Neutrally Buoyant Ballistic Plates

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government tocontract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the United States Coast Guard(USCG) is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

Respondents are advised that the United States (U.S) Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party’s expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this RFI. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued.

Purpose: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is seeking information from potential offerors who are interested in and are able to provide Neutrally Buoyant Ballistic Plates compatible with the attached SPEC to complete its statutory missions in the Maritime Safety & Security Team (MSST) community. USCG already has the carriers and requires compatibility. These plates are not currently in inventory with the USCG and are unique in design and purpose. As requested by LANTAREA and PACAREA, the specifications are polyethylene, Level III, buoyant, and manufactured specifically to work with the Ballistic Protective System (BPS).

Request 1-2 page submissions from vendors who are able to offer ballistic plates that meet all specifications in the SPEC and are compatible with the carriers.

There is no solicitation at this time. This RFI is not a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this request is purely voluntary; the Government will not pay for any costs incurred nor is obligated to respond. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. 

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement may be 315990.

After reviewing RFI responses to this RFI, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement may be published on the Contract Opportunities (formerly FedBizOpps) website or distributed to contract holders if a strategically sourced vehicle is deemed appropriate. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Contract Opportunities website.

Failure to respond or submit sufficiently detailed information may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information submitted, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as determined appropriate for this requirement.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose determined necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.
 

Request: Please provide the following information:

1. Organization name
2. Address
3. Website
4. Point of contact name
5. Point of contact email address
6. Point of contact telephone number
7. Socioeconomic status
8. Unique Entity Identifier
9. Does your company currently have existing government-wide acquisition contracts (GWAC) (e.g. GSA) or other strategically sourced contracts for these types of requirements that the USCG can order off? If yes, please provide contract number, what agency it is with, and agency point of contact information.
10. Provide any general comments, thoughts, and feedback your company would like to share regarding this RFI.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties are invited to submit a response to the above questions no later than July 24 at 3:00 pm ET. All responses and questions regarding this RFI must be emailed to Adam.Petty1@uscg.mil. and Wendy.L.Paulo@uscg.mil