3D Printer & Ultrasonic Washer + 4 Option Years of Extended Warranty & Maintenance

1.  NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only.  The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside.  The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code 334118, Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing,  which has a corresponding size standard of 1,000 employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement.  The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, HUBZone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar products offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

2. Description of Required Supplies:  The Governement is seeking sources to provide 1 each 3D Printer and 1 each Ultrasonic Wash Tank per attached Product Specifications with four option years of extended warranty and maintenance for each equipment.  Vendors are requested to respond to both equipment or to just one equipment with their cability statement and estimated price. 

3. The Government requests interested parties to submit a brief statement of their capability to meet the above requirement.  Please limit your submissions to responses to these questions.  Send responses to Leslie Westcott by e-mail at leslie.westcott.1@us.af.mil. Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 2:00 p.m. MST.

•1.                   Have you sold the items the Government states they are interested in above, or very similar items to commercial entities?  If so please give some examples of commercial customers.

•2.                   What is your company name, CAGE code, and DUNS number?

•3.                   Would you be supplying as a manufacturer or a distributor?

•4.                   Who is your point of contact and what is their email address and telephone number?

•5.                   What NAICS code do you suggest for this acquisition?

•6.                   Is your company a small business for this NAICS Code?  If your company is a small business, is it also a women owned business, small disadvantaged business, 8a business,  HUB Zone business,  service disabled veteran owned business,  etc.

•7.                   If you are a small business, would your company provide products of its own manufacture or would it provide products manufactured by another small business.

•8.                   Can you provide these through GSA advantage?

•9.                   Can you provide both equipment or just one?  Please identify which equipment you can provide

•10.                What is the lead time?

•11.                Discusses any concerns you may have with our requirement or how you would be able to meet the requirement for EPOCH software licenses and software support.