Secure Classified Workstation

This is a sources sought announcement solely for the purpose of conducting market research to assist the Virginia Army National Guard in determining the acquisition strategy and identifying potential sources. This announcement is for information and planning purposes and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. This announcement does not constitute a Request for Quote, Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid. Interested vendors will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with responding to this announcement.

The NAICS Code is 337211, Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

Vendors are encouraged to submit information relative to their potential of fulfilling the below requirement.

Requirement: Three (3) secure, classified workstations (credenza style units) designed, built, delivered and installed. Each workstation shall allow for both secure and unsecure internet access from the same desk and office with the safe in a closed position (user does not have to unlock safe to change from secure to unsecure or vice versa) and storage of classified material in a 2-drawer filing cabinet. Each unit shall include a Common Access Card (CAC) control system which provides a secure HDMI USB Ethernet on and off connectivity gateway, KVM kit, and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system. The unit shall be designed to meet minimum requirements as defined in Army Regulation (AR) 3805-5, Federal Specification AA-C-2786 and Federal Specification FF-L-2740 for storage of classified information.

Interested parties who have the capability to meet the identified requirement should respond to this notice by email to rebecca.l.fowler6.civ@mail no later than 4:00 p.m. ET, July 18, 2016. In the response identify your company name, point of contact to include name, position, telephone number and email address, business size and socio-economic status (i.e. Veteran-Owned Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, Woman-Owned, Disadvantaged Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, etc.). In addition, include in the response if the company is a manufacturer or reseller of the available product(s). If the company is a reseller, list the name and business size of the manufacturer.