Sources Sought Lighting Inverters.docx

Sources Sought 21 CES Lighting Inverters

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The 21st Civil Engineering Squadron (21CES) is conducting market research to determine interest and capability of potential sources. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

Requirement: Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado is seeking potential sources to furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, transportation, and labor necessary to perform annual compliance inspections, cleaning, repair, troubleshooting, maintenance, and testing of the Harsh Environment Uninterruptible Power Supply (HEU) Lighting Inverter at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), Colorado. All HEUs are to be reprogrammed to operate in normal mode during normal operation, and in emergency mode upon loss of power. The current configuration has all units in operation at all times.

The anticipated solicitation will be issued under North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code 335311 – Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing. The size standard is 800 employees.

Interested and qualified sources are to accompany their submissions with the requested information and answers to the questions below:

1. Please provide your company name, address, point of contact name, telephone number, e-mail address, CAGE/UEI.

2. Are you a small business? If so, please list your socio-economic status if applicable.

3. Are you able and capable to meet the requirement of the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS)?

4. Do you have the proper certifications necessary to reliably perform inspections, maintenance, servicing, repairs, and all other services referenced IAW the attached PWS and can you list such certifications?

5. Are you able to provide certificates if requested?

6. Would a site visit be required?

7. Will you be able to attend a site visit that will take place during the solicitation period?

8. Do you intend to provide a quote for this requirement? How many days would you need after the site visit to provide a quote?

9. Will you be able to obtain approval to enter a secure facility and complete work without a cell phone, tablet/computer, or any Bluetooth enabled devices?

10. Do you have any questions or concerns regarding the PWS? If you have any recommended changes, please track changes, and submit with your response.

11. In accordance with PWS Paragraph 1.1, the current configuration is always running, can you suggest a CLIN structure to best align with doing an initial configuration, to include future required maintenance?

12. For regular maintenance/repairs, could this be firm fixed price, for potential parts or would a separate CLIN be optimal?

13. With the information provided, could you as a vendor, quote a price to reprogram the lighting inverters, or would additional information be needed? If additional information is needed, please provide what you would require to complete a quote.

14. Please provide any questions or concerns you may have regarding this requirement.

This Sources Sought Announcement is solely for informational and planning purposes only and is not a solicitation or Request for Quote.

Interested sources shall respond no later than 8 July 2024 by 8:00 am, Mountain Time. Responses are to be sent to both the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer listed below:

Attachments:

Attachment 1 – DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Lighting Inverter dated 5 Jun 24