Sources Sought ThermoJet DPG 14Aug24.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) currently intends to award a contract for ThermoJets and Recirculating Coolers and is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this source sought notice. In addition, 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), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside.

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 source 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. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is: 334513 Instruments and related products manufacturing for measuring, displaying, and controlling industrial process variables. SBA Size Standard is 750 Employees.

DPG West Desert Test Center (WDTC) Chemical Test Division (CTD) requires the following:

The WDTC CTD currently uses ThermoJet and Recirculating Coolers to provide environmental conditions for several major test chambers/fixtures, these systems have been verified and validated as the primary heating and cooling system for test fixtures. These systems provide a wide range of high/low controlled temperatures critical to test program requirements. The CTD established a process to keep common equipment items standard across the test chambers and fixtures, the ThermoJet and Recirculating Coolers are components that are common to all test systems that have been verified and validated by the testing community.

In response to this source 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 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. Limit response 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 activity/government entity (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. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) 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.

6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

7. Recommendations to improve the Army's draft Statement of Work (SOW) to the identified product.

8. Responses to this sources sought shall be sent to the Contracting officer Paul E. Frailey paul.e.frailey.civ@army.mil, and Mark S. Pratt mark.s.pratt4.civ@army.mil no later than 27 August 2024 by 5:00pm MST. Acknowledgement of receipt will not be made.