SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Second Fibre Controller/Disk Upgrades
- Notice Date
- 7/7/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 423420
— Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, HSW - 311 Human Systems Wing, 8150 Aeromedical Road, Brooks City-Base, Texas, 78235, United States
- ZIP Code
- 78235
- Solicitation Number
- F1JBAB8183A001
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2008
- Point of Contact
- Robert T Batkins, Phone: 210-536-6252, Josie Toste,, Phone: 210-536-3003
- E-Mail Address
-
robert.batkins@brooks.af.mil, josie.toste@brooks.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. Any formal solicitations will be announced separately. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information provided in response to this RFI. PURPOSE/GENERAL INFORMATION. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Brooks AFB, TX, is planning to contract for one each NEXAN Second Raid Controller "SATA" 512MB, MFG#: NEX-CTR-016-512, and 14 each NEXAN SATABEAST SATA 500GB Disk UPG, MFG#: NEX-SATAG-500-A. We anticipate a single award contract under NAICS code 423420. The small business size standard associated with this NAICS code is 500 employees. We currently anticipate awarding one contract. All business sizes, to include small business and the sub-categories of small businesses, are being looked at during our market research phase. The order will be negotiated as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), FOB Destination, Brooks City-Base, San Antonio, Texas. Request comment from interested parties to the following questions: 1. Would you be interested in submitting a proposal considering the contemplated scope of items? If not, why? 2. In reference to 1 above, do you have sufficient experience that would allow the evaluator to assess your capability? If not, please explain. 3. What is the minimum and maximum dollar value project on which your firm would routinely consider submitting a proposal? 4. What is your business size? If you are a small business, do you also qualify under any of the sub-categories (8(a), small disadvantaged business, woman owned small business, veteran owned small business, HUB zone small business, service disabled veteran owned small business, and HBCU/MI)? 5. In what socio-economic programs do you now participate (e.g. Mentor Protégé, Indian Incentive, etc.)? What is the extent of your participation in these programs? 6. Would you participate in this acquisition with other firms as teaming members or joint ventures? What other teaming opportunities do you see for this acquisition? 7. Do you have any other comments or suggestions that you would like to share with us? Please include the following with your response: name and address of firm; size of business; point of contact and telephone number, average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees, classification standard i.e. large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, etc, affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, and potential teaming partners. Please e-mail responses to Robert.batkins@brooks.af.mil; or Josie.toste@brooks.af.mil; no later than 15 July 08. Since this is an RFI to be used in planning the acquisition, please do not send in a proposal. The request for proposals, if and when issued, will be available on the Internet at FedBizOpps.gov. As such, it is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any additional information. Contracting point of contact for this acquisition Robert.batkins@brooks.af.mil; or Josie.toste@brooks.af.mil; Please note that official information concerning this acquisition will be provided only by the Contracting Officer or the Buyer. Any information received from other sources should not be relied upon as official acquisition information.
- Web Link
-
FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=350a575120072d990433811b4c42421d&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: AFRL, Brooks City-Base, Texas, 78235-5123, United States
- Zip Code: 78235-5123
- Zip Code: 78235-5123
- Record
- SN01608298-W 20080709/080707215849-350a575120072d990433811b4c42421d (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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