SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE - SHOCK RECORDS AND ACCELEROMETERS - MICC-FH-033557.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure Shock Recorders and Accelerometers, electronic test and measurement instruments with broad applicability in testing equipment where performance and effect involve motion, impact, acceleration, balance, distance, etc. This procurement will be in support of the United States Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC) Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD) as a small business set-aside, provided two (2) or more qualified small businesses respond to the sources sought noticed with information sufficient to support a 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.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it 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 the sources 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. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), Sam.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is:

334519, Electronic and Communication Equipment, with a size standard of 600 employees.

A continuing need is anticipated for III Corps Warfighter Exercise. Attached are the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), and Performance Requirements Summary (PRS).

In response to the sources sought, please comply with the following requirements:

1. Limit responses to 5 pages and include the following additional information: Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, 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.

2. 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.

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

4. Information to help determine if the requirement 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.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@armyl.mil or (520) 944-7373, 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 Sam.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

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

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 02 January 2026 at 1300 Central Standard Time (CST). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Krista DuBose at krista.m.dubose.civ@army.mil or Lucy Bonner at lucy.u.bonner.civ@army.mil.

Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead. Responses for this sources sought notice must be submitted no later than 02 January 2026 at 1300 Central Standard Time (CST) via email to Contract Specialist, Krista DuBose at krista.m.dubose.civ@army.mil. All correspondence shall reference the sources sought notice announcement number, MICC-FH-033557. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, receipt of submissions will not be acknowledged, and no feedback will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

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