Sources Sought for Partially Textile Lined Gabion Baskets, Refurbishment of Partially Textile Lined Gabion Baskets and Technical Advisory Services IDIQ procurement, National Flood Fight Center, Rock Island, Illinois

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Rock Island District is seeking Small Business Concerns (System for Award Management registered) capable of providing products that meet the attached specifications and can deliver them in as little as 48 hours from the receipt of a delivery order to anywhere within the Continental United States. The Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) solicitation/contract will include a base year and an option year for a maximum total value of $25 Million. The supplies required under this solicitation/contract will have to meet or exceed the required ERDC testing that can be located in Special Notice W912EK-14-X-0001 that was posted to www.fbo.gov on 4 December 2013. In addition to the supplies that will be required under this contract, Technical Advisory (TA) services at the request of the Contracting Officer will be required. Services provided shall include training on proper setup, utilization during an event and teardown/repackaging after the event. TA services will be provided to local, state and federal entities identified by the USACE Point of Contact (POC). The USACE POC shall oversee and direct the TA services. TA services may be requested at any time, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. In addition to the supplies and Technical Advisory services that are required under this solicitation/contract, refurbishment of used partially textile lined gabion baskets will be required. If one or more unit(s) is in a condition that is not suitable for refurbishment (8 of the 22 or more panels are compromised), then replacement of un-refurbishable product will not be required. It shall be the contractor's responsibility to properly dispose of all un-refurbishable product.

This procurement has a maximum total value of $25 Million. The North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) Code is 332618, Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing with a corresponding size standard of 500 employees.

All interested Small Business Concerns are encouraged to respond to this Sources Sought Notice. Contractors are reminded that THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR BID OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential Small Business Concerns prior to determining the method of acquisition. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall not constitute responses to the solicitation, which is not currently available. This Sources Sought Notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Notice, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition is in the Government's best interest.

Please email the following documentation to the Point of Contact listed below.

POINT OF CONTACT: Responses are to be sent via email to Brunson.E.Grothus@usace.army.mil no later than 3:00 pm Central Standard Time, December 26, 2013.

SUBMISSION DETAILS: All interested, responsive and responsible contractors are encouraged to participate in this market research. Participants should submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) illustrating the product available, capability to provide Technical Advisory Services, and the capability to provide refurbishment services for used partially textile lined gabion baskets as stated in the specifications. Interested contractors must be registered in www.sam.gov. Email submissions are required.

Please include the following information in your response:

1. Company name, address, email, phone number, cage code, and point of contact.

2. Description or literature of products available.

3. Estimated number of qualified TA personal available to deploy to the field.

4. Statement of capability and location of refurbishment facility to provide refurbishment services for used partially textile lined gabion baskets.

5. Delivery lead time.

This is NOT a request for proposals or quotes.