MCC Health and Comfort Items

INTRODUCTION
The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means
of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an
interest and capability to provide various hygiene, snack, tobacco and
other consumables in support of confined inmates at the United States
Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) to support the health and welfare of the
populace in accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 190-47 (see attached
list).
The result of this market research will contribute to determining the
method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the
responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this
requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or
procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be
made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no
feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding
submissions.
DISCLAIMER
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS
IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A
COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE
NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO
AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS
ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO
THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
REQUIRED CAPABILITIES
The Government requires a Commercial Vendor with the ability to
provide estimated annual quantities divided over 12 months of health
and welfare items per the attached list within 72-96 hours after receipt
of order (actual orders vary monthly). The intent of this Sources Sought is to assess                                                                          the number and types of capable commercial vendors available to meet this requirement.
The Government envisions a solution for a single awardee under a
requirements “D” type contract under a base year with three option
years where the offeror provides a Co-Efficient of Pre-Priced Items (e.g.
1.10 represents a 10 cents per dollar from each item ordered). Items
with a brand name specified are to be provided as an Exact Match
(Brand Name Justification will be provided with the issuance of the
solicitation).
ELIGIBILITY – The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 311919
(Other Snack Food MFG) with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,250
employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 3605 Food Products
Machine and Equipment.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement
package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12
point Arial Font) demonstrating ability to provide the products/systems
listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet
format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the
RFP will be accepted prior to its release.
Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities
statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contracting Officer
Marilee.e.drennan.civ@army.mil, in Portable Document
Format (PDF), not later than 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) 20
February 2020 and reference this synopsis number (W91QF4-20-Q-0011)
in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information
and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be
returned.
If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required
products/systems, please provide the following information:
1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and
their email address, Web site address, telephone number, and type of
ownership for the organization
2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this
notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or
teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability,
organizations should address the administrative and management
structure of such arrangements.
All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or
designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any
release outside the Government.