SOURCES SOUGHT
37 -- Flex Wing Mowers
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333112
— Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFTC/PZIO - Eglin, 308 West D. Ave, Bldg 260, Suite 130, Eglin AFB, Florida, 32542-5418, United States
- ZIP Code
- 32542-5418
- Solicitation Number
- F1T2AH6195A001
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2016
- Point of Contact
- James R. Mullis, Phone: 8508833054
- E-Mail Address
-
james.mullis.3@us.af.mil
(james.mullis.3@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Operational Contracting Division, is currently conducting market research seeking capabilities statement from potential sources, including small businesses (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned (EDWOSB), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) small business that are capable of providing: Four (4) each Flex Wing Rotary Cutters, with the following minimum characteristics: 180" cutting width hydraulic cylinder height adjustment 96" transport width standard jack stand 80" transport height pull hitch 187" overall width ½" x 5" parallel lift blades 183" overall length 6" blade overlap 2"-4" cutting height 70 HP PTO 13704 FPM blade tip speed (center) and 13367 FPM blade tip speed (wings) 5" cutting capacity Slip clutch driveline protection Pivoting hitch single chain guards 20" laminated tires (total 6) Mower must be warrantied up to a 325 HP tractor for a minimum of two years. All interested vendors shall submit a response demonstrating their capability to provide these items to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. Proposals are not being requested or accepted at this time. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation (Request for Proposal) exists at this time; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. The NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 333112, Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1500 persons. Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (i.e. SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, or SDVOSB). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract. No set-aside decision has been made. Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set Aside is that small business prime contractors must perform at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR Clause 52.219-14 and any concern proposing to furnish a product that it did not itself manufacture must furnish the product of a small business manufacturer unless the SBA has granted either a waiver or exception to the nonmanufacturer rule pursuant to FAR 19.502-2(c). Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business, or any particular small business program. CAPABILITIES STATEMENT: All interested vendors shall submit a capabilities statement that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide/perform the requirement stated in this notice. The capabilities statement should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirement, and include specification sheets demonstrating compliance with the tiered theater seating specification provided in this announcement. The response must not exceed 5 pages. Additionally interested and capable vendors shall provide an estimated lead/delivery time for the items specified above. Small businesses with only partial capabilities of this requirement are encouraged to submit their capabilities statement demonstrating the portion of the requirement they are capable of providing/performing. This information will allow the Government to identify areas of possible breakout or possible subcontracting opportunities. Responses shall be received electronically to the following e-mail address: james.mullis.3@us.af.mil. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads "Flex Wing Mowers." If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Eglin AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in.zip or.exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only.pdf,.doc,.docx,.xsls, or.xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 10:00 A.M. (CST) on Tuesday, August 23 2016. Direct all questions concerning this requirement to TSgt J.R. Mullis II at james.mullis.3@us.af.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Eglin AFB, Florida, 32542, United States
- Zip Code: 32542
- Zip Code: 32542
- Record
- SN04229847-W 20160820/160818235203-11daa0bc1e668b66d6251b144575384c (fbodaily.com)
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