SOURCES SOUGHT
84 -- SOFT, TORSO PROTECTING BODY ARMOR - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- #315990
— Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), USCG SILC BSS (Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center Base Support and Services), 300 East Main Street, Suite 965, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510-9113, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510-9113
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG84-17-Q-BB5127
- Point of Contact
- Ellen Fisher, Phone: 7576284467, Vicente M. Macho, Phone: 7576284490
- E-Mail Address
-
ellen.m.fisher@uscg.mil, Vincente.m.macho@uscg.mil
(ellen.m.fisher@uscg.mil, Vincente.m.macho@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Statement of Work This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. Requirement: This notice is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center, Norfolk, VA to identify sources capable of providing service. A Draft Statement of Work (SOW) is attached to this Sources Sought Notice; the Draft Statement of Work is subject to revisions at the sole discretion of the Government. Interested parties are expected to review this Notice and the draft Statement of Work to familiarize themselves with the requirement. Requirement: This notice is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center, Norfolk, VA to identify sources capable of providing the following: With the USCG's unique mission set; this requirement will be for soft, torso protecting body armor that meets National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard 0101.06. Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor standard for, Level IIIA and provide ballistic protection against specific 5.56- and 7.62-mm ball and armor-piercing (AP) ammunition, when used as a backer with the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plate. To procure Level IIIA soft body armor to be used in conjunction with the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plate, to provide ballistic protection against specific 5.56- and 7.62-mm ball and armor-piercing (AP) ammunition. All body armor packages submitted for consideration shall be certified by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard 0101.06 to have met their Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor standard for, Level IIIA. In addition, provide ballistic protection against specific 5.56- and 7.62-mm ball and armor-piercing (AP) ammunition, when used as a backer with the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plate as per CO/PD 04-19D. All items are to be shipped FOB destination. Authorized Shipping locations: USCG Base Alameda; Coast Guard Island Bldg. 42, Alameda, CA 94501 USCG Base Portsmouth: 4000 Coast Guard BLVD, Portsmouth, VA 23703 Delivery Schedule (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government) 120 calendar days after receipt of order (ARO) Anticipated Contract Type/Vehicle: To award an IDIQ Requirements Contract. (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government) Anticipated Period of Performance: The period of performance is anticipated to be for a one-year Base Period and 4 one-year Option Periods (not to exceed five years if all options years are exercised by the Government). The performance period of the contract is anticipated to start no later than 01 December 2017 (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government) Anticipated NAICS Code/Size Standard: The applicable NAICS Code is 315990 Apparel Accessories and other Apparel Manufacturing and the size standard is 2,236 employees. Submission of Information: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information. Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Ellen.m.fisher@uscg.mil or via fax to (757) 628-4135 (Attn: Ellen Fisher/COB4) no later than July 31, 2017 at 12:00PM, Eastern with the following information/documentation: 1. Name of Company, Address, and DUNS Number. 2. Name of Point of Contact, E-mail Address, and Phone Number. 3. Business size(s) applicable to NAICS Code 315990/ Size Standard 2,236 employees (from the list below, specify all that apply to your company): 8(a) Small Business SBA-Certified HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Small Business (SB) Large Business (LB) 4. Type of End Product (i.e., Domestic End Product, Foreign End Product, or Other) and Origin. 5. Corporate affiliations, potential joint venture partners, teaming partners, and/or major subcontractor information must be provided with your information. 6. Commercial market information and practices applicable to this service. 7. A positive statement of your intent to submit an offer as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. SAM Registration: Interested parties should register in the System for Award Management (SAM), formerly known as CCR. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Please contact SAM Customer Service at (866) 606-8220 regarding questions/problems regarding SAM registration. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Authorized Shipping locations:, USCG Base Alameda; Coast Guard Island Bldg. 42, Alameda, CA 94501, USCG Base Portsmouth: 4000 Coast Guard BLVD, Portsmouth, VA 23703, (subject to change), United States
- Record
- SN04575009-W 20170713/170711235450-eaf30ad253f21f06ba36d1cdbf42344f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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