SOURCES SOUGHT
25 -- Ruggedized Tires RFI - Ruggedized Tires RFI
- Notice Date
- 9/29/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 326211
— Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Border Enforcement Contracting Division - Mountain Branch, 4760 N Oracle Rd, Suite 100, Tucson, Arizona, 85705, United States
- ZIP Code
- 85705
- Solicitation Number
- HSBP1015TiresRFI
- Point of Contact
- Nicole S. Hubby,
- E-Mail Address
-
nicole.hubby@dhs.gov
(nicole.hubby@dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Ruggedized Tires - Attachment C Ruggedized Tires - Attachment B Ruggedized Tires - Attachment A Ruggedized Tires - Request for Information Request for Information (RFI) Mobile Surveillance Vehicle Ruggedized Wheels and Tires THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This is an RFI released pursuant to FAR 15.201(e). This RFI is issued solely for information, planning purposes, and market research only; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is not at this time seeking proposals. CBP will not pay for any cost associated with responding to this RFI. All costs will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. If a solicitation is released, it will be posted in the Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fbo.gov). Interested parties are advised to monitor this website for any information that may pertain to this RFI. The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government, and will not be returned. Background: CBP is an agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). CBP's mission is to prevent the illegal flow of people and goods across U.S. air, land, and sea borders while expediting the safe flow of lawful travel and commerce. As the nation's single, unified border agency, CBP's mission is vitally important for the protection of the American people and the national economy. CBP represents the first line of defense of America's borders. One of CBP's strategic objectives is to establish and maintain effective control of air, land, and maritime borders with the appropriate mix of infrastructure, technology, and personnel. An integral component to this situational awareness is the use of mobile surveillance systems, which provide information on the location and movement of potential illegal border entries. Purpose: This RFI seeks industry information and availability of commercial wheels and tires for use on mobile surveillance vehicles operated by the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP). CBP utilizes mobile surveillance vehicles to enhance agents' ability to detect and track illegal incursions and to provide USBP agents with improved situational awareness between the Ports of Entry (POE). Currently, mobile surveillance vehicles deployed in southern Arizona are incurring significant damage to wheels and tires from driving on road conditions as outlined in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Roadways Classification (Attachment A). CBP seeks to determine whether there are wheel and tire combinations commercially available to meet the capabilities outlined in the Capabilities Sought section. Small businesses are encouraged to respond to this RFI in order to assist CBP in determining the potential level of interest, adequate competition, and technical capability within the small business community to fulfill this requirement. However, responses to this RFI are solicited from all interested parties.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/USCS/SBIAO/HSBP1015TiresRFI/listing.html)
- Record
- SN03908366-W 20151001/150929235853-67348b81379d686e3ca85348bc771bea (fbodaily.com)
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