Blender Bottles, Personal Presentation Items (PPI)

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY.  The US Government to procure US Army branded hooded sweatshirts to help aid in recruitment efforts. Blender bottle shall be 20 oz., made from durable high grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and Surgical steel wire whisk blending ball. One side of the bottle include measurements in ounces (measurement markings only go to 14oz) and the ridge lines of the bottle. The lid of the bottle shall screw on and have a flip top design, black in color, the opening is approximately 1 inch in diameter. Must be dishwasher safe. Blender bottle and lid must be black in color with PMC123C logo and print.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future.  This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service.  Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this notice.  The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder.  Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future offer letter, if any is issued.  The anticipated NAICS code is 326160 – Bottles, Plastics, Manufacturing

Manufacturing: The size standard is 1,250 employees. 

Subject Line of the email shall contain:  Sources Sought Notice for Blender Bottles, PANMCC24P0000005914

1.  Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, a statement regarding 8(a)small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2.  Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination

3.  Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition.  Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 210-466-2269, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition.  Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sam.gov notice.  Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

4.  Responses to this announcement should be e-mailed to Madison Dercqu at Madison.d.dercqu.civ@army.mil and Heather Green-Trueblood at heather.l.green-trueblood.civ@army.mil no later than 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) Fort Knox Local Time, 28 February 2024.