Sources Sought Notice_Headstone.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Title: Government Headstone/Markers

NAICS Code: 327991 - Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in cutting, shaping, and finishing granite, marble, limestone, slate, and other stone for building and miscellaneous uses. Stone product manufacturing establishments may mine, quarry, or purchase stone.

Product Service Code (PSC): 5620 – Tile, Brick and Block

Estimated Period of Performance: 5 Year Ordering Period

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) ONLY, which is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. There is no solicitation package available at this time. All interested parties should send responses and any comments/questions in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email, to the Contract Specialist Tanner Torley at tanner.r.torley.civ@army.mil.

The U. S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is requesting CAPABILITY STATEMENTS on behalf of the Office of Army Cemeteries (OAC) to procure marble and granite headstones or flat markers to include inscription and shipping of the headstones/markers to destination cemeteries or burial grounds within the United States. ACC- APG intends to pursue a single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. See the DRAFT Purchase Description attachment for detailed requirement.

Capability Statements, including attachments, are limited to five (5) 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 12:00 PM Eastern Time on 13 August 2024.

Please include the answers to the following questions in the response. Answers to all the questions are required to determine your capability.

1) Organization name, address, CAGE Code, Unique Entity ID, and website address. Point of Contact (POC) name, telephone number, and email address.

2) Size and type of ownership (Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern) under NAICS code 327911.

3) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability.

4) Please indicate if your company holds a General Services Administration (GSA) or other similar Government-Wide Contracting Vehicles.

All questions and comments must be in writing; no telephone calls will be accepted. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Not responding to this SSN does not preclude participation in any future request for proposal (RFP), if one is issued. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized on the Contract Opportunities Section of the SAM.gov. website at https://sam.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/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 their submissions.

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.

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