Comm Equipment for MHDS and OSP

Added: Jan 20, 2018 12:29 am This Request For Information (RFI) supports a potential effort for the equipment and parts to support an Outside Plant Equipment (OSP) and a Manhole Duct System (MHDS) project and is conducted for Market Research purposes only. The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that may possess the capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for supplying and delivering the required items to the location listed in the attached document in Line item 76

All items that are listed with a suggested part number or manufacturer are for informational purposes. Contractors may provide an "Or Equal" item. If you are going to provide an or equal item, please annotate on the spreadsheet and provide brief literature on the suggested replacement part (a direct link to the part would suffice as well). Additionally, please identify which cells you are suggesting providing an or equal item on. This can be accomplished by highlighting the row to help identify the parts.

The purpose of this RFI is to determine contractor capabilities to provide ALL the listed items under one purchase order.

Please respond with any questions you may have to the Contracting Officer, Scott R. Thomas, at scott.r.thomas40.mil@mail.mil.


FAR 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes
Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of the qualification and production for use by the U.S. Air Force

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