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Sources Sought for Federal Business Opportunities THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY and a SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shal... Sources Sought for Federal Business Opportunities THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY and a SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred associated to this request for capability information. The Facilities Division of Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Requires an upgrade to the BioChambers HID growth chamber lights to LED in bldg 010B chambers #41-45, 48 & 49. The current growth chambers manufactured by BioChambers are currently used to grow plants for research purposes. The chambers need new energy efficient LED lamps to reduce the energy consumption. BioChambers currently manufactures a retrofit kit to accommodate these chambers. To avoid warranty and ensure functionality of the growth chamber it is recommended by BARC that BioChambers technicians perform this task. The North East Area Acquisitions & Personal Property/Fleet Division (NEA) is issuing this sources sought request as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to provide management, supervision, labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to supply and install retrofit kits per the attached statement of work. The result of this market research will contribute to determining whether there are adequate sources available from which to receive competitive proposals. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to be assigned to this procurement is 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Submission Instructions: Interested parties, who consider themselves qualified to perform the listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 2:00 PM (CDT) May 8, 2020. If your organization has appropriate qualifications and capacity to perform these services, please provide the following information: (1) A complete and current record of your Systems for Award Management (SAMS) which includes DUNS number, Organization name, address, contact name, email address, Web site address, telephone number, type of organization, small business type (if any), etc; (2) A capability statement supporting claims of organizational and staffs capability to perform 3) a list of related services contracts and associated federal customers with a similar scope. NEA requests that potential sources only submit the minimum information necessary and no more than ten (10) pages. The SAM record does not count toward the ten page maximum. All questions or responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to Mark O. Volk, Contract Specialist via email mark.volk@ars.usda.gov. All communication shall be by email. No information will be taken by telephone. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. However, NEA may contact sources to gather additional information as required.