Sources_Sought_Notice__J1_Office_PODs (2).pdf

Sources Sought Notice THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for the Installation of Fourteen (14) Office PODs with Office Equipment and is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this source sought synopsis. In addition, 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), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside.

The proposed Firm Fixed Price contract will support the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) J1 Directorate at Fort McNair, DC.

Description of Services: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items or non-personal services necessary to execute the installation of fourteen (14) office PODs with accompanying office equipment, except for those items specified as government-furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards established in this contract. The primary objective is to procure, deliver, and install modular acoustic privacy pods and office equipment to support the approved workspace renovations for the Personnel Directorate and the Equine Proponent Directorate. The installation of these privacy pods will mitigate critical operational security (OPSEC) risks and reduce verbal and visual exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) and other sensitive data during the transformation to a modernized open office configuration.

The Scope & Performance: Requires the contractor to provide all necessary furnishings, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, and management to coordinate delivery, unload new items, install and position items in designated areas, assemble components in accordance with factory standards, secure and store items as specified, and properly dispose of all packaging and crating materials. For Installation and Maintenance Standards, the contractor is responsible for field verification of building conditions, including verification of electrical connections required for plug-in furniture. All equipment and material furnished by the contractor shall be new, TAA Compliant, meet all ANSI/BIFMA and fire testing criteria, and be 100% compatible with existing government infrastructure.

Attached is the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The deadline for response to this source sought notice is no later than Wednesday, 5 August 2026 by 09:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Provide responses to this notice to: Oswald Pascal, Contracting Officer, oswald.pascal.civ@army.mil ; and Crystal Tisdale, Contract Specialist, crystal.w.tisdale.civ@ army.mil

Telephone responses will NOT be accepted.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The anticipated NAICS code is: 337214 - Office Furniture (Except Wood) Manufacturing.

In response to this source sought, please provide:

1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@ army.mil or (210)-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition.

Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Synopsis. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, SAM Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

mailto:oswald.pascal.civ@army.mil mailto:crystal.w.tisdale.civ@army.mil mailto:scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil

5. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

7. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

Sources Sought Notice