SOURCES SOUGHT
67 -- Laser Rangefinders with Clip-on Thermal Imagers - EQUIPMENT PICTURES
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Acquisitions, Acquisition Management, 1735 N. Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- PR4094069
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia L. Tillman, Phone: 7038757142
- E-Mail Address
-
tillmancl@state.gov
(tillmancl@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Woman Owned Small Business
- Description
- SOW Laser Rangefinders with Clip-on Thermal Imagers THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT ASSUME THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A CONTRACT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS NOTICE IS ONLY FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES. This is a Small business Sources Sought notice to determine the availability of potential small businesses. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman -owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Responses will NOT be accepted from any other source(s). Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition methods, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is (333314). The submission of this information is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any items/services. GENERAL: This notice is a Request for Information (RFI) and is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP), nor is this a Request for Quotes (RFQ). The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential sources that are interested in and capable to providing the services herein. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the FedBizOpps site for additional information pertaining to this RFI. Please advise that all submissions become U.S. Government property. Response to this REI will not be returned. The RFI does not commit the government to procure or contract for said services. The contracting officer is the only individual who can commit the government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with the proposed procurement. Proprietary/competition sensitive information will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extend practical, however, it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses. Each page considered by a submitting organization to contain propriety information should be clearly marked. The requested information is for planning and market research purposes only and WILL NOT be publicly released. REQUIREMENT: The purpose of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to convey the requirements of the Department of State (DoS), INL American Embassy Bogota. The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), United States Embassy - Bogota, Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS), has a requirement for Laser Rangefinders with Clip-on Thermal Imagers, to be provided to the host government police force, the Colombian National Police. (See attached Draft SOW) RESPONSE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: Responses must be submitted via email to Cynthia Tillman, Contract Specialist (tillmancl@state.gov). The deadline for the submission of responses to this RFI is 12:00 p.m. Thursday July 28, 2016. All questions concerning this RFI must be submitted by sending an e-mail to Ms. Tillman no later than 12:00 pm EST Tuesday July 26, 2016. Questions received after that date will not be answered, unless the Government determines the answer to the question imparts information material to Industry's ability to respond to this RFI. Government responses to questions will be posted. All Government responses to questions will be made available on www.fedbizopps.gov. No phone calls will be accepted. DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION REQUESTED Responses to this RFI should include the organization's full name, headquarters location, and location of an office in the Washington, DC area, if any. They should also include the name of a point-of-contact and his/her e-mail and conventional mailing addresses. Firms are invited to indicate their interests and capabilities by providing the follows: •Brief Capability Statement •Demonstrate the capability to perform and complexity and comparable work performed with the past 3 years - brief description of the project, customer name, and timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of project - provide no more 3 examples. •Other specific and pertinent information as it pertains to this service •Description of capabilities and a general approach for meeting the requirements • Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) /Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) (if any) Socioeconomic Classification chart is listed below, please identify which one contain to our company; HUBZone SDV WOPSB 8(a) Small Business The format for the RFI responses is described below: The cover page shall contain (I) Company name, (2) Primary Point of Contact, (3) Phone Number and Email Address, (4) Cage Code, (5) NAICS Code and (6) Socioeconomic Classification. Questions shall be prepared in the following format: Date: From: (Name, Company, and Phone Number of Respondent) To: Cynthia Tillman, Contracting Specialist at tillmancl@state.gov Subj: Questions Regarding DoS RFI# Question: 1. 2. Draft SOW paragraph and page # that relates to question: 1. 2. Recommended answer or solution (if any): 1. 2 This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes ONLY, and does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the submission of any information requested. Response to the RFI will not be returned. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION/REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, BUT A MARKET SURVEY TO LOCATE POTENTIAL SOURCES.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/PR4094069/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: American Embassy Bogota, BOGOTA, Colombia
- Record
- SN04192281-W 20160723/160722000444-25cf8226da689bb41cda61850b20684e (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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