Market Research.docx

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA TROOP SUPPORT- PHILADELPHIA

700 ROBBINS AVENUE

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19111-5092

IN REPLY

REFER TO

DLA Troop Support-FCEC, Lisa Eggeling

DATE: November 14, 2024

SUBJECT: MARKET RESEARCH

ITEM NAME: Case, Photographic Equipment

NSNs: 6760012953560, 6760014230693, 6760014672234, 6760014912002, 6760014912060, 6760014912082, 6760014912111, 6760014912137, 6760014912706, 6760014912712, 6760014912760, 6760014912807, 6760014912816, 6760014912817, 6760014912821, 6760014912827, 6760014912838, 6760015009632, 6760015009633, 6760015039068, 6760015039105, 6760015190704, 6760015190711, 6760015190727 and 6760015364261

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support is conducting market research to identify interested contractors on the referenced National Stock Numbers (NSNs) for Photographic Cases. DLA is committed to enhancing warfighter support and determining what your industry will be capable of providing with respect to the required items. For this reason, DLA Troop Support would appreciate your company sharing its expertise and insight into how these items can be most efficiently procured.

Please note that this inquiry should not be interpreted as a solicitation for offers. No information provided in response to this inquiry will be considered binding between the vendor and the Government. With these facts in mind, it is requested that you review the items and answer the questions on the attached pages. The answers you provide will remain confidential.

Please review the following questions and return to Lisa Eggeling via email at Lisa.Eggeling@dla.mil. If you have any questions, please email me.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

** QUANTITIES ABOVE ARE ONLY ESTIMATES **

1. Commerciality:

(a) Are these items commercial or modified commercial in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101? For example: are the items of a type used by the general public; sold or offered for sale to the general public? Is the modification of a type available in the commercial marketplace? Please reference the FAR when answering this question.

(b) Does your company sell these items in the commercial marketplace?

2. Item(s) Required:

(a) Has your company ever produced or supplied these items?

(b) Are these items made of any type of material that is a major cost driver? For example, are these items made of steel, or a petroleum based product?

(c) Do any parts of these items consist of foreign material?

(d) Does your firm normally stock these items?

i) If yes, how may are on hand at any given time?

ii) If no, would you be willing to stock these items?

iii) If your firm is willing to stock these items, would you need a stocking up period? If so, how many days would be required to stock up?

(e) Is the demand stable for each of these items?

(f) Do you foresee any of the items becoming obsolete within the next 5 years?

(g) If you are a manufacturer, what is the production rate for these items? How many items can be produced at one time? Is your manufacturing process a batch or continuous process?

(h) Can you provide a detailed product description? What are these items used on or for / end item application?

3. Delivery:

The Annual Demand Frequency (ADF), presented above, indicates how many times this item has been ordered in the past year. ADF can be one order per day or 100 orders per day for higher ADF items. There is no guarantee that the ADF is spread evenly throughout the year.

(a) Can you deliver the items to military customers within the continental United States (CONUS), as well as outside the continental United States (OCONUS) for customer direct deliveries?

(b) Is your company registered on DLA’s Vendor Shipment Module (VSM)? NOTE: There is a requirement for all contractors to be registered on VSM.

(c) What would be the normal delivery time for material, starting from date of order to delivery at destination?

(d) We anticipate the solicitation stating a required delivery of 30 days. Is this acceptable? If not, please provide the standard delivery time your firm experiences for this item.

4. Pricing:

(a) Can you provide an estimated unit price based on the ADQ provided?

(b) Would your company be interested in a long-term contract for these items?

(c) Do you have a minimum ordering quantity that you require for an individual order and if so what would that quantity be?

(d) Do you have a maximum ordering quantity that you require for an individual order and if so what would that quantity be?

(e) Are there significant price breaks for these items? If so, what are the quantity break points?

(f) Is the pricing stable for these items?

(g) Can you suggest an appropriate Producer Price Index (PPI) that would fit for these items?

(h) Can you suggest the NAICS that would fit these items ?

5. Company Description:

(a) What is your company CAGE code?

(b) Is your company registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)?

(c) Are you a large or small business? (Small business being defined as a firm that employs less than 500 people)

(d) Are you a manufacturer of the subject materials?

(e) If you are a dealer/distributor, would you be willing to provide an offer? Who is/are your manufacturer(s)?

(f) Has your company done business with the Government and is your company familiar with Government procurements?

(g) Please provide the following:

Company Name:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

Fax Number:

Email:

6. Miscellaneous:

(a) Delivery orders issued under any resultant contract will be communicated to your company by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Does your firm have EDI capabilities?

(b) Do you have access to the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/?

(c) Could your firm support surge and contingency plan operations for emergency situations?

(d) Please list any comments, questions, concerns or suggestions.

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