Sources Sought - Fiber Cables and Other Materials

Description(s): SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR FIBER CABLES AND OTHER MATERIALS.

THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR INFORMATION ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPISIS.  NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (SMALL BUSINESS, LARGE BUSINESS, ETC.). PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION, AS ONE DOES NOT EXIST.  

1.  Purpose.

This is a sources sought synopsis in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential sources for fiber cables and other materials.

2.  Requirement.

Please see Statement of Requirements for specific part numbers and quantities. The materials are required for user to install fiber patches to support network growth. No contracted labor or services requested. Fiber cable shall be pre-terminated.

3.  Information requested.

The Government requests interested offerors that can fully support this requirement furnish the following information:

1. Company name, SAM UEI and Cage Code, address, points of contact, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

2. Information should include a brief description of experience in providing the type of products listed on the Statement of Requirements. The information package must be clear, concise, and complete. The Air Force is under no obligation to provide feedback to the company, or to contact the company for clarification of any information submitted in response to this request.

3. Identification of business size (small or large) and identify the socioeconomic disadvantaged category, as defined the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 19 and also currently listed in the System for Award Management (SAM). Small business size standards are published by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and may be found at www.sba.gov/size/sizetable2002.html. The potential North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes assigned to this procurement is 335921 “Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing”. The Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees.

4. Any other information deemed useful to the Air Force.  Information packages should be limited to no more than 1 pages.

4.  Inquiries.
Any qualified and interested companies responding to this announcement must be able to support all areas. NO partial support responses from industry will be accepted.

All responses shall be forwarded to Karla Vazquez karla_lizette.vazquez_montes@us.af.mil and Denina Hudson denina.hudson@us.af.mil. The due date and time for responses to this synopsis is 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time on Tuesday 07 January 2025.