Sources-Sought- GPS Enabled Airfield Paint Marking Kit.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR GPS Enabled Airfield Paint Marking Kit

INTRODUCTION

The Maryland Air National Guard Contracting Office is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties to provide a GPS Enabled Airfield Paint Marking Kit. The 175th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) is responsible for maintaining and repairing airfield pavements, including runways, taxiways, and parking aprons, both at home station and in contingency environments. The 175th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) requires a GPS-Enabled Airfield Paint Marking Kit to streamline and improve the accuracy of painting and marking airfield pavements, including runways, taxiways, and parking aprons.

The kit should include a modular system that can retrofit existing utility vehicles or be acquired with a new vehicle, along with GPS-controlled autonomous driving capability for precise and consistent paint application.

The solution must be capable of spraying the type of paint used in airfield and pavement marking, including retroreflective beads, and enable the rapid planning and execution of various aircraft parking layouts with minimal skill, time, and manpower. The intention is to procure this commodity 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

Martin State Airport 100% 100%

DISCLAIMER

“This source sought is for informational purposes only. this is not a “request for proposal (RFP)” to be submitted. I t 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 the government-wide point of entry (GPE). it is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.”

• Berry Amendment

• IT (e.g. Clinger-Cohen Act)

• Service Contract Act

• Government Furnished Property plan.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 333912 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code is 8020.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS

Specifications are attached for review. (Attachment 1)

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than five

(5) 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 3 pm, EST, 8 Jul 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to:

Kerry Guy, Capt, USAF Kerry.guy@us.af.mil

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 or developed a platform of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can your company provide the technical specifications which ensures the compatibility and successful interoperability to provide the integrated systems mentioned in the technical specifications?

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 PBSOW 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, office locations, UEI 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.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price.

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 as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.

mailto:Kerry.guy@us.af.mil

TECHNICAL SPECIFCATIONS

The minimum required characteristics for the GPS-Enabled Airfield Paint Marking Kit are: 1) A modular system that can retrofit existing utility vehicles or be acquired with a new utility vehicle, 2) GPS-controlled autonomous driving capability for accurate and consistent paint application, 3) Ability to spray the type of paint used in airfield and pavement marking, including retro-reflective beads, 4) Capability to rapidly and autonomously paint various aircraft parking layouts based off of CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file types.

LINE ITEMS

Line Marking Steering Kit

High-pressure Electric Paint System Gravity Glass Bead Distribution Gravity Glass Bead Distribution

Full-Cab utility vehicle with GPS mounting brackets