Request for Information Block Pallet Machine.pdf

INTRODUCTION

The US Army Contracting Command, Rock Island is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for one (1) Block Pallet Machine including installation and training services. The intention is to procure this supply on a competitive basis

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET

RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

(IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION,

and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Location

% On-Site Government

% Off-Site Contractor

Blue Grass Army Depot 100% 0%

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS

IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES

NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT

OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A

CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE

AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO

THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES

WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS

NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST

FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF

A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE

GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY

OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this project is to establish a less labor intensive, efficient, and more cost-effective manner to construct block pallets to Army specification. The BGAD Box and Crate shop Status Quo currently produces pallets with hand tools at a rate of 120 pallets per 10-hour day. At one-fifth the rate of a fully automated system that produces 700 pallets per shift, the Status Quo incurs considerable labor costs to achieve the same quantity of pallets. Safety of the operator is also a factor, as Status Quo heavily intermingles repetitive motion with dangerous hand tools. It is only a matter of time before the eventuality of accident or injury becomes reality.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide one (1) Block Pallet Machine and services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above). Further details are provided in the draft Statement of Work (SOW) attached to this announcement (Attachment 0001); Pallet Specs MIL-DTL-15011K (Attachment 0002); and ASTM D6199 (Attachment 0003).

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: organization name; address; email address; web site address; telephone number; company point of contact; CAGE code; business size standard; type of ownership for the organization; product availability; and delivery lead time.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Personnel and Facility Security Clearances. Include a statement similar to: “A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement, and the prime contractor shall have or demonstrate ability to obtain a Facility Clearance.

• Berry Amendment

• Service Contract Act

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 32190 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500. The Product Service Code is 3990. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS

Your response to this Sources Sought shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Brianne Johnson, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email Brianne.r.johnson2.civ@army.mil.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise because of a response to this Sources Sought.