Sources_Sought_Announcement_Notice_Mobile_Safety_Shoes.pdf

Sources Sought Announcement Notice

Agency/Office: Washington Headquarters Services/ Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD)

Title: Mobile Safety Shoes

Location: National Capital Region (NCR)

Administrative Information: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTE. This sources sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice will not be returned. Vendors will not be notified of the result of this review. It is the intent of Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) to use this sources sought for market research purposes only.

The Government shall not reimburse the costs of preparing responses to this request for information. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this sources sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.

The Department of Defense (DoD), WHS/AD is performing market research to determine the availability, interest and capability of potential vendors under NAICS Code 448210 to provide safety shoes for the WHS agencies.

Background: WHS/AD anticipates establishing a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) which will be required to furnish, supply and provide fitting of safety shoes to employees, both male and female, for the Washington Headquarters Services agencies and others as identified via call order issuance.

Requirement: In order to qualify for submitting capability statement in response to this Sources Sought Notice, all vendors must be:

1) Registered in System for Award Management (SAM) ( www.sam.gov)

Technical Requirements: The Contractor shall perform in accordance with the following technical requirements:

1) Objectives: The Contractor shall establish a mobile safety shoe contract to offer employees an avenue to shop for safety shoes at the convenience of their work location. The service should provide ample room to review products, interact with mobile store managers, and sit down while they try on new safety footwear. The contractor should carry a wide variety of selections in enough sizes for ease of selection. There should be at a minimum five (5) different men styles and four (4) different women styles to choose from.

Selection of shoes must be in accordance with the terms and condition of the Statement of Work (SOW). The government funded ceiling amount per shoe order per employee is not to exceed $150.00.

Eligible employees must provide to the Contractor a signed authorization voucher, (reference Para 4.0 a.8). It is the Contractors responsibility to verify this information prior to placing an http://www.sam.gov/ order. Orders placed by anyone without an approved voucher will not be reimbursed by the government.

Safety shoes must meet the minimum requirements of the following:

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards ASTM F2412-05

• Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection

• American Society for Testing and Material (ASTM) F2413-05

• Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Foot Protection or equivalent.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.136 and 29 CFR 1926.96

2) Basic Tasks: The General Contractor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment necessary to furnish the safety shoes to eligible employees as follows:

1) The variety of shapes and models on the truck should be able to fulfill the needs of 95% of employees.

2) Contractor shall provide safety shoes for both male and female employees

3) Contractor may use a van or a small truck type of vehicle to bring the shoes at the Pentagon Reservation site

4) Government will allow up to $150.00 per one pair of safety shoes per employee at a time. The Government will issue a voucher (attachment) to its employee (one per employee) to purchase the safety shoes.

5) Contractor shall provide manufacturer’s warranty for the safety shoes and an exchange policy for the defects.

3) Security Requirements: The Contractor shall submit completed Department of Defense (DoD) Building Pass Application for each employee acquiring access to the Pentagon Reservation under this contract. Also, contractor shall submit his vehicle information for securing each visit. The Government will issue a DoD identification badge to each Contractor employee directly supporting this contract and visiting the Pentagon Reservation regular basis. The Contractor shall ensure that each of its employees displays the appropriate identification badge at all times while working at the various project locations. The contract shall also ensure that identification badges for any employee who is terminated or resigns are returned to the Contracting Officer within three duty days following the termination or resignation.

Instructions: All interested and qualified vendors with the necessary capability to deliver the requirements may submit capability statements to Brittney Cowan, Contract Specialist, at brittney.j.cowan.civ@mail.mil.

Capability statements are due by 3:00 PM on Monday, 18 December 2017. No phone calls will be accepted.

Please respond to the following points in your capability statements:

1. Company Name and Address.

2. DUNS and CAGE Code Number.

3. Company Point of Contact, Phone number and e-mail.

4. NAICS Codes associated with the Company.

5. Identify contracts your company has been awarded under NAICS 448210.

6. Recommended/suggested NAICS codes for this effort.

mailto:brittney.j.cowan.civ@mail.mil

7. Specific examples of prior efforts similar to the requirement; please include contract type (FFP, CPFF, etc.), contract award amount, and Period of Performance.

8. Business Size and Classification (Large Business, Small Business, 8(a), Women-Owned Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned).

9. Description of your company’s capability to provide the above mentioned technical requirement.

Point of Contacts:

Brittney Cowan, Contract Specialist Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate 4800 Mark Center Dr.

Alexandria, VA 22311 brittney.j.cowan.civ@mail.mil

Elizabeth A. Harrington Washington Headquarters Services Office of Small Business Programs 4800 Mark Center Dr.

Alexandria, VA 22311 elizabeth.a.harrington43.civ@mail.mil mailto:brittney.j.cowan.civ@mail.mil mailto:elizabeth.a.harrington43.civ@mail.mil