SOURCES_SOUGHT_FOR_MARKET_RESEARCH_PURPOSES.pdf

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

(RFI) FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO

CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Directorate For Contracting, Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy for Material Handling Equipment (MHE). This is a sources sought notice and request for information (RFI). This is not a formal solicitation. A Formal solicitation will be announced separately on 16 May 2019. Information provided to the

Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. Contact with Government personnel, other than the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer, by potential offeror or their employees regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. The purpose of posting this RFI is to locate vendors that can provide maintenance and emergency repair services on U.S.

Government-owned Material Handling Equipment (MHE) as listed in Technical Exhibit A in the

PWS.

The summary of services is as follows:

The contractor shall be responsible for performing all types of maintenance on every type of

Mobile Equipment listed. The contractor shall furnish all labor, travel and living expenses, facilities, a suitably equipped work truck, supervision, transportation, repair parts, equipment, and supplies required to perform the work. All repair parts used to repair the equipment shall be purchased from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or approved for use by the OEM.

There are no guaranteed minimum or maximum costs associated with this contract but we estimate, based on past experience, approximately 50 breakdown calls per year and approximately 10 PM calls per year.

The anticipated period of the contract is one Base year of 12 months with two years option periods. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price requirements type contract. The tentative date for issuance of Request for Proposal is 16 May 2019, and the tentative date of receipt of proposals is 03 June 2019. The solicitation will be posted on GSA.

Red River Army Depot Contracting Office is interested in obtaining information from industry that will help supporting a determination of the appropriate set aside category for the acquisition strategy. Both large business concerns and all categories of small business are encouraged to respond to this request. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) anticipated for this requirement is 811310 and small business size standard for the selected NAICS is

$7,500,000 M. To support the set-aside decision, it is particularly important that potential small business concerns provide comments/input as follows:

(1) If you are a Small Business that currently performs or has recently performed on contracts similar to the requirements described above, and you would plan to participate in a competitive solicitation situation for this procurement, please provide specific and relevant work experience in a capabilities statement/brief. Information should be sufficient to support your capability to perform these requirements and should include detailed references (contract number, dollar value, scope of services and point of contact with their telephone numbers and whether it was a

Government or a Commercial type contract);

(2) State your business size and approximate annual gross revenue (averaged over the past three years);

(3) List the specific small business category (if applicable) for your company whether (a)

Federally certified HUBZone Small Business; (b) Small Disadvantaged Business; (c) certified

8(a) Firm; (d) Woman-owned Small Business; (e) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business; (f) Veteran-Owned Small Business; or (g) other (explain);

(4) Provide your company's name, CAGE code, DUNS, address, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address; (5) and number of years you have been in business. We are also looking for input from industry relative to how this type of service is performed in the private sector in order to maximize the incorporation of commercial standards and practices where practicable. Responses are due in this office no later than 2 p.m. local time on 03 June, 2019

Please send your capabilities statements and responses to this RFI via email directly to Sandra

Jean-Louis, Contract Specialist, at sandra.jeanlouis.civ@mail.mil, and copy Mr. Howard Knight, Contracting Officer, at howard.knight.civ@mail.mil.

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