Attachment 1 - Request for Information (RFI) FA558724Q0021.pdf

Readiness – F-35 – Community

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

48TH FIGHTER WING (USAFE)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

RFI- FA558724Q0021

48th CONTRACTING SQUADRON (USAFE)

Issue Date: 19 January 2024 Response Due Date: 02 February 2024, 1400 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) NAICS Code: 333310 - Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing

Subject: Request for Information (RFI) – Reverse Osmosis System

Description:

The 48th Contracting Squadron at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, seeks feedback from companies/entities capable of providing Reverse Osmosis System for the 48th Medical Group (MDG). Please see Attachment 1- Salient Characteristics for full list of specifications.

Background:

The 48th MDG is has an ongoing need for water purification system with thermal sanitization in a single cabinet to achieve and maintain required water quality. It must include a water softener and that is big enough to feed 2 of General Surgery's Wassenburg Automated Endoscope Reprocessors (WD440).

General Information:

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE

OF MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY. The Government is seeking industry’s input to determine the availability of qualified sources with the technical capability to fulfill the requirement described above.

No contract awards will be made from this notice and no solicitation is available on SAM.gov or any other bulletin board, posting room, or clearinghouse at this time. In order to develop a sound acquisition strategy, early industry participation is highly encouraged; however, participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.

The Government will not reimburse costs and will not be liable for any costs associated with responses to this RFI. Respondents will not be notified of the responses to this notice. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. All RFI responses will be used in whole or in part for determining the most effective acquisition strategy for the 48th MDG Reverse Osmosis System acquisitions or similar requirements. Requested information will be used within the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency.

Response Guidelines:

All responses to this RFI must be provided as an attachment in an e-mail message addressed to the Point of Contacts (POC) below, with the subject line “Response to RFI” no later than 02 February 2024, 1400 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Only electronic responses will be accepted. Responses submitted by any other means will not be considered.

Requested Information:

The following is requested from interested companies;

1. Please provide feedback that demonstrate how your company/entity possess the capabilities of meeting the specifications listed in Salient Characteristics (Attachment 1).

2. Please provide feedback as to estimated lead time from point of award.

3. Please provide feedback as to whether two (2) weeks is sufficient time to provide a quote.

4. Please provide any other information that would need to be considered to provide a quote for this potential requirement.

Please submit a written response via scan/email-attachment on company letter head to points of contract listed below.

Points of Contacts:

Primary POC: Aylin Basoluk-Jackson, Contract Specialist Phone: 00 44 (0) 1638 522398 Email: aylin.basoluk-jackson.gb@us.af.mil

Secondary POC: SrA Isaiah D. Vinson, Contracting Officer Phone: 00 44 (0) 1638 525975 Email: isaiah.vinson@us.af.mil

Contracting Office Address:

48 CONS/PKA - Lakenheath, Building 977 Boston Drive RAF Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk IP27 9PN mailto:aylin.basoluk-jackson.gb@us.af.mil mailto:isaiah.vinson@us.af.mil