SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Hypersonic Wind Tunnel System - SPECIFICATIONS
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333999
— All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20375
- ZIP Code
- 20375
- Solicitation Number
- N00173-18-RFI-LN01
- Archive Date
- 8/14/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jamie Newman, Phone: 2027672974, TaLisa M. Boyd, Phone: 202-767-0667
- E-Mail Address
-
Jamie.Newman@nrl.navy.mil, TaLisa.Boyd@nrl.navy.mil
(Jamie.Newman@nrl.navy.mil, TaLisa.Boyd@nrl.navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Air Storage Tanks & Piping Compressor & Regulators Specifications Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Specification THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY AND YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT AN OFFER. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY ANY COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION OF ANY SUBMISSION TO THIS MARKET SURVEY OR TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES. A. LOCATION - Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC B. OBJECTIVE - The Naval Research Laboratory is searching for potential sources capable of fulfilling a requirement for a Supersonic Wind tunnel, consisting of the following: 1) Hypersonic Wind Tunnel System; 2) Compressor and Regulators; and 3) Air Storage Tanks and Piping It is anticipated that a Request for Proposals will be issued within the next month. Answers to this RFI will be key in shaping certain aspects of the requirement. C. CONTRACT TYPE: The Government is contemplating a solicitation of proposals for award of a firm-fixed priced contract D. COMPETITION STRATEGY - Currently contemplating full and open competition unless the results from this RFI support a set-aside of any kind. Federal multiple award schedule holders and/or small businesses are encouraged to reply. E. LENGTH OF AWARD - From date of award through delivery F. MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS - The draft minimum technical requirements for EACH of the efforts are in the attached. The Government is currently in the planning stages for this procurement and may continue to modify the language within the requirement as necessary. These specifications do not necessarily represent the final specifications. G. RESPONSE FORMAT - Interested parties, shall, at a minimum, supply all of the below information, in a Capability Statement, and shall use the below format. REQUIRED INFORMATION and FORMAT 1) CONTACT INFORMATION: a) Name of Company b) Telephone Number, Fax Number, Address, and e-mail address c) DUNS Number, business size, CAGE code, and number of employees d) NAICS Code of proposed solution e) PSC Code of the proposed solution (SEE https://psctool.us ) 2) COMMERCIALITY OF PROPOSED ITEM a) Whether item(s) offered/proposed is a commercial item and is customarily used by the general public or non-government entities for the other than Government purposes b) Whether the item has been SOLD, leased, or licensed to the general public, and if so, identify one or more such sales, leases, or licenses to document the commerciality of the item. c) WhethEr the items have been OFFERED for sale, lease, or licene to the general public. 3) PRODUCT DESCRIPTION a) Provide a description of how the proposed product will meet and/or exceed the each of the specifications, in each of the three (3) specification documents. Ensure you provide separate submission documents indicating compliance to each the three (3) requirements; (i)hypersonic wind tunnel system, (ii) compressor and regulators, and (iii) air storage tanks and piping. b) Provide a product brochure. 4) ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE ESTIMATE OF COST FOR EACH REQUIREMENT Do not submit a quote. 5) SUBCONTRACTING POSSIBILITIES Provide information on potential subcontracting opportunities. If no subcontracting opportunities exist, please explain why. OPTIONAL: In addition to the above information, input from industry detailing best practices in the following areas is welcome, as this may assist the Government in obtaining necessary products utilizing low-risk, high-efficiency procedures: a) Methods of quantifying and qualifying specifications required if a request for proposal (RFP) is issued. b) Proposal evaluation factors. c) Quality assurance monitoring of contractor performance. ------------------------- 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes. Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: market research and procurement planning.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ONR/N00173/N00173-18-RFI-LN01/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NRL, 4555 OVERLOOK AVENUE SW, WASHNGTON, District of Columbia, 20375, United States
- Zip Code: 20375
- Zip Code: 20375
- Record
- SN04998595-W 20180721/180719230929-b99a8b8b744f8dde6bcaa049c05a5d40 (fbodaily.com)
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