CORRECT COPY: Source Sought Notice & Notice of Intent to Sole Source TETSS_(R-Fires Test Support)

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CORRECTIVE COPY: Source Sought Notice & Notice of Intent to Sole Source

THIS IS A Source Sought Notice & Notice of Intent to Sole Source ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a bridge contract on a SOLE SOURCE basis to SAWTST, LLC, 500 Swanson Rd Suite #4, Tyrone GA, 30290 for Test and Evaluation Technical Support Services (TETSS) at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) for a period of performance of up to three months. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C §2304(c)(1) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).

This notice 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. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will accept unsolicited proposals in response to the sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.

Any information provided in response to the sources sought will not be returned to the responder. Each potential source is also requested to provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor’s ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of Technical Services. Firms shall also provide point of contact information where available for the efforts cited above.

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, Sam.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is 541330.

In response to this source sought, please provide:

1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. Also contact the MICC Alternate Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.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 Sources Sought Notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Provide a brief description of experience in services and support in diverse environments and circumstances, such as the permanent facilities to field test sites at various CONUS and OCONUS locations and military installations.

6. Provide a brief description of experience and capability to support testing, perform data analysis, and perform pre-test/events in accordance with the Government’s task authorization requests.

Limit responses to 5 pages and include the following additional information: name and address of firm, commercial activity/government entity (CAGE) code, unique entity identifier (UEI), corresponding NAICS code, business size and status, point of contact name, title, phone, and email. Interested sources shall submit all replies by email to (CS email) no later than 10:00 am Central Time on 15 February 2025. Acknowledgement of receipt will not be made.

Responses to this intent to sole source shall be sent to the Contracting Officer Dr. Traci D. Leonard @ traci.d.leonard2.civ@army.mil and the Contracting Officer, SSG Miguel Flores@miguel.g.flores.mil@army.mil

Synopsis:

Mission Installation Contracting Command - Fort Hood (MICC-FH) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice on behalf of The United States Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Operational Test Command (USAOTC) as a means of conducting market research to identify potential 8(a) contractors who may be interested in and have the resources to support this requirement for operational test to support the mission of the Integrated Test and Evaluation Directorate (ITED), and Fires Test Directorates (FTD). The USAOTC welcomes Corporate Capability Statements from all eligible 8(a) participants. USAOTC does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted or USAOTC's use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of USAOTC's evaluation of the information received. As a result of this notice, the Government may issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). Should such a requirement fail to materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this notice.

Scope:

The contract type will be Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541330, Engineering Services with a size standard of $35.5M. The scope of this requirement is to provide all labor management, supervision, supplies, materials, equipment, training, and tools, not otherwise provided as Government Furnished Property (GFP), to perform the non-personal services required to support the operational tests, data collection, and experimentation to support the missions of ITED and FTD. These services will be in support of combined Developmental and Operational Tests, Joint and Multi-Service tests, training activities, and other Department of Defense (DoD) activities. Primary locations of performance are Fort Bliss, Texas and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Other locations will be identified in individual task orders, and may require delivery of test support services at locations both within the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS), i.e. Alaska, Hawaii, Kwajalein etc.

Mission:

The FTD's mission is to plan, conduct, and report on the results of the testing of Army materiel, equipment, and doctrine for the Field Artillery and Air Defense systems. In addition, it reports to the Army community on materiel and concepts necessary to maintain and improve the latest weaponry, materiel, and tactics. ITEDs mission is to Plan, coordinate, and conduct integrated operational tests, experiments and rapid acquisition initiative assessments in support of Network Integration Evaluations and other priority Army systems. Any interested 8(a) participants are requested to submit a Corporate Capability Statement which demonstrates the firm's ability and interest in meeting the requirements described above and in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). All proprietary information should be marked as such. All respondents are asked to indicate its 8(a) eligibility in their response. Interested contractors shall respond to this Sources Sought not later than 14 October 2025, 9:00am CST. Per FAR 15.201 (c) Interested offerors may provide feedback on acquisition strategy, including proposed contract type, deemed most appropriate for this requirement. E-mail is the preferred method when receiving responses to this Notice and should be submitted to Miguel.g.flores.mil@army.mil