Sources Sought_Acoustical Tiles w_install.pdf

Version – February 2017

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

FOR

ACOUSTICAL TILES WITH INSTALLATION

INTRODUCTION

The 410T H Contract ing Support Brigade/Regional Contract ing Office - Miami is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide the US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)/Conference Centers of Americas.

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. 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. 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 submissions.

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.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Government requires customized Acoustical Tiles and installation. The intent of this Sources Sought is to assess the state-of-the art of the technology available in Acoustical Tiles that could be applied to meet this requirement. The Government envisions a solution for Acoustical Tiles that meets the following operational and program requirements:

Specification Quantity

Panels on the right and left side of auditorium shall consist of Grey tones. The tones shall be placed on the wall from light to darker grey with five (5) panels per row.

Panel Dimensions: 49 x 25 x 3

Style: bevel edge fabricated panel to be made in the USA Panels, front wall, left and right sides top

Color: Grey

Panel Dimensions: 49 x 25 x 3

Style: bevel edge fabricated panel to be made in the USA

Panels for rear wall, left & right

Color: Two (2) tones of Grey

Panel Dimensions: 49 x 25 x 3

Style: bevel edge fabricated panel to be made in the USA

Panels for rear wall & top center

Color: Grey

Panel Dimensions: 49 x 25 x 3

Style: bevel edge fabricated panel to be made in the USA

Panels or rear wall & top center

Color: Grey

Panel Dimensions: 73 x 49 x 3

Style: bevel edge fabricated panel to be made in the USA

Fabric shall be able to absorb sound, and minimize sound reflections to create acoustic environment where speech is intelligible, and loudness is reduced. The fabric shall be able to absorb 40% of sound & waves. Quality fabric shall be used.

Installation of hardware: specialized brackets to be used to hang up panels on wall.

Panels shall be 1.5inch

The contractor shall provide 3D drawings of the panels to be installed.

Required build time: One (1) month Installation time frame: NLT 2 weeks to install after panel build.

Warranty shall be included for all panels. Contractor shall include additional top light grey panels for replacement

The work shall completed NLT 17 February 2025.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 238320 – Painting and Wall Covering Contractors with a Small Business Size Standard of $19,000,000.00. The Product Service Code (PSC) is Z1JZ.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten

8.5 X 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the products/systems listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contracting Officer, Catherine Richardson, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email catherine.p.richardson.civ@mail.mil no later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern on 2 January 2024 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, FAX, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, 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.

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.