Sources Sought Notice - FT. Riley 125 lbs. Extinguishers.pdf

This is a Sources Sought notice (SS) to determine the capability of the Small Business Industry to meet a requirement to provide Fort Riley with the maintenance of and provision of 6-year tear-down services for 61 government furnished 125 lbs. wheeled fire extinguishers.

This Sources Sought is for information purposes only, and shall not be construed as a commitment or a promise of a contract by the Government. This is not a solicitation. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach, nor should it be construed as a commitment by the Government.

Description(s):

This Sources Sought is to provide Fort Riley with information as to potential providers of labor for the maintenance of 125 lbs. wheeled fire extinguishers. The service required will be the six-year tear-down servicing of these fire extinguishers. This involves removing and replacing the extinguisher chemical and checking the condition of the individual parts of the fire extinguisher.

There are currently 13 fire extinguishers which require this service, and more will require this service in the future.

There may also be a future need for de-milling/decommission of this same variety of 125 lbs wheeled fire extinguishers in the future. This would occur when the fire extinguisher reaches 12 years since it manufacture date.

Both of the above services would be performed on an as-directed basis.

This Sources Sought notice is open to all qualified Small Business Vendors. The selected NAICS code for this requirement is 423850 (Fire Fighting Equipment). The Selected PSC is 4210 (Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies)

Objectives

The overall objective of this Sources Sought is to identify qualified vendors that have the capability and capacity to provide the required fire extinguisher maintenance for Fort Riley. Fort Riley reserves the right to utilize information from the responses to this Sources Sought to determine if a business set-asides may be applicable to any resultant solicitation. Responding to this Sources Sought does not automatically qualify the responder to be included on any bidders list, if such a list is developed. Vendors wishing to submit a proposal to any subsequent solicitation must monitor Beta.sam.gov for the synopsis/solicitation.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT

Interested parties are requested to submit a capability statement that addresses the following:

1. Specific specified description above.

2. Business size status and category

3. Vendor CAGE Code, DUNS Number, and vendor point of contact information.

ADMINISTRATIVE

All interested parties should submit the capability statement to the Fort Riley Contracting Office. A proposed price is not required or requested under this Sources Sought notice.

Capability statements are required to be received electronically via email no later than 1700 hours (CST), 28 February 2025. Any questions regarding this notice shall be directed to Noah Younger via email identified below.

noah.w.younger.civ@army.mil

While any and all questions must be directed to the Government point of contact identified in this announcement, answers to those questions, as well as any and all clarifications, extensions, or changes will be posted to https://beta.sam.gov/ and will only be available at https://beta.sam.gov/ prior to the closing date and time of the this notice. Companies responding to this SS notice are responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. (Note: Fort Riley will not pay any costs associated with this effort). Fort Riley is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. Since this SS notice is for information and planning purposes, no evaluation letters or results will be issued to respondents.