SOURCES SOUGHT
K -- PLASTIC MEDIA BLAST BOOTH EQUIPMENT PROJECT NUMBER 275 for A-10 and F-16 Aircraft at Hill AFB - PWS
- Notice Date
- 12/12/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811310
— Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC / AFSC / AFNWC - HILL AFB, ., Hill AFB, Utah, 84056, United States
- ZIP Code
- 84056
- Solicitation Number
- FA8224-14-R-PROJ275
- Archive Date
- 7/21/2014
- Point of Contact
- Marnie R Whiteaker, Phone: 801-586-5546, Joseph Barthold, Phone: 801-586-7779
- E-Mail Address
-
marnie.whiteaker@us.af.mil, joseph.barthold@us.af.mil
(marnie.whiteaker@us.af.mil, joseph.barthold@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft Performance-Base Work Statement (PWS) SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR: PLASTIC MEDIA BLAST BOOTH EQUIPMENT PROJECT NUMBER 275 1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. The Government will not pay for the information requested herein. Only non-classified information shall be provided in your response. Copies of the submitted information may be reproduced for Government review. 1.1 PURPOSE: This Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 811310 which has a corresponding Size standard of $7.0M. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 2. PROGRAM DETAILS: It is the intent of the Government to provide a concept design package for the contractor to select semi off-the-shelf equipment design and incorporate it with the government provided concept design. This project is to purchase, fabricate, and install blast equipment consisting of media classifier, heavy particle separator, egress-only door systems with 5'X5' vestibule, replace the existing floor recovery operation system, and replace the cyclone recovery system. The project will also include moving the existing control panels. to the mechanical room southwest corner as per drawing. The contractor shall provide all trained personnel, resources, materials, travel costs, and management required to purchase, manufacture and install upgrade Blast Booth Equipment, Number 275. 3. INDUSTRY DAYS: Interested parties are invited to attend Industry Day on 7 January 2014 at 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. To schedule attendance, contact Carol Hensley at phone number (801) 586-1015 or email carol.hensley.1@us.af.mil no later than 31 Dec 2013, by 12:00 pm MST. You will need to provide Driver's License or ID card number and two-digit state of issue. Your company will not be allowed to exceed the two (2) individual representation limits. This may be the only opportunity to view the facilities and existing Building 275. 4. GOVERNMENT REQUEST: Interested parties are requested to submit a letter of interest, brief statement of current capability and responses to the attached Capabilities Questionnaire. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. Please limit your submissions to ten pages in PDF or Microsoft Word Format. In order to be considered in this Source Sought, please reply by 12:00 PM MST, 17 January, 2014.   CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE PLASTIC MEDIA BLAST BOOTH EQUIPMENT PROJECT NUMBER 275 Part I. Business Information 1. Company/Institute Name: 2. CAGE Code: 3. Company Point of Contact a. Name b. Telephone # c. Email address 4. Physical Address: 5. Web Page URL: 6. Provide you company's North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: a. If your company is a small business, woman owned business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) business, HUB Zone Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, etc. Part II. Capability Survey Questions 1. Provide your suggested NAICS code. 2. Are you anticipating your company to be a prime contractor or a subcontractor? 3. Are you anticipating a teaming arrangement? a. Any responses on teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 4. Regarding all data deliverables, are you willing to provide: Unlimited Rights? Government Purpose Data Rights? Form, fit, function technical data as identified in DFARS Clauses 252.217-7015 and 252.217-7013? Part III. Financial Information 1.Describe financing methods customarily provided by buyers in this industry (industry defined by the NAICS code or by providing this type of requirement). Note: the Air Force (AF) is not authorized to make advance payments (payments before costs are incurred or work is completed). 2.Describe need or importance of receiving buyer financing vs. seller financing. 3.Describe security seller could provide buyer in return for buyer financing. Part IV. General Capability Questions: 1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure. 2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager). 3. Describe your company's capabilities and experience in generating technical data, engineering drawings and manuals. Identify what software programs are utilized to generate these data products and what formats are available for delivered items. 4. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provide that would currently preclude your product from being a viable solution to our requirement? 5. Discuss any concerns you may have with our requirement or specification 6. Describe your company's past experience install equipment in phases and ability to limit disruption to normal everyday production activities. 7. After reviewing the Purchase Specification can you provide an estimated installation time frame? Part VI. Hardware Production 1. Describe your provision of same or similar requirements. Include quantities, customer, and date of delivery and period of performance. 2. Describe your capability and experiences in the manufacturing/fabrication of components. 3. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Please provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9000, QS-9000, EIA-599, or otherwise)? 5. Are your test stands manufactured in the U.S.? Part VII. Commerciality Questions: 1. Do you consider the requirements to be commercial (see FAR 2 definitions)? Please provide supporting rationale (based on the FAR Part 2 definition). 2. Are there established catalog or market prices for our requirement? If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences. 3. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the government for items similar in nature to this requirement. Interested offerors should send a response to the sources sought inquiry and the questions listed above to the Contracting Officer. Responses should be submitted by 12:00 PM MST, 17 January, 2014. Email responses in PDF or Microsoft Word format are preferred. The point of contact information is listed below: OO-ALC/PZIMB Marnie Whiteaker Contracting Officer 6038 Aspen Ave. Bldg. 1289 2nd Flr Phone: (801) 586-5546 Email: marnie.whiteaker@us.af.mil Alternate OO-ALC/PZIMB Joseph Barthold Contracting Officer 6038 Aspen Ave. Bldg. 1289 2nd Flr Phone: (801) 586-7779 Email: joseph.barthold@us.af.mil The information provided is for the Air Force's market research and is given understanding the AF has no obligation to pay for the information. The information may be used in developing a request for proposals (RFP) but does not obligate the AF to issue an RFP or contract. Any proprietary information submitted may be used as a general concept but specific information will be safeguarded as proprietary, if so marked.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Hill Air Force Base, Utah, United States
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