Sources Sought Hydrovection Oven.docx

This is a Sources Sought Notice. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Philadelphia Operational Food Service Equipment & Field Feeding Program Office is interested in your feedback regarding Hydrovection Ovens. Hydrovection Ovens are utilized to support dining facilities and other location’s feeding output.

DLA Troop Support Philadelphia continually evaluates the current industrial base, acquisition approaches, supply chain management alternatives and industry interest in this program. Of particular interest is a supplier’s ability to meet increased quantity and or accelerated delivery requirements, in support of Department of Defense contingencies and or emergency peacetime requirements. This capability includes both the ability to ramp up to meet early delivery or increased requirements (i.e., Surge), as well as to sustain an increased production and delivery pace throughout the contingency (i.e., Sustainment).

This is not a solicitation for proposals, and there is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this notification, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This notification does not constitute a commitment from the Government, and any information provided in response to this notification will be used for informational purposes only. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked. Vendor participation is not a promise for future business with the Government. The sole purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to conduct Market Research.

Please respond to the following:

1. Provide a brief description of your company (name, address, type of business; CAGE Code if applicable).

2. Business size: Large______ Small_____ _ Number of Employees________

3. Primary point of contact’s phone number and email address.

4. Secondary point of contact (if any).

5. Has your company had previous experience producing, packaging and/or delivering Hydrovection Ovens. If yes, indicate which type of experience and whether government and/or commercial. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. The exact items that will be included in the future solicitation have not been finalized as of the issuance of this Sources Sought Notice. The items below are examples of previous National Stock Numbers assigned to various Hydrovection Oven products. Please note that these items are subject to change. For market research purposes, please indicate which of the following items your firm may be interested in supplying to DLA Troop Support:

7. Are the materials for Hydrovection Ovens different from your normal production and/or offerings?

8. What are your capabilities for storing and delivering the above listed items?

9. Is your firm capable of submitting pricing for 3 years? Would it be more beneficial to allow different prices to be applied each year or a solicitation to include Economic Price adjustment clauses or periodic price adjustments according to market conditions?

Additional Comments/Concerns:

We encourage and appreciate your participation. Please respond via e-mail to Nicholas.daulerio@dla.mil and matthew.conroy@dla.mil.