Spare Component Parts

Sources Sought Notice 70Z03824IL0000010

Spare Component Parts

This is not a solicitation announcement.  This is a sources sought synopsis only.  This is NOT a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract.  The purpose of this sources sought synopsis notice is to gain knowledge of commercially available products that may be of interest to the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

The USCG, Aviation Logistics Center is conducting market research to determine manufactures and suppliers for the following spare parts:

See Attached Spare Component Parts List

Responses to this notice should include company name, address, and telephone number, point of contact (POC), details on company quality systems and include documentation the provides traceability to the OEM for each part, complete product details, brochures, etc., which will all the USCG to understand your product, configurations, auxiliary equipment, and options.  Please state the approximate lead-time for acquiring your product and the details and terms of any standard warranty included with the product.  Responses can be for all or for a few of the part numbers listed.

Please provide the details and terms of any standard warranty included with the product.  Please respond to the following questions:

1. Is your business a large or small business and how many employees?
2. If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emergent business, or a small, disadvantaged business?
3. If disadvantage, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act?
4. Is your firm a certified hub zone firm?
5. Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business?
6. Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned?
7. Is your product listed on a GSA schedule?
8. Do you have other government agencies using the product, and if so which agencies, POCs and contract numbers?
9. If possible, any POCs for civilian users for general usage of product questions. 

After the review of the responses to the sources sought notice, and if the Government still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on SAM.gov. Responses to the sources sought notice are not adequate responses to any future solicitation announcement. All interested offers will have to respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to the sources sought synopsis. Again, this is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. All companies that can meet the requirements are encouraged to provide a capability statement, company literature, brochures, or any other information that demonstrates that the specification can be met.

Any questions concerning the technical aspect should be directed to Mr. David Allen at David.W.Allen@uscg.mil and any contractual questions should be directed to Mr. Dane Hobbs at Dane.W.Hobbs@uscg.mil. Include the Sources Sought # 70Z03824IL0000010 in the subject line. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than June 27, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Firms responding to this announcement that fail to provide all the required information cannot be used to help the Government make the appropriate contract decisions which is the intent of this sources sought notice. This notice is to help the USCG in determining potential sources only. All firms responding to the sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. All interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to the sources sought notice are NOT a request to be added to a prospective offers list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Reimbursement will not be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests.