SOURCES SOUGHT
84 -- Sources Sought - Protective Cothing
- Notice Date
- 12/20/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- PO Box 5400 Albuquerque, NM
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-RP52-08NA28538
- Response Due
- 1/9/2008
- Archive Date
- 7/9/2008
- Point of Contact
- Eusebio M Espinosa, Contracting Officer, 505-845-5809, eespinosa@doeal.gov;James P Cochran, Contract Specialist, 505-845-6069, jcochran@doeal.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to James P Cochran, Contract Specialist
(jcochran@doeal.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Request for Statement of Capabilities ??? Protective Clothing Requirements ??? 52-52RP-08NA28538 This is a Sources Sought request for small businesses only. In accordance with FAR Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-21, effective 7 November 2007, this Sources Sought is in support of a market survey being conducted by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to determine qualified sources capable of providing and tracking protective clothing and equipment needed to prevent injuries and safety related incidents to individuals, trainers, and safety personnel. The NAICS code for this is 448110, business size $8.0M. The NNSA requests all interested parties responding to this Sources Sought Notice with a Statement of Capability (SOC) as specified below. The SOC will be used to identify interested, potential and/or capable small businesses that can provide protective clothing and equipment needed to prevent injuries and safety related incidents to individuals, trainers, and safety personnel located at four geographical locations. The vendor will also be required to account for items ordered by authorized individuals to prevent individuals from exceeding authorized maximum ordering amounts specified for each individual per year. NNSA contemplates the potential for a mutliple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract or mutliple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement that includes a Not-to-Exceed (NTE) total price and firm fixed unit prices for items however the government reserves the right to award to a single vendor. The potential performance period is for one base period (one year) plus four option periods each consisting of one year. See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) (Attachment 1) and List of Potential Items (Attachment 2) to this Statement of Capabilities. The purpose of this Statement of Capabilities request it to adequately determine if there are andy small business retailers that are able to supply protective clothing items contained in attachment 2 in the most expeditious manner and perform the administrative functions in accordance with the Performance Work Statement at attachment 1 which includes tracking individual purchases of authorized protective clothing items, providing reports of authorized individual purchases to OST management, and preventing individuals from exceeding authorized spending levels. If the requirement (as detailed below) can be filled, submit only one Statement of Capabilities (SOC) in response to this sources sought as specified below. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The NNSA Office of Secure Transportation (OST) is requires highly trained individuals in all phases of resource protection and recovery to protect all nuclear resources under the control of the Department of Energy. These individuals while in training are required protective clothing in order to prevent injuries. CAPABILITY: Statements of Capability (SOC) are expected to include those service capabilities required to provide product and services with characteristics as identified below. - The contractor shall provide 24/7online ordering service to authorized OST personnel. - The contractor shall offer all of the protective clothing items and equipment identified in the attached List of Items. - The contractor shall carry the clothing items in multiple sizes, brands, and colors. - The contractor shall identify potential products to meet the salient characteristics identified in the contract as new products are introduced into the market place or improvements are made in various products for evaluation and addition to the contract. - The contractor shall provide current catalogs and/or new item flyers to the OST Program Manager annually. - The contractor shall fill orders for authorized OST personnel for items specified in the contract. - The contractor shall ensure that authorized individuals select authorized items under this contract and do not exceed their annual allotment. - The contractor shall ship items in-stock the next business day after receipt of the order. - The contractor shall ship items not in stock in a timely manner not-to-exceed three weeks after receipt of order. - Contractor shall only ship orders to a receiving address that corresponds to the individuals??? respective home station (Albuquerque NM, Amarillo TX, Barling AR, and Oak Ridge TN). - The contractor shall track all transactions and submit monthly invoices. The request for payment invoice shall include the description of each item shipped, location to which shipment was made, and name of individual, for receipt verification purposes. - The contractor shall accept returned stock and exchange and reship at no additional charge. - Contractor shall maintain a detailed account transaction to ensure yearly maximum allowance per individual is not exceeded. Current account transactions shall be made available to the OST Program Manager quarterly. - Contractor shall supply all respective locations with a sizing chart on items / clothing. Format for the Statement of Capabilities: The SOC shall contain all pertinent information about the company inclusive of company name and address and NAICS business size. The SOC shall be no more than five (5) pages (double sided). The font size shall be not less than 12 pitch New Times Roman or 11 pitch Arial. The paper size shall be 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches long. The SOC may contain attachments for clarification of potential items and services. In addition, the SOC shall include the following information ???provide a statement describing how your company might propose to perform the tracking and reporting of individual purchases of authorized items and the monetary allowance. All prospective contractors shall (1) identify whether the products to be purchased can be obtained from Small Business manufacturers and (2) whether there are products that comply with the Buy American Act. See FAR 25.502 ???for application of the Buy American Act. All potential sources are requested to read and understand the requirements contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses 52.225-1, Buy American Act- supplies; and 52.225-2, Buy American Act Certificate. NNSA requests all potential offerors provide comments to the Draft Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1). The requirements for these comments are the same as the SOC except the comments are limited to not more than three (3) pages. Information: Statement of Capabilities (reference 52-2008-NA-28538) - due to National Nuclear Security Administration Not Later Than 1500 Mountain Standard Time, 9 January 2008. Only electronic copies of the expression of interest and SOC sent to jcochran@doeal.gov will be accepted. Any questions or comments regarding this announcement should be e-mailed to jcochran@doeal.gov or submitted thru IIPS. Telephone responses and inquiries will not be accepted. This notice is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. DOE/NNSA will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this Notice. No solicitation exists at this time. Please be advised that all information submitted will be considered procurement sensitive. Information which the Contractor considers ???Bid and Proposal Information??? or ???Proprietary Information??? pursuant to existing laws and regulations must be marked accordingly [see FAR 3.104-1 (3) & (4)].
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