Sources Sought Notice - Sole Source (MSS Bridge).docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for Mission Support Services (MSS) at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) on an SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought notice.

The proposed sole source Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract to provide specific research, development, test and evaluation, experimentation, and assessment to the Army, Navy, Air Force, other DoD and government agencies and industry in support of national security. The MSS contract supports WSMR, 704th Test Group at Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB), Center for Countermeasures (CCM), and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Port Hueneme detachment mission at WSMR with non-personal engineering and technical expertise for the operation, maintenance, research, development and other support of testing facilities, instrumentation, systems and equipment for test operations. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented in FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).

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 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. Any information provided in response to the sources sought will not be returned to the responder. Each potential source is also requested to provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor’s ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of the Technical Services. Firms shall also provide point of contact information where available for the efforts cited above. Any information provided in response to the sources sought will not be returned to the responder. Each potential source is also requested to provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor’s ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of the Technical Services. Firms shall also provide point of contact information where available for the efforts cited above. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), www.sam.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor www.sam.gov for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is: 541330 Engineering Services, Exception 1 (Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons).

In response to this sources 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 Alternate 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 Notice. 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, 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.

5. Provide a brief description of experience in services and support in diverse environments and circumstances, such as the permanent facilities to field test sites at various CONUS and OCONUS locations and military installations..

6. Provide a brief description of experience and capability to support testing, perform data analysis, and perform pre-test/events in accordance with the Government’s task authorization requests.

Disclaimer This notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by respondents in preparing or submitting capability statements.