SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Out of Band Management Cellular Solution
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2023 7:19:28 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334210
— Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- W6QM MICC-FT KNOX FORT KNOX KY 40121-5000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 40121-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W9124D23Q0206
- Response Due
- 8/24/2023 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/08/2023
- Point of Contact
- Rita Dorlouis, DEBORAH DAVIS-MAXWELL, Phone: 5026243424
- E-Mail Address
-
rita.r.dorlouis.civ@army.mil, deborah.r.davis-maxwell.civ@army.mil
(rita.r.dorlouis.civ@army.mil, deborah.r.davis-maxwell.civ@army.mil)
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure Out of Band Management (OOBM) Cellular Solution on a small business set-aside basis, provided two (2) or more qualified small businesses respond to this notice 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 two (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 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 (GPE).� It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.� The anticipated NAICS code is 334210; this industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wire telephone and data communications equipment. These products may be stand-alone or board-level components of a larger system. Examples of products made by these establishments are central office switching equipment, cordless and wire telephones (except cellular), PBX equipment, telephone answering machines, LAN modems, multi-user modems, and other data communications equipment, such as bridges, routers, and gateways. The size standard in millions of dollars for this NAICS code is 1,200 employees. Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to the Contract Specialist, Rita Dorlouis at rita.r.dorlouis.civ@army.mil and CC�d to the Contracting Officer, Deborah R. Davis-Maxwell at deborah.r.davis-maxwell.civ@army.mil no later than 24 August 2023 at 1000. ET (Fort Knox local time). All WOSB firms need to take action in beta.certify.sba.gov in order to compete for WOSB Federal Contracting Program set-aside contracts. In response to this notice, 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, 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 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, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-2269, 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 sam.gov notice.� Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/c757e2a5bed94ca1bb2a6fe546652eec/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Knox, KY 40122, USA
- Zip Code: 40122
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 40122
- Record
- SN06802430-F 20230824/230822230103 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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