SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Market Research Reports for Nepal, Northern India and Thailand - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 5/1/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, DLA Contracting Services Office - Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111-5096, United States
- ZIP Code
- 19111-5096
- Solicitation Number
- SP4701-15-Q-NEPL
- Archive Date
- 5/20/2015
- Point of Contact
- Donald Hinkson, Phone: 2157374337, Matt Ryan, Phone: 215-737-2253
- E-Mail Address
-
donald.hinkson@dla.mil, matthew.ryan@dla.mil
(donald.hinkson@dla.mil, matthew.ryan@dla.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Market Research Report for Nepal, Northern India and Thailand •2.1 BACKGROUND To enhance industrial preparedness, government planners require a clear understanding of global logistics networks and issues related to cultures, customs, infrastructure, supply constraints, and logistical nuances unique to a particular country or region. This knowledge allows the Government to identify and adjust to supply chain problems in order to take appropriate corrective actions. IBex was developed as an Industrial Preparedness Measure (IPM) in order to gain global commercial asset visibility to support US Military operations and natural disasters, and to gain access to these commercial capabilities if required. As DLA's mission is to respond quickly to worldwide events, IBex was formed to enhance strategic partnerships with industry experts, to allow government planners to leverage the expertise of the commercial sector. •2.2 Objectives, Roles, and Responsibilities The IBex Program objectives are to: •• Purchase information on global logistical capabilities for commercial commodity assets, facilities, equipment, and personnel •• Improve the ability of global commercial sectors to respond to the mobilization needs of the U.S. Government in the event of a surge situation •• Reduce the overall costs to the government involved in planning and maintaining visibility over commercial global logistical assets •• Maintain industrial base vigilance over assets that can be utilized during a contingency or national emergency. The IBex Program Manager has direct responsibility for program budget and management decisions. The IBex Program is funded and managed separate from other DLA contracts or agreements under the DLA Warstopper Program. 2.3 Report Requirements The awardee(s) shall provide Market Research Reports on the following countries/regions: Nepal Northern India Thailand The contractor shall provide logistical information regarding capabilities and assets available within the contractors' own network or through business associations/partnerships. This information should include actual access to or relationships with logistic support service providers and DLA commodity suppliers. The reports must contain the following elements, as well as describe a vendor's current capabilities as to how that vendor could provide the services/supplies identified. Provide local or regional sources of supply for the following categories: Class 1 (bottled water, food, and food services) Class 2 (clothing, textiles, and cots) Class 3 (petroleum) Class 4 (construction equipment, to include lumber, plywood, sandbags, concertina wire, barbed wire, cement, matting, and fence posts) Class 8 (medical supplies) Class 9 (industrial hardware and spare parts) Transportation Arrangements and Custom Protocol Describe transportation arrangements and experience with custom requirements /documentation needed to transport and deliver materials throughout the world from the particular country/area. Provide average number of days to ship (by sea and/or air) from US to relevant locations in country List ports/rail/roads/airports most frequently used Discuss SOFA and VISA requirements/agreements Storage Facilities, Distribution, and Material Handling Specifics Provide storage facilities, distribution, and material handling specifics, such as square footage, cubic feet, refrigeration/product segregation capability, the ability to access empty warehouse space, controlled temperature warehouse space, skilled/unskilled labor ratio, and possibly foreign inventories for unitization. Market Research Report information specifically relates to a vendor's exclusive knowledge of a region. Maps, pictures, charts, and other pictorial information can be incorporated into the report as long as they enhance the report. Provide storage facilities sources, distribution, and material handling specifics, such as: Local/regional warehousing square footage available, refrigeration/product segregation capability, and the number of facilities available in the country/region for dry, cold, frozen, and hazardous waste Warehouse location information Access to material handling equipment in country Access to 20 foot and/or 40 foot containers to include owned, leased, or third part arrangements •o Describe security services operating in or available to operate in the region •o List translation services providers in the region, noting the languages commonly spoken in the region •2.4 Confidentiality The government will handle with discretion and care all information submitted while complying with laws that under certain conditions may require disclosure of some government records. To assure the maximum confidentiality that the law permits, the contractor should mark all d ocuments "CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION". Unless otherwise stated, information provided by vendors will be available throughout the DOD community. •2.5 Test and Verification The government reserves the right to verify the contractor's Micro, Macro, and Market Research capability reports. The government may verify the information provided either on the geographical parameters within the report or a new region or country within the company's global presence. Verification may include any methodology than can validate the contractor's capability. Testing will require the contractor to permit government personnel access to records, systems data, and facilities in order to verify information. Access will only be needed during normal business hours, though may also be performed in conjunction with actual military exercises. Examples of verification methods are as follows: The contractor will be required to participate and assist the government in verifying information by an online or paper test. The test will be accompanied by an on-site visit to the contractor's facility or an electronic request on short notice. The contractor will be presented with a random list of logistics supplies or services for a particular geographic area. The contractor will then be requested to demonstrate the ability to provide the supplies or services on the list. The purpose is to verify the accuracy of the contractor's Macro and Micro Capability and to demonstrate the contractor's ability to meet the government's requirements in the shortest time frame possible. The government may test the system(s) no more than once per year. The Government reserves the right to make written, telephonic, or electronic requests for information on supplies and services on any area or commodity at any time if the vendor has provided information on that country or region. The Government will consider these requests part of the verification process.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractors facility, United States
- Record
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