Oceanographic Department Technical Support Services

Responses date in the body of the Sources Sought is changed from 2:00 P.M. CST Monday, April 12, 2019 to 2:00 P.M. CST Friday, April 12, 2019..

NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only.
The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 541511, which has a corresponding Size standard $27M. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code.
Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.
Program Details: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform operational and technical support services as defined in this Performance Work Statement.
The Performance Work Statement (PWS) identifies the services to meet the goals of the requirement.
Please refer to PWS for further information.
Schedule: This effort is planned to begin in Fiscal Year 2019
4. General Information:
All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and no information will be returned. The U.S. Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. Any information obtained will be considered market research and may be used as a general concept, however any specific information will be treated as proprietary information and safeguarded, if marked as proprietary.
Interested parties must submit complete electronic responses to each of the following points of contact:
Address all inquiries to (POC) LTC Kevin H.
Harriel at kevin.h.harriel@navy.mil or 228-688-4367. Responses are due no later than 2:00 P.M. CST Monday, April 12, 2019.
The Government requests interested parties to submit a brief statement of current capability to provide these supplies. Interested and qualified sources should provide the following information:
I. BUSINESS INFORMATION
a. Company/Institute Name:
b. Commercial and Government entity (CAGE) Code:
c. Company Point of Contact
I. Name
ii. Telephone #
iii. Email address
d. Physical Address:
e. Web Page URL:
f. Provide your companys North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code:
g. Please state whether your company is:
• Small Business (Yes / No)
• Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)
• Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)
• 8(a) Certified (Yes / No)
• HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)
• Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)
• Service Disabled Small Business (Yes / No)
h. Is your company domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership)?
II.
CAPABILITY SURVEY QUESTIONS
a. Provide your suggested NAICS code.
b. Are you anticipating your company to be a prime contractor or a subcontractor?
c. Are you anticipating a teaming arrangement?
d. Any responses on teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.
III. COMMERCIALITY
a. Do you consider the requirements to be commercial services (see FAR 2 definitions)?
b. Are there established catalog or market prices for this requirement?
I. If you offer these supplies to both the U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public?
ii.
Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.
c. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the government for items similar in nature to this requirement.
IV. GENERAL CAPABILITY QUESTIONS
a. Reference the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this Sources Sought:
i. Is the information provided in the PWS clear and concise regarding the duties and responsibilities the Government expects the contractor to perform? If not, please identify the specific section of the PWS that requires further clarification and what information may be needed.
ii. Did your company identify any areas in the PWS that presented unacceptable risks? If so, please provide detailed information.
b. Describe in detail any experience your company has with the required services.
c. List of your most recent (within 3 years) and relevant DoD or commercial contracts (not to exceed five)
i. Include brief description that demonstrates competence in this requirement.
ii. Point of Contact (POC) Name, Telephone #, and email address
iii. Contract Value
iv. Type of contract
v. Period of Performance
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