Sources Sought Notice - W912JD24Q0003 - Custom Picture Frames.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTIECE

CUSTOM GALLERY STYLE PICTURE FRAMES

FOR

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU (NGB)

PUBLICATION MANAGEMENT CENTER

W912JD-24-Q-0003

INTRODUCTION:

The National Guard Bureau (NGB) Publication Management Center, USPFO for Maine is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide custom gallery style picture frames to be used for the NGB Awards Program.

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/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. 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.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

The NGB Publication Management Center has a series of heritage prints which are produced within the federal government and given for ceremony awards. The requirement is for professional constructed gallery style picture frames to be constructed and provided in a timely manner. The intent of this Sources Sought is to locate vendors that can provide the needed picture frames that would complement the Government-owned heritage prints.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

The Government envisions a solution for custom gallery style picture frames that meets the following operational and program requirements:

Salient Characteristics

· Mahogany veneer frame with oatmeal linen liner - cut, joined, and puttied – finished size 21 ¼ "x 26 ¼ " (outer edges of frame)

· Oatmeal linen liner (22 3/8” X 17 3/8”)

· Gold trim ¼ inch thick along inside edge of oatmeal linen liner.

· Frame and liner are cut, joined, and puttied.

· The oatmeal liner is attached to the frame with 1/8th inch off set mending brackets, not staples.

· 7/16” (thick) Stretcher bar/strainer frame - cut, joined, and assembled but sent unattached to the frame (inside dimensions 17 5/8” x 12 5/8”, outside dimensions 20 3/32” X 15 3/32”)

· Each Frame individually packaged with bubble wrap.

ELIGIBILITY:

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 339999 with a Small Business Size Standard of 550 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 7105.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the product listed in the Salient Characteristics. Product literature such as manufacture cut-sheets, or brochures confirming the items, make or model number to clearly reference to the descriptive data being provided. An active html link is an acceptable means to provide the information as well.

Documentation should be provided via email no hard samples will be accepted. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFQ will be accepted prior to its release.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Tom Ryan, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email thomas.j.ryan36.civ@army.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on 01 December 2023 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, FAX, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation.

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.