SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- Cable Assembly, Special Purpose, NSN: 5995-015-39-7190
- Notice Date
- 9/21/2022 7:30:54 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336330
— Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- W4GG HQ US ARMY TACOM DETROIT ARSENAL MI 48397-5000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV-22-Q-0082
- Response Due
- 9/27/2022 1:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Jacob M Wonsowicz
- E-Mail Address
-
jacob.m.wonsowicz.civ@army.mil
(jacob.m.wonsowicz.civ@army.mil)
- Description
- CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPECIAL PURPOSE SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey.� The U.S. Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. �1905 to protect information qualifying as �CONFIDENTIAL� under this statute.� Pursuant to this statute, the U.S. Government is willing to accept any trade secret or confidential restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions below and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following: 1.� Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data as trade secret or confidential with the restrictive legend (all caps) �CONFIDENTIAL� with any explanatory text, so that the U.S. Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected. 2.� In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly trade secret or confidential (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as �CONFIDENTIAL� may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your response - see item 6 below).� Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected. 3.� The U.S. Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data.� Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the U.S. Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the U.S. Government will not be protected once in the public domain.� Data already in the possession of the U.S. Government will be protected in accordance with the U.S. Government�s rights in the data. 4.� Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the U.S. Government, shall contain any restrictive legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginning of the file itself.� Where appropriate for portions only of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends �CONFIDENTIAL DATA BEGINS:� and �CONFIDENTIAL PORTION ENDS.� 5.� In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the U.S. Government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text. 6.� The U.S. Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain confidential information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondent�s marking of data as �Confidential� will preclude disclosure of same outside the U.S. Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting in the evaluation effort. DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT.� No contract will be awarded from this announcement.� This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation.� Also, it is not a request seeking contractors interested in being placed on a solicitation mailing list.� Response to this questionnaire is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on information requests.� Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned.� No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT: This request for information (RFI) is for the manufacturing of the Cable Assembly, Special Purpose NSN: 5995-015-39-7190, NAICS Code: 336330, Quantity: 6 EA. �The Government is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the community, to include both small and large businesses. �If your company is interested and can demonstrate its ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver Cable Assembly, Special Purpose, we encourage you to respond to the questionnaire below. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1.� Number each response with the appropriate question number. 2.� You do not have to repeat the question in your response. 3.� If you cannot answer a question, please indicate �No Response.� 4.� If a response will satisfy another question, state: �See response to question XXX.� 5.� Include relevant sales media and product manuals.� If providing an ACROBAT formatted manual, annotate the manual to indicate which material is applicable to the questions.� If preferred, include Internet web links to locations where animations/videos may be viewed. 6.� If your sales media and/or manuals contain a restricted distribution statement, issue a release statement indicating that the restricted material may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this market survey. 7.� Spell out any acronyms in their first instance. 8.� Clearly mark any proprietary information.� If applicable, the front page of your response package should state:� �Proprietary Information Contained.�� Provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this market survey. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) � QUESTIONNAIRE: Name and address of your company. Your company�s point of contact, including: Name Title Phone number Email address Your firm�s DUNS number and CAGE Code. Note: A valid System for Award Management (SAM) registration is MANDATORY. Your company�s business size status (small or large). Note: If claiming small business status, the information must be verifiable in SAM. If your firm is a small business, are you: Small Disadvantaged or 8(a) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Women-Owned Are you a large or small business for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 336330? Is NAICS Code 336330 appropriate for the item being procured? How long has your company been in business and what is your experience in providing Cable Assembly, Special Purpose to the commercial market? Also, please describe your firm�s delivery capability. Have you provided Cable Assembly, Special Purpose for any U.S. Government agency in the past? If so, which agency (or agencies)? Is your company currently capable of manufacturing Cable Assembly, Special Purpose? If not, do you have any plans to develop this capability in the future? If so, when would production begin? If you are a small business with Cable Assembly, Special Purpose manufacturing capability, do you manufacture at least 51% of the end product? If you are capable of producing Cable Assembly, Special Purpose, what is the expected lead time for the delivery of 6 units from the date of contract award? If you were awarded a contract for the Cable Assembly, Special Purpose, where would production take place? Does your company have any experience in conducting First Article Testing (FAT)? If so, please provide a summary of this experience. In order to fulfill contract requirements, would you have to increase your workforce or facilities? Any other pertinent information you would like to provide. Responses to this market investigation questionnaire should be sent via e-mail to Jacob Wonsowicz � jacob.m.wonsowicz.civ@army.mil. �You are requested to put "" Cable Assembly, Special Purpose "" in the subject line of the e-mail. You may respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire. �Any requests for clarifications of this survey shall also be addressed to Jacob Wonsowicz via e-mail, and will be published with the appropriate answers at the same web location as this questionnaire. Any product literature that cannot be emailed may be sent to: U. S. Army Contracting Command-Warren CCTA-HDT-B ATTN: Jacob Wonsowicz 6501 E. 11 Mile Road Warren, MI 48397-5000 Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 4:00 PM EST, 27 September 2022. Please mark your information ""Proprietary"", as you believe appropriate. Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey. We appreciate your cooperation in answering these questions and thank you in advance for your participation.
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