SOURCES SOUGHT
73 -- Sheet Pan Racks Cadet Mess
- Notice Date
- 9/22/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 337127
— Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, MICC, MICC - West Point, 681 Hardee Place, West Point, New York, 10996-1514, United States
- ZIP Code
- 10996-1514
- Solicitation Number
- W911SD-17-T-0484
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2017
- Point of Contact
- Sonya D. Van Valkenburg, Phone: 8459382217
- E-Mail Address
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sonya.d.vanvalkenburg.civ@mail.mil
(sonya.d.vanvalkenburg.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government has a requirement for 75 Channel Racks for the Cadet Mess at West Point, NY in accordance on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is 337127 - Restaurant furniture (e.g., carts, chairs, food wagons, tables) manufacturing, the associated size standard of less than 500 employees. The Cadet Mess requires (75) new bun/sheet pan channel racks to accomplish the mission of feeding US Corps of cadets at United States Military Academy West Point. The channel racks will replace the current racks which has exceeded their expected operational life cycle and are worn and beyond repair. The intent is purchase the channel racks as soon as practical utilizing the specifications. The channel racks are utilized daily to accomplish the mission of preparing and serving 3 meals a day for 4,500 cadets, 350 days a year. To maintain this operational tempo with properly cleaned and sanitized equipment, operation must be seamless and result in minimal operational deficiencies. Bun/Sheet Pan Rack Specifications: 1. Must be same as or equivalent to US Foods Model No. 560N with 052 upgrade casters. 2. Wire slide bun pan rack, mobile, 20.5"W x 25"D x 68.5H. 3. Front load, open sides, plated steel wire slides, aluminum frame. 4. (36) 18" x 26" bun pan capacity, 1.5" spacing. 5. Heavy duty 5" x 2" non-marking tread swivel plate casters. 6. Aluminum pan stops. A need is anticipated to procure QTY 75: Channel rack Meet or exceed Channel Rack Model No. 560N with 052 upgrade casters. In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB,GSA, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Information to help determine if the requirement for Channel Racks for Cadet Mess is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Sonya Van Valkenburg, at Sonya.D.Vanvalkenburg.civ@mail.mil 845-938-2217, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Military Academy, Bldg 917 Washington RD 2d Floor, West Point, New York, 10996, United States
- Zip Code: 10996
- Zip Code: 10996
- Record
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