Chemical Supplies RFI.docx

Request for Information (RFI)

47QSWC25N9999

Solicitation Chemical Supplies

Federal Acquisition Service General Supplies and Services Office of Contract Operations

819 Taylor Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102-6124

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND IS PROVIDED ONLY TO GIVE VENDORS AN ADEQUATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION’S REQUIREMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD INFORMATION BE DISCLOSED TO ANY OUTSIDE PARTY.

1.0 Description

The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of General Supplies and Services (GSS) and Office of Contract Operations (QSC) is seeking information regarding a contractor’s capability to provide chemical supplies.

The objective of this RFI is to solicit proposed solutions to meet GSA’s requirement for chemical supplies.

For the purpose of this acquisition, the Government contemplates use of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516.

2.0 Responses

2.1 Responses to this RFI are due by 10:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 8, 2025 and shall be emailed to gary.carson@gsa.gov and dominic.lackey@gsa.gov.

2.2 All responses to the RFI must be submitted electronically. Each response must be single-spaced and typewritten in 12-point Times New Roman font and in the English language. Each response must be in .doc or .docx format with every page of the response separately numbered. Also, each response must be no more than five (5) 8½” by 11” pages in total (excluding applicable diagrams and charts) and all pages must be combined as one attachment.

2.3. Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following:

2.3.1. Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.

2.3.2. Business type (large business, small business, etc.) based upon the NAICS code(s) you identify in Section 4.4 of this RFI. Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19 for additional information on Small Business Size Standards.

3.0 Requested Information

3.1 General Information

3.1.1 Approximate Delivery days After Receipt of Order (ARO) for each item in column E. Shipping location is 5900 Macarthur Blvd, NW Washington DC, 20016.

3.1.2 If you can provide the part numbers through Open Market, indicate so on column F by marking Yes or No on attachment titled, “DRAFT Lab Supplied Parts List.”

3.1.3 If you can provide the part numbers through a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) indicate so on column G by marking Yes or No on attachment titled, “DRAFT Lab Supplied Parts List.”

3.1.4 If you can provide the part numbers through a MAS contract or are already in the process of adding this item to your MAS contract, list the contract number on column H on the attachment titled, “DRAFT Lab Supplied Parts List.”

3.1.5 Any other general information or suggestions for the Government regarding these items (e.g. CLIN structure, different NAICS code).

5.0 Questions

Questions regarding this RFI shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to gary.carson@gsa.gov and dominic.lackey@gsa.gov no later than 10:00 AM, EST on April 3, 2025. The Government anticipates a question response time of three business days. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Answers will be posted to the website where the RFI is posted; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary information. No questions received after 10:00 AM, EST on April 3, 2025 will be answered.

7.0 Summary

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY related to the purchase of chemical supplies. This announcement is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Quote (RFQ). GSA is not at this time seeking proposals or quotations and will not accept unsolicited proposals or quotations. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding to the U.S. Government. GSA has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed and respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the vendor/respondent’s expense.

Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitations, if issued. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the solicitation website(s) such as System for Award Management (SAM), where a potential solicitation of a future requirement may be published.

All submissions become U.S. Government property and will not be returned. Any document submitted in response to this RFI that contains confidential information must be marked on the outside as containing confidential information. Each page upon which confidential information appears must be marked as containing confidential information. The confidential information must be clearly identifiable to the reader wherever it appears. All other information will not be treated as confidential.

All information in response to this RFI that is marked confidential will be used for the sole purpose of U.S. Government planning. Confidential information may be reviewed by contractors; subject to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) including, but not limited to, commercial or financial data obtained by the respondent’s submitted documents. Otherwise, no information marked confidential included in this document or in conversations connected to it may be disclosed to any other party outside of the U.S. Government.

8.0 Clauses

FAR Subpart 52-215(3)--Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: [seeking information regarding a contractor’s capability to provide systems development and integration services to replace the current GSA Enhanced Check Out (GECO) system.].

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