SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

INTRODUCTION

The Government is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for supplying Safety Boots for Ft. Riley DPW workers.

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Fort Riley Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Office is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research for the procurement of Safety Boots on a small business set aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this source sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S.

Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this Sources Sought Notice and further market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. 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 submissions.

DISCLAIMER

"THIS SOURCES SOUGHT 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 COMPETITIVE

SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE

GOVERNMENTWIDE POINT OF ENTRY."

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide the supply of varying quantities of safety boots for Ft. Riley DPW workers. The safety/muck boots must either be steel or composite toe, of different styles and sizes based on the needs of each employee. The contractor shall supply varying quantities with a start date of June 1, 2027. Upon request, varying sizes, brands, and styles must be available for localized pick-up within a 60-mile radius of Ft.

Riley, Kansas.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide this service, please provide the following information:

1) Organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, size and type of ownership of the organization, UEI of pending or active SAM.gov registration.

2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administration and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully provide requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 316210 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code is 8430. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price per item. This is a five-year contract with one Base year (12 months) and four optional (12 months) years and will begin on June 1, 2027.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, because there is no goal/target requirement for a small business. There is no requirement for a subcontracting plan in which goals/targets would be stipulated. A small business must comply with the limitations of subcontracting clause which is distinct from a subcontracting plan. This requirement would only be effective at the time of a firm’s response to an Issued Solicitation and is not practical for evaluation, assessment or consideration during a sources sought. A sources sought notice is intended to Enhance Market Research and not intended as a detrimental tool or sword to cutoff a small firm by Evaluating the responses to a sources sought notice as if they were responses to the Governments’ Issued Solicitation.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Vernard Ross, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email: vernard.d.ross.civ@army.mil

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.