta�ng the requirements and expecta�ons of the contractor.

SOW is inadequate in clearly and concisely sta�ng the requirements and expecta�ons of the contractor.

Does the poten�al offeror have any comments/recommenda�ons in regards to the SOW?

Poten�al offeror does not wish to submit any comments/recommenda�ons for the SOW.

Poten�al offeror wishes to submit comments/recommenda�ons for the SOW (please submit on separate sheet and submit with response. Comments/Ques�ons should reference loca�on (paragraph/sec�on) within the SOW.)

6. Again, any informa�on submited by the respondents to this sources sough is strictly voluntary. All responses should not exceed 10 pages.

7. Only electronic responses will be accepted. Responses shall be received no later than 5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST), Monday July 25, 2023. Point of Contact: William Simpkins, Contract Specialist, Bureau of Land Management, email wsimpkins@blm.gov.

NOTE: The atached Statement of Work is a "DRAFT" version, if a solicita�on is issued the Offeror will be responsible to review the FINAL SOW prior to quote submission. It is offerors' responsibility to ensure any revisions are understood. Addi�onal informa�on, as it becomes available, will be posted as well as amendments to this announcement and will be available for viewing on SAM.gov website at htps://sam.gov/content/opportuni�es. It is the responsibility of the interested par�es to review the site frequently for any updates/amendments to documents. All poten�al offerors are reminded, in accordance with Federal Acquisi�on Regula�ons (FAR) 52.204-7 -- System for Award Management (SAM) registra�on is required prior to award of any contract. Lack of registra�on in SAM will make an offeror ineligible for contract award.

mailto:wsimpkins@blm.gov