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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

673D AIR BASE WING

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF‐RICHARDSON ALASKA

31 January 2018

Broom Cores and Brush Cassettes

Request for Information (RFI)

The 673d Contracting Squadron at Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, is issuing this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought in an effort to perform market research to assist in determining the acquisition strategy for Snow Removal Broom Cores and Brush Cassettes at

JBER, AK.

This Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research purposes only. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a Request for Proposal (RFP); no solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such.

The designated NAICS Code is 333120 (Construction Machinery Equipment) with a small business size standard of 1,250 empolyees. Please include any additional terms and/or conditions that might be included in a contract between commercial entities. Large and small businesses are invited to answer this market survey to determine market capabilities:

CLIN 0001: Broom Cores

Salient Characteristics:

1. Broom cores will consist of two sections that comprise one set.

2. Each broom core section will be 104.75" in length and 24.375" in diameter.

3. There will be 28 tracks per section.

4. Tracks will be Polymer lined to facilitate easy slide of cassettes into the tracks.

5. Cores must be compatible with Oshkosh broom heads mounted on the Oshkosh 'H' Series™ XF Broom.

6. Cores must be factory balanced to eliminate vibration during high rotation use.

7. Broom core speed must handle at least 400 RPM.

CLIN 0002: Brush Cassettes

Salient Characteristics:

1. Cassettes will be no more than 33" in length.

2. Each cassette section shall contain 20 tufts of .45 mm wire.

3. Length of each tuft shall be 11 inches from the top of the cassette strip to the tip of the wire bristle. Each tuft shall consist of 140 pieces of zinc coated steel wire, quality grade of "C".

4. Cassette sections shall be a polyurethane formed cup, which extends up the length of the tuft no less than 3" for support.

5. Distance between the centers of each cup shall be a maximum of 41.5mm for better sweeping action at full angle and when broom head is at less than full angle.

6. The wire shall be electro-galvanized, hard drawn crimped steel bent in a 'U' shape.

7. The wire will be held in place by an 1/8" diameter steel rod running full length of the cassette.

8. Replacement cassettes shall fit in the factory installed SIB cores and have OEM approval.

9. Cassette shipping containers will be constructed in a fashion that eliminates any possibility of bent wires and is stackable up to 4 containers high to maximize storage capacity.

10. Each set shall consist of the proper amount of cassettes sections to fill the entire core.

11. The bristles shall be suitable for use in temperatures seen at the altitude of the airport and be guaranteed for a period of one year and one full use of the bristles should last between 100-120 hours or down to the maximum wear.

Submission Instructions: Vendors capable of providing the abovementioned products are invited to submit a Statement of Capabilities to A1C Jermaine Villareal at jermaine.villareal.1@us.af.mil by 7 February 2018, Wednesday, 10:00 AM AKDT. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, pleace contact A1C Villareal at (907) 552-4865.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide these contract items, please provide the following information:

a) Organization name

b) Address,

c) Email address,

d) Web site address,

e) Telephone number,

f) Size and type of ownership for the organization

g) Tailored capability statements addressing the minimum specifications above