C104312_Sources_Sought_Notice_01NOV16.pdf

Solicitation Number: NIHOF2017141 Sterilizers, Washers and Bedding Dispensers Maintenance and Repairs Services

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING MARKET RESEARCH ONLY. THIS IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS, INVITATION FOR BIDS, OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. NO

CONTRACT AWARD WILL RESULT FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting market research to determine the availability of small businesses capable of fulfilling the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) requirement to perform “Sterilizers, Washers and Bedding Dispensers Maintenance and Repair” services. This project is to complete preventive maintenance, emergency repair service, and required replacement parts on NIH property in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina (NC). All work will be performed at the RTP, NC campus.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 – Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The small business size standard for this code is $20.5 Million.

The small business prime contractor will be required to meet the requirements of FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, in that “at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.” Your Capability Statement should demonstrate how you plan to meet this requirement.

POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE:

The contractor must include in their Capability Statement, (1) the company name, address, phone number/e-mail address for POC at the company, certification of business size, cage code and DUNS number, (2) staff expertise and experience along with their availability to perform work on this specific contract, (3) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the requirements of FAR 52.219-14, (4) prior completed projects of similar nature, (5) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information, and must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM), formerly known as the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM accessed through https://www.sam.gov.

The Capability Statement is limited to 5 pages in size. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the Government with the services specified in this Sources Sought notice should submit their Capability Statement to the e-mail address below.

Capability Statements are due 17 November 2016, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). The Capability Statement must reference Sources Sought Number NIHOF2017141.

https://www.sam.gov/

Solicitation Number: NIHOF2017141 Sterilizers, Washers and Bedding Dispensers Maintenance and Repairs Services

All responsible sources may submit a Capability Statement. Those Capability Statements received by the date and time identified above will be considered by the agency. Capability Statements must be submitted via e-mail only to Chynice Chapman at chynice.chapman@nih.gov.

No Faxed or Postal Mailed copies will be accepted.

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in responses. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

mailto:chynice.chapman@nih.gov

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING MARKET RESEARCH ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS, INVITATION FOR BIDS, OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. NO CONTRACT AWARD WILL RESULT FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The National Institutes of Health (...