Sources Sought Remstar VLM (updated 17 JAN).pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

INTRODUCTION

The Government is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Module Storage System

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Fort Riley Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Office is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to procure Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Module Storage System repair components, software and installation services on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this source sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. The U.S. Government has previously awarded this service on a sole source basis but is seeking vendors that may be able to deliver the supply and service items to support a competitive procurement.

Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the 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.

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. RESPONSES WILL NOT

BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE

DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE

(RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A

COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE

GOVERNMENTWIDE POINT OF ENTRY."

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Module repair components, software and the ability to successfully install all parts and software, listed below, essential for maintaining the functionality of the support equipment at Fort Riley. All components shall be compliant with Kardex Remstar Machines which are currently utilized at the Fort Riley Training Support Center.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide these supplies with installation service, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization, UEI of pending or active SAM.gov registration; and

2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide supplies and installation consistent to those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully provide requirements

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 337215 with a Small Business Size Standard in number of employees of 500. The Product Service Code is 7125.

Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

IMPEDIMENT TO COMPETITION: Kardex Holding AG is the Manufacturer of Remstar Vertical Lift Module (VLM). Fort Riley TSC, Training Support Center operates several Remstar VLM systems. In order to keep this equipment functional it is necessary to have installed repair parts and software upgrades of a proprietary design that must be purchased/authorized from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), therefore the repair/replacement parts and software are specific to Remstar VLMs. The manufacturer has only one (1) known distributor/authorized technical repair servicing agent.

Identify any condition or action that may unnecessarily restrict competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact 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 Source Sought Synopsis.

Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

mailto:scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil

This procurement is anticipated to be a Firm Fixed contract with a delivery date of

25 FEB 2025.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, Because there is no goal/target requirement for a small business. There is no requirement for a subcontracting plan in which goals/targets would be stipulated.

A small business must comply with the limitations of subcontracting clause which is distinct from a subcontracting plan. This requirement would only be effective at the time of a firm’s response to an Issued Solicitation and is not practical for evaluation, assessment or consideration during a sources sought.

A sources sought notice is intended to Enhance Market Research and not intended as a detrimental tool or sword to cutoff a small firm by Evaluating the responses to a sources sought notice as if they were responses to the Governments’ Issued Solicitation.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Joshua Williamson, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email:

joshua.c.williamson10.mil@army.mil

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.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.