Plastic Media Blast Booth

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY.  The U.S. Government desires to procure one (1) plastic media blast booth (to be furnished and installed) on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside.  Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside.  We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future.  This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service.  Furthermore, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals/quotes in response to this notice.  The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder.  Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued.  If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE).  It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.  The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 327910, Abrasive Product Manufacturing with a size standard of 750 Employees.

REQUIREMENT:

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to furnish and install a functional and useable plastic media blast booth system, except for those items specified as Government furnished items and support, if any. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. All equipment discussed shall meet all OSHA, EPA and or any other applicable requirements.  Work to be performed includes removal and disposal of existing equipment, preparation of site to install new equipment, installation of new equipment, commissioning the new equipment, and provide end-user training to Government personnel. 

Refer to the attached Statement of Work for further details.

CLIN 0001 – Plastic Media Blast Booth

CLIN 0002 – Installation

CLIN 0003 – Commission New Equipment

CLIN 0004 – End-User Training, Warranty and Other Documents

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1.  Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2.  Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not.  Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3.  Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 

4.  Information to help determine if the equipment is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5.  Identify how the Army can best structure this contract requirement to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6.  Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition.  Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition.  Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Contracting Opportunities notice in the GPE.  Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7.  Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft SOW to acquiring the identified equipment.

8.  Respondents should submit the completed questionnaire, any recommendations to improve the SOW, and/or questions only to Ms. Rosa I. Diaz, Contract Specialist, at rosa.i.diaz.civ@army.mil. No other submission method will be accepted.