Pelican Cases for GSA BPA Sources Sought

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

47QSSC-25-Q-0016

General Services Administration 

After reading the RFI, interested contractors are requested to submit the enclosed “Sources Sought Questionnaire,” by November 22, 2024 at 5:00 pm ET.

This is a RFI, SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) seeking information from prospective vendors interested in providing pelican cases for the National Stock Number (NSN) Program. 

At this time, GSA is gathering information for a procurement which may result in a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) award according to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.4 Federal Supply Schedules, under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule Program (MAS).

NAICS Code (North American Industry Classification System) 325211 – Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing.  Note: NAICS Code 325211 must be added to all quoters’ System for Award Management (SAM) record (https://www.sam.gov) to be eligible to submit a quote for the formal Request for Quote (RFQ), which will be posted in the future.

NAICS 325211 – Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

The Government will use the Responses from this RFI to determine appropriate set-aside, such as total small business set-aside or a further socioeconomic set-aside, for this BPA. However, all interested firms are invited to submit a response.

Contractor Teaming Arrangements (CTA) are permitted. Orders will be requisitioned by customer agencies, and GSA will issue purchase orders for the requested items to the awardee for direct delivery to the ordering agency.

The Government intends to award a fixed price contract, with consideration to economic price adjustments (EPAs).

Product specifications for each pelican case are in the attached documents, Item Purchase Description (IPD) for each NSN.

It is anticipated that the RFQ will include the following technical factors:  

(1) Compliance with technical characteristics

(2) Past Performance

The specific evaluation factors will be described in the RFQ.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

This is a notice for sources sought. Quoted pricing is not requested at this time.  The information provided in this document is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.  Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure supplies or to issue a solicitation.  In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay direct or indirect costs or charges that arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this notice or the Government’s use of such information.

Attachments:

• Attachment 1: Sources Sought Questionnaire
• Attachment 2: IPD Compilation
• Attachment 3: Business Transaction Processing Methods document

Submit all capabilities statements and direct any questions to Emily Walker at emily.walker@gsa.gov with “Pelican Case BPA Sources Sought” as the subject line.