Sources Sought Notice - Development of Philips Lumify Ultrasound System (27 Sep 2024).docx

Sources Sought Notice For Development of the Philips Lumify Ultrasound System

INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to development the Philips Lumify ultrasound system for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The intention is to procure these services on a non-competitive basis.

DISCLAIMER

“This Sources Sought Notice 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. 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) if required and applicable. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.”

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide services as outlined in the draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) attached to this announcement.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, 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.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; and 3) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 334510 with a Size Standard of $1,250 Employees. The Product Service Code is AN41. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) 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 4 pm, EST, 02 October 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Christopher Sult, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email Christopher.m.sult.civ@health.mil. Total attachments must be less than 10MB to ensure successful transmission. No phone calls will be accepted.

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 a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

5) 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 SOO for the base period and all option periods.

6) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc.

7) 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.

8) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements.

The estimated period of performance for this contract is twelve (12) months. Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP).

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

Your response to this Sources Sought Notice, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Christopher Sult, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email Christopher.m.sult.civ@health.mil

All data received in response to this Sources Sought Notice 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.

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 Notice.