RFI.pdf

Version – July 2015

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

INTRODUCTION

The NAVAL BRANCH HEALTH CLINIC PORTSMOUTH NH is issuing this RFI as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in acquire Prescription Safety Glasses and Fabrication on an as-needed basis. The selected Contractor must be able to provide prescription safety glasses fabrication immediately upon award of a resulting delivery order. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis

Based on the responses to this RFI/Market Research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. 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

The work will be initiated at NMRTU Portsmouth, on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, ME. The identified work will be performed at the selected contractor’s facilities and delivered to NMRTU Portsmouth

DISCLAIMER

“THIS RFI IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR QUOTES”

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. RESPONSES

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 BETA SAM. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO

MONITOR BETA SAM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS

REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

Contractor must be able to provide prescription safety glasses fabrication immediately upon award of a resulting action for Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC), Portsmouth, NH. Each pair will be fabricated and built as a unit.

Each unit will consist of

Two lenses Frame Lens add ons (e.g., lens material, coating, etc.)

Case to hold the eyeglasses Examples:

A single pair of eyeglasses with single vision lenses would be: SINGLE VISION LENSES + SAFETY

FRAME + CASE

A single pair of eyeglasses with high index progressive lenses would be: PROGRESSIVE LENSES +

SAFETY FRAME + HI INDEX + CASE

A single pair of bifocal lenses for an MSA SPEC kit would be: BIFOCAL LENSES + MSA SPEC KIT

CHARGE

A single pair of eyeglasses with single vision lenses and anti-glare coating would be: SINGLE VISION

LENSES + ANTI GLARE + SAFETY FRAME + CASE

A single pair of eyeglasses with bifocal vision lenses and permanent side shields would be: SINGLE

VISION LENSES + SAFETY FRAME + SIDE SHIELDS + CASE

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above). Specific tasks are outlined in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this announcement (Attachment 1).

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

I. Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization;

II. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

[Note: In accordance with FAR 10.001(b), the Government is requesting potential sources to submit only the minimum information necessary.]

The Government will evaluate the capability submissions to ascertain potential market capacity to;

1) Provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated

2) Secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements

3) Implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules;

cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is NAICS: 339115 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code is 6540. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT)

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, 8/15/2023

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

4.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods.

5.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc.

6.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women- Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern.

7.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements.

8.) Please provide a rough order of magnitude. A guesstimate range of what resources the project will require based on the information you have on hand.

The estimated period of performance consists of base plus 2 one-year options with performance commencing in September 2023. Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation.

The contract type is anticipated to be Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

Your response to this RFI, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted joseph.d.singleton.civ@us.navy.mil

All data received in response to this RFI 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.

(Attachment 1) Performance Work Statement (PWS)