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Added: May 07, 2014 8:42 am THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime in OH seeks the availability of potential sources/vendors having the skills and capabilities necessary to furnish the following National Stock Number's (NSN) in accordance with their specific North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code:

• NSN: 5965-01-605-4139
Nomenclature: Headset, Electrical
NAICS: 339999
ADQ: 1,164

All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this sources sought including, commercial market information. Questions will not be entertained at this time. Respond only to the requested information and questions 1-9 below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), HUBZone, 8 (a), small, small disadvantage, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 339999, All other miscellaneous manufacturing. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement.

1) Is your business large or small?

2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business?

3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8 (a) of the Small Business Act?

4) Is your firm a certified HUBZone firm?

5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business?

6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small or veteran owned small business?

7) Would allowing pricing for shipment to different location "ZONES" have any effect on the pricing your company can offer? Should the Government include "ZONES" in the solicitation? There will be two (2) ZONES; an East Coast and West Coast Zone.

8) Include the DUNS number and Cage Code of your firm.

9) Is your firm registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov

10) If not, please register. NOTE: No award can be made to a contractor who is not registered in SAM.

Those wishing to identify their capability to provide the afore-mentioned NSN's should respond to this announcement via email to brandi.scott@dla.mil no later than May 14, 2014 at 1:00p.m. Eastern Time. Interested parties should provide the following: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, POC phone number/email address, and Cage Code for the NSN's as stated above.

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, OR SOURCES SOUGHT, & SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR OFFERS. INFORMATION IS TO BE PROVIDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES INCLUDING POSTAGE AND SHIPPING WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.