Sources_Sought_-_Cabine_Cut-off_Saw.doc

Sources Sought for the Carbide Cut-Off Saw GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey. The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. §1905 to protect information qualifying as “CONFIDENTIAL” under this statute. Pursuant to this statute, the U.S. Government is willing to accept any trade secret or confidential restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following:

1. Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data as trade secret or confidential with the restrictive legend (all caps) “CONFIDENTIAL” with any explanatory text, so that the U.S. Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected.

2. In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly trade secret or confidential (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as “CONFIDENTIAL” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected.

3. The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the U.S. Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the U.S. Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the U.S. Government will be protected in accordance with the U.S. Government’s rights in the data.

4. Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. Government, shall contain any restrictive legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself. Where appropriate for portions only of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends “CONFIDENTIAL DATA BEGINS:” and “CONFIDENTIAL PORTION ENDS.”

5. In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the U.S. Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text.

6. The U.S. Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain confidential information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent’s marking of data as “Confidential” will preclude disclosure of same outside the U.S. Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT:

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Also, it is not a request seeking contractors interested in being placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this questionnaire is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on information requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:

The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information on commercial industry capability to satisfy U.S. Army requirements for the Carbide Cut off Saw needed at Watervliet Arsenal. A DRAFT Scope of Work (SOW) is attached, which explains the requirement in great detail.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE:

1. Number each response with the appropriate question number.

2. You do not have to repeat the question in your response.

3. If you cannot answer a question, please indicate “No Response.”

4. If a response will satisfy another question, state: “See response to question XXX.”

5. Include relevant sales media and product manuals. If providing an ACROBAT formatted manual, annotate the manual to indicate which material is applicable to the questions. If preferred, include Internet Web links to locations where animations/videos may be viewed.

6. If your sales media and/or manuals contain a restricted distribution statement, issue a release statement indicating that the restricted material may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey.

7. Spell out any acronyms in their first instance.

8. Clearly mark any proprietary information. If applicable, the front page of your response package should state: “Proprietary Information Contained.” Provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey.

Request for Information (RFI) ― Questionnaire

1. Company Name:

2. Are you a large or small business for North American Industry Classification System?

If small business, are you:

Small Disadvantaged – or – 8(a)

In a Hubzone

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

Women Owned

3. Mailing Address:

4. E-Mail Address:

5. Point of Contact (POC)/Title:

6. Telephone No:

7. Fax No:

8. CAGE Code:

9. How long has your company been in business and what is your experience in working with Carbide Cut off Saws?

10. If the company has managed a contract with the Government for a Carbine Cut off Saw(s), what is the highest dollar value contract that has been managed and how many Saws did you supply on that contract?

11. Is your company currently capable of producing the Carbine Cut off Saw and meeting ALL of the requirements listed in the DRAFT SOW (Attachment 0001)? If not, please state which areas you are unable to meet.

12. What is your experience in designing/installing/providing drawings for the foundation where the saw will be placed within the facility (machine shop setting)?

13. Do you have experience working on a Government facility? If not, do you anticipate any issues in gaining access to a facility if needed?

14. Would you have any issues installing the saw on the Arsenal? If so, please list.

15. What is the required power/electrical requirements (voltage, full load, amps, KVA, ect) for the saw that you would be providing if awarded a contract?

16. Do you have any experience in providing replacement parts for the saw? If so, how quickly are you able to ship the needed parts to the Arsenal?

17. Do you have any experience in providing Service Support for this equipment? If a call for service is made, how quickly can you send someone out to the Arsenal to fix the problem?

18. Do you have representatives that would be able to provide operator training to Arsenal employees?

19. Does the Carbide Cut off Saw that you produce meet or exceed the size characteristics (3.2.2), Performance Characteristics (3.2.3), and the Alignments and Accuracies (3.2.4)?

20. For all of the testing listed in section 3.4.2, is your Carbide Cut off Saw able to pass those tests listed? If not, which ones?

21. Are there any hazardous materials being used in any of the material?

22. What type of Warranty is offered?

23. Are they any special lifting devices that are needed when unloading the saw upon arrival at the depot? If so, are you able to provide that device to assist in the offloading of the equipment?

24. Any other pertinent information you care to enclose?

Responses to this market investigation questionnaire should be sent via e-mail to Jeffrey Weiss - jeffrey.l.weiss10.civ@mail.mil. You are requested to put “CARBINE CUT OFF SAW SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSE” in the subject line of the e-mail. You may respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire. Any requests for clarifications of this Survey shall also be addressed to Jeffrey Weiss, and will be published with the appropriate answers at the same web location as this Questionnaire.

Any product literature that cannot be e-mailed may be sent to:

U.S. Army Contracting Command - Warren

CCTA-HDT-B

ATTN: Jeffrey Weiss, Mail Stop 350

6501 E. Eleven Mile Rd.

Warren, MI 48397-5000

Replies to this questionnaire must be received by close of business 08 MAR 2018. Please mark your information “Proprietary”, as you believe appropriate. Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey. We appreciate your cooperation in answering these questions and thank you in advance for your participation.

BE ADVISED that updates to the Carbine Cut Off Saw or non-proprietary questions from interested parties and responses by the Government will be posted as addenda to the questionnaire.