Custom Package/Parcel Hardware & Software

The Washington Headquarters Services/Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) is conducting market research to assess industry capabilities for providing the following:

I. IT Equipment - Brand Name or Equal; see attached document with salient characteristics;

II. Custom built package parcel sorter hardware to conform to and operate within facility environment specifications; (refer to environment document and Draft PWS);

III. Custom built package/parcel Hardware & Softwareto conform to and operate within facility environment specifications; (refer to environment document and Draft PWS).

Additionally, we seek to assess (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) the type of small businesses, e.g., HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses, etc for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.

The business size standard for this NAICS code is $25M.

A draft Performance Work Statement of the Government's requirement is attached to this announcement. All interested parties with capabilties to successfully perform the Government's requirement are encouraged to complete and submit the attached response form and provide documentation not to exceed 10 pages on their abilities to meet the requirement.

This announcement includes the following attachments:

(1) Draft Performance Work Statement;
(2) Sources Sought Announcement Response Form;
(3) Salient characteristics
(4) Environment document

Responses are due no later than Monday, 14 May 2012, 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time to florence.kasule@whs.mil . The subject line of the E-Mail should read:

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT #12WH631-009

Questions pertaining to this announcement may be submitted in the following two ways:

(1) E-Mail: florence.kasule@whs.mil 

The subject line in the E-Mail should read:  12WH631-009: Question(s),

or

(2) Tel: 703.545.0701

SPECIAL NOTE: This announcement is NOT a Request for Quotes (RFQ). The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to conduct market research only.

IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Additional information, as it becomes available, will be posted as amendments to this announcement. All amendments will be available for viewing at this website. It is incumbent upon the interested parties to review the site frequently for any updates and amendments to any and all documents. All potential vendors are reminded, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) will make a vendor ineligible for contract award. Additionally, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, vendors are also reminded to register with Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov.

This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this notice or any follow-up information requests is voluntary and shall be treated as confidential. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with this or future requests.