Sources Sought Notice Tube Specimen.docx

Sources Sought Notice

PLEASE RETURN THIS COMPLETED SURVEY TO Evan Graham

VIA E-MAIL AT EVAN.J.GRAHAM3.CIV@ARMY.MIL

WITH THE SUBJECT LINE “TUBE, SPECIMEN SURVEY RESPONSE”

NO LATER THAN FRI., 12-JULY-2024 @ 1:00 P.M. EST

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT

The Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the community, to include both small and large businesses, for production of the military-unique item identified below. Responses to this survey will assist ACC-DTA in planning for a potential five-year contract.

ESTIMATED QUANTITY

END ITEM

50 ml specimen tube filled with 10 ml of phosphate buffer solution. This part was developed specifically for the Dry Filter Unit, and is manufactured and stored so it is ready to use by the Warfighter.

TECHNICAL DATA

PACKAGE

There is a technical data package (TDP) associated with this procurement. It is distribution code “C”, which limits access to Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD contractors only. The TDP will only be made available to contractors if/when a solicitation is released.

FIRST ARTICLE TESTING

First Article Testing (FAT) is required for this procurement.

NOTE: All survey input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your firm’s participation. Furthermore, the Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation nor award a contract as a result of this announcement.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SURVEY

1. You may respond in total, or in part, to this survey. However, all responses must be received no later than Friday, 12-JULY-2024 @ 1:00 P.M. EST

2. All completed surveys shall be sent via e-mail to:

Evan Graham Contract Specialist, ACC-DTA E-mail: evan.j.graham3.civ@army.mil Subject Line: “Tube, Specimen Canister Survey Response”

3. Relevant sales media and product manuals may be included as attachments with your submission. Please clearly mark all proprietary information. The front page of your response package should state "PROPIETARY INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN" (all caps), if applicable. Also, please provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this survey.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION & LABELING

The Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 USC §1905 to protect information qualifying as confidential. Pursuant to this statute, the 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 “CONFIDENTIAL” (all caps), including any explanatory text, so that the Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be 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 (overbreadth in marking inappropriate data as “CONFIDENTIAL” may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting, or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page that need to be protected.

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

4. Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the 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 Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text.

6. The 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 Government, and therefore will preclude disclosure to support contractors assisting with the evaluation effort.

QUESTIONNAIRE / SURVEY

A) Vendor Profile. Please complete the yellow-highlighted fields below:

1.

COMPANY NAME:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CAGE CODE:

POC NAME / TITLE:

PHONE NUMBER:

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

WEBSITE:

2. Business type for NAICS 339113 – Surgical Appliance & Supplies Manufacturing: (Please check all that apply.)

8(a)

Small Disadvantaged

HUBZone

Women-owned

Large Business

None of the Above. Please Explain: ________________

Service-disabled Veteran-owned

Small Business

3. Nonmanufacturer Rule. To qualify as a small business concern for set-aside or sole source supply contracts, a small business must meet at least one of the qualifications listed below. Please indicate which qualification, if any, applies to your firm:

Manufacture the product itself; or

Supply a product manufactured by another small business if it is a nonmanufacturer; or

Supply the product of any sized manufacturer if the Small Business Administration has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule.

4. A current DD 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, must be on file with the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) to access and view the TDP associated with this procurement. Does your firm have a current DD 2345 on file with DLIS?

Yes

No

Approval Pending. Application submitted on: [MM/DD/YYYY]

B) Requirement-specific Information. Please complete the yellow-highlighted fields below:

1. Has your firm manufactured the Tube, Specimen for a U.S. Government agency in the past? If so, please list the contract number(s) and agency(ies).

2. Is your firm currently capable of manufacturing the Tube, Specimen?

3. If your firm was awarded a contract for the Tube, Specimen where would production take place?

4. Does your firm have experience with FAT? If so, please provide a brief summary of the experience.

5. What is your firm’s production lead time for the Tube, Specimen after receipt of an order? (Please respond in number of calendar days.)

6. What is your firm’s minimum, normal and maximum sustainable monthly production rates for the Tube, Specimen?

7. Please explain how order quantity impacts your maximum and minimum capacities.

8. Please explain how a surge in demand impacts your maximum capacity. Do you have the ability or resources to exceed maximum capacity?

9. What is your firm’s current price per unit for the Tube, Specimen?

10. Is the cost of production lot testing included in your unit price? If not, what would be your firm’s price per unit?

11. What would be your range pricing if offered? Please include any price break points/quantity discounts.

12. Please identify your firm’s current quality management system. Also, is your firm independently certified in that system?

13. Is there any other pertinent information that your firm would like to disclose? If so, please list below and/or include as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) attachment with your submission.

Again, this information is being requested for Government planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. This is not a request for proposals. The Government will not award a contract based upon responses to this announcement. The Government shall not reimburse or pay any costs for preparing or submitting information in response to this notice.