Sources Sought Boron Carbide Blocks.docx

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES - THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT AND INFORMATION SUBMITTED WILL BE USED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda.

Additional information regarding USU can be found on our website: www.usuhs.mil.

USU has a requirement for boron carbide block.

This will be a firm fixed price contract.

See attached DRAFT Specifications. Potential offerors responding to this source sought are highly encouraged to review the attached DRAFT Specifications and provide comments and feedback. The attached document is a Word document and we request offerors use the comments feature to provide their feedback.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for quotes; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement.

Potential offerors responding to this source sought must provide the following information:

· Feedback on the proposed NAICS code 327110 with a size standard of 1,000 employees

· Feedback on the Specifications:

· Which sections require clarification?

· What questions do you have based on the current Specifications?

· What additional information needs to be addressed in the Specifications?

· Corporate Experience – Provide a summary on your corporate experience in providing the requested products (Page limitation: 3 pages)

· Past Performance – Provide two (2) customer references that you provided similar products for within the last three (3) years. (Page limitation: 5 pages). At a minimum, include the following information:

· Business/Agency Name

· POC – Name, title, telephone number and email address

· Contract Number

· Contract Amount

· Performance Period

· Description of Products Provided and how they are Comparable to the Requested Products in the Attached DRAFT Specifications.

Please provide the following with your submission:

1. Company name and address

1. CAGE Number

1. Socio-Economic Status (Small, SDVOSB, etc.) – Socio-economic status will be verified in SAM.gov.

1. Point of Contact (Name, Email and Phone Number)

See notice for required response date.