Sources Sought - Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tracking System Balboa Navy Medical.docx

FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY

Department of the Army U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Engineering and support CENTER, HUNTSVILLE

P.O. BOX 1600

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35807-4301

FOR MARKET RESEACH PURPOSES ONLY

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

SUBJECT: Request for Information (RFI) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tracking System Balboa Navy Medical San Diego, CA

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to identify potential solutions for procurement, installation, maintenance, and service of an integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tracking System for DHA Balbo Navy Medical Facility San Diego, CA.

The market research uncovered by this SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT will be used for information only for preliminary planning purposes on an upcoming solicitation(s). No proposals are being requested or accepted at this time, NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED AT THIS TIME, and no reimbursement will be made (for any costs associated with providing information) in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Interested vendors may provide the following information to support the Government’s market research:

1. Name of your company:

2. Business Address:

3. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code:

4. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):

5. Contact information (i.e. phone number and email address) of someone in your company who can respond to questions about your response:

6. Company’s certification as a small business and any sub classification of small business.

7. The NAICS codes you sell the product/service under.

8. Are you capable of providing and installing an RFID tracking that can be passive or active, store unique IDs linked to a central system, and include fixed RFID readers along designated paths and choke points, handheld/mobile readers for staff to scan equipment on demand, and real-time locating capability for high value/critical devices.

9. Is your solution capable of bi-directional interface to Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS) as well as the ability to adapt to bi-directional interface to the soon to be implemented LogiCole.

10. Does your solution have a current, valid DHA Authority to Operate (ATO) on the DoDIN (verifiable via eMASS)?

11. If your firm is capable of providing the supplies and services in the attached PWS and has the specific capabilities as required in questions 8, 9, and 10, additional details on the products/solutions necessary for the Government to assess these required capabilities is requested.

FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes As prescribed in 15.209(c), insert the following provision:

Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of market Research.

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