Sources Sought Notice.pdf

Ver: March 2017

Sources Sought Request

1. The Defense Human Resources Activity is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources for, providing services in accordance with the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) below. This notice shall not be construed as a formal solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. In addition, it does not guarantee that a subsequent solicitation will be issued. Submission of any information in response to this Sources Sought notice is voluntary and will assist in selecting the appropriate solicitation type/method. Costs associated with any submission shall not be reimbursed by the Government.

2. The proposed NAICS for this effort is 541380 (size standard $15M) Testing Laboratories. Comments on this NAICS and suggestions for alternative codes must include supporting rationale.

3. Interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). A business must be a current participant and certified by SBA if responding as an 8(a) firm and HUBZONE small businesses must be certified by SBA by the time of proposal. A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) must represent to the contracting officer that is it certified as such at the time of offer submission. A Women-owned small business (WOSB) self-certified as EDWOSB or WOSB must have submitted its documents to SBA’s WOSB Program Repository at the time of initial offer. Small businesses shall specify if any kind of teaming arrangement will be involved and “other than small” businesses shall address subcontracting if opportunities exist.

4. Identify if the services are available through a Government-Wide Acquisition Contract or Federal Supply Schedule. Provide available pricing models for the technologies, products, or services (i.e.

transactional, Government or volume discounting, fixed pricing).

5. Interested parties are requested to submit an unclassified capability statement, limited to 10 pages, that includes:

i) Company name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and FAX numbers, website address (if available), and the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a point of contact having the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with Government representatives. Include DUNS number, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number, and company structure (Corporation, LLC, partnership, joint venture, etc.).

ii) IAW FAR Subpart 19.502-2, it should address how you will be competitive “in terms of market price”

iii) Information describing partnering/subcontracting (if any) in order to fulfill the requirements of a PWS such as this.

iv) Sufficient information that addresses the card analysis requirements of the PWS.

5. Respond via e-mail no later than 11:00 AM EST, March 16, 2020, to George Tamyao at george.s.tamayo.civ@mail.mil and Matt Poole, at matthew.c.poole.civ@mail.mil . E-mail is subject to size and type restrictions (typically limited to less than 2 megabyte in size and only non-executable attachments such as .doc or .pdf files) as well as any other appropriate network security measures. It is the

Ver: March 2017 respondent's responsibility to verify the e-mail was received and can be viewed. All responses must address each of the above stated requirements.