13_-_Sources_Sought_Notice.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT

Market Survey

DATE: 21 March 2017

Contracting Officer APPROVAL: __________________________

Stephanie McCullough

(850) 884-6613

Type Synopsis Requested:

R – SOURCES SOUGHT

Supply or Services Classification Code NAICS: 334519 / SIZE: 500 Employees

Subject of Sources Sought: Radiosonde Tactical Atmospheric Sensor Kit (TASK) SOF-unique meteorological upper air sensing system

IFB/RFP Number:

Response Date or Bid Opening Date: 03/28/2017

MO/DY/YR

Contact Points: (Contract Person(s), Title, Phone Number(s))

Aviayna Wesley, Contract Specialist, 850-884-3273 Stephanie McCullough, Contracting Officer, 850-884-6613

Contract Award Number: N/A

Contract Award Dollar Amount: N/A

Contract Line Item Number(s): N/A

Contract Award Date: N/A

Contractor: N/A

NOTICE: Sources Sought

SOLICITATION #:

POSTING DATE: 21 Mar 2017

RESPONSE DATE: 28 Jan 2017 1:00 p.m. CST

NAICS Code: 334519 SB Size Standard: 500 Employee

This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a request for quote (RFQ) or a request for proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not pay for any cost incurred in responding to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought synopsis shall be voluntary.

This Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research purposes only. The information submitted in response to the Sources Sought Notice will not be utilized to determine vendor standing in any future/potential Request for Quote/Request for Proposal, nor will it be utilized to determine if a vendor is qualified to submit a Request for Quote/Request for Proposal for any future/potential requirement. The notice and the information received shall not be used to determine how well respondents can perform a requirement, which can only be evaluated in response to a solicitation. Vendors will not receive formal notification or feedback on any information submitted in this Sources Sought request. All future/proposed submissions/solicitations requirements solicited on a Government Point of Entry will be evaluated independent of any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. No vendor will be provided information on solicitations issued on a Government Point of Entry based on this

Sources Sought request.

This Sources Sought Notice is relative to the NAICS code 334519. The Small Business size standard for this NAICS code is 500. Large and Small Businesses are invited to answer this market survey to determine market capabilities.

Hurlburt Field, FL, is conducting market research to determine the existence of potential sources to provide Radiosonde Tactical Atmospheric Sensor Kit

The potential requirement will consist of the contractor providing brand name or equal to:

CLIN QTY DESCRIPTION

0001 1

Radiosonde Tactical Atmospheric Sensor Kit

Salient Characteristics:

- Precision Airdrop System (PADS compatible)

- Joint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS)

- Continuously measures wind speed, wind direction, pressure, temperature and humidity while ascending through the air column on a six cubic foot weather balloon.

- Provides Cargo/Computed Air Release Point (CARP) input calculation data.

- Processed “on-the-fly” radiosonde data provides near-real-time

- atmospheric data during ascent.

1. Radiosonde Tactical Atmospheric Sensor Kit or equivalent

NOTE: Please submit an electronic response indicating capability to supply the aforementioned item(s) via line card or published description (no more than 3 pages) as well as POC (name, telephone # and email address) along with contractor’s CAGE, DUNS, and the physical location of your facility to the individuals listed within this notice.

All work shall be performed at the contractor’s facility. This request may not directly lead to a

Request for Quotation/Proposal. Deadline for submission is 1:00 p.m. CST, 28 Mar 2017.

Required Information:

Any interested party who can offer all of the above may submit a written reply of not more than 3 pages, addressing each of the above items and defining how their location is capable of ALL of the minimum requirements listed above.

Response deadline:

1:00 p.m. CST, 28 Mar 2017

Where to send responses:

Electronically:

SrA Aviayna Wesley E-mail: aviayna.wesley@us.af.mil Phone: 850-884-3273

Stephanie McCullough E-mail: stephanie.mccullough@us.af.mil

Phone: 850-884-6613

Other information: When and if released, the solicitation will be posted to the Federal Business

Opportunities web site (www.fbo.gov).

mailto:aviayna.wesley@us.af.mil mailto:stephanie.mccullough@us.af.mil http://www.fbo.gov/