A10 Source Sought Notice1.pdf

Mine grid Sources Sought Notice

Sources Sought Notice Number:

HQ0034SFB5022024

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY:

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT; A MARKET SURVEY FOR

INFORMATION ONLY TO BE USED IN ACQUISITION PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS

NOT A SOLICITATION AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS

NOTICE.

Agency: Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Acquisition Directorate (AD)

Title: Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC) Mine grid

Location: Raven Rock Mountain Complex, Fort Detrick, MD

Overview: WHS/AD intends to solicit Mine grid material. Delivery will be 30 days after award date. The type of set-aside will depend upon the capability responses received from this source sought notice.

The purpose of this sources sought notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include Large Businesses and the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.

Small business, Section 8(a), HUB-Zone, SDVOSB, WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

Requirement:

Raven Rock Mountain Complex has a requirement to purchase Mine grid material for mine roof control, to recover longwalls, support ribs and reinforce highwalls at our unique location. Mine grid is manufactured from high-tenacity polyester and is coated with a flame-resistant, anti-static coating. Mine grid ECO is sustainable protection grid for efficient mining. See specs below:

Must be Flame-Retardant, Anti-Static (FRAS) compliant and meet all Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Requirements

Must be yellow color coding for best visibility even in very low light conditions

Must be high-tenacity polyester and is coated with a flame-resistant, anti-static coating

Must be high-tensile strength of 35 kN/m as standard Roll Size must be: 16.41' x 164.1' = 299yd² per roll

Ease of installation due to low weight/high strength Have resistant to chemical degradation Low elongation/less deformation Non-Corrosive

Pricing Information: No pricing information is needed for this source sought.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): the primary code for this procurement is, 333131: Mining machinery and equipment manufacturing. The Product Service Code is 3820 Mining, Rock Drilling, Earth Boring, And Related Equipment.

Administrative Information: After reviewing the above overview and requirements, interested capable contractors are invited to provide responses to the following questions. Responses should follow this format and be submitted electronically as one complete document. This source sought notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any items/services, or for the Government to pay for the information received. Do not submit a proposal or quote. All interested firms must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts.

1. Please provide the following Point of Contact information:

Company:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Phone Number:

Fax Numbers:

Email Address:

Unique EI:

CAGE Code:

GSA Schedule Contract Number:

Business Size and Classification (Large Business, Small Business, 8(a), Woman- Owned/Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB):

Prime or Subcontract: Please indicate if you would want to prime or subcontract on this requirement.

2. Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project – provide at least 3 examples AND include your firm’s capability based on what is in the requirement section to execute comparable work performed within the past 5 years. Please include contract number for all example projects.

Information regarding Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable and will not count toward your page count if it is provided as an attachment.

Submission Requirements: All responses should be submitted via e-mail to Contracting Officer Ms. Keisha L Simmons, Keisha.L.Simmons.civ@mail.mil ; Contract Specialist: Shanea Butler, Shanea.F.Butler.civ@mail.mil. On 17 May 2024 by 14:00 PM EST. Only attach MS Word/Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files in electronic correspondence no more than 10 pages. WHS will not acknowledge receipt of responses to this SOURCES

SOUGHT.

mailto:Keisha.L.Simmons.civ@mail.mil mailto:Shanea.F.Butler.civ@mail.mil