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SOURCES SOUGHT (Not a Notice of Solicitation) Cryogenic Liquid Sampling and Gas Analysis System On behalf of the United States Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Ce... SOURCES SOUGHT (Not a Notice of Solicitation) Cryogenic Liquid Sampling and Gas Analysis System On behalf of the United States Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Installation Contracting Division, Base Support Contracting Branch, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio: The Base Support Contracting Branch (AFLCMC/PZIBB) at WPAFB is seeking capability packages from all potential sources, including small business (SB), 8(a) participants, HUBZone Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), capable of providing a Cryogenic Liquid Sampling and Gas Analysis System for the Air Force Petroleum Agency (AFPET). Companies that respond shall 1) specify that their product meets the specifications provided in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and 2) provide detailed information to show clear technical compliance. An affirmative response without detailed capability information will not be accepted. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. A draft description of the requirement is attached with the following file name: Draft SOW – 15 April 2020 All interested companies shall submit a response to both the primary and secondary points of contact (POC) noted below demonstrating their capability to meet the requirements. Primary POC: Mr. Aaron Pitts, aaron.pitts.1@us.af.mil Secondary POC: Ms. Kelli Locker, kelli.locker@us.af.mil As stipulated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation (Request for Proposal) exists; therefore, companies shall not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this acquisition is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Companies responding should indicate 1) their size in relation to this small business size standard and 2) their socio-economic status (8(a) with Graduation Date, SDVOSB, EDWOSB, WOSB, or HUBZone). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be awarded a Department of Defense (DOD) contract. No set-aside decision has been made. Please note that the rules governing affiliation and ostensible subcontracting apply when determining size under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, as does the Non-Manufacturer Rule if a supply NAICS code is chosen. Respondents shall consider how the primary tasks identified in this sources sought will be broken out between prime & subcontractors to avoid ostensible subcontracting and address this in their response, if applicable. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents shall not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted, and if so, whether the solicitation will be a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business or any particular small business program. Please be aware that the Government Acquisition Team is still determining its acquisition strategy, and if it is determined that this acquisition will be set aside for Small Business or 8(a) participants, FAR 52.219-14 – Limitations on Subcontracting will apply. CAPABILITIES PACKAGE: All interested companies shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide the required commodities. The capabilities package shall be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirements. The response must not exceed ten (10) pages. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads: SS – Sampling and Analysis If this subject line is not included, the email may not get through email filters at WPAFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachments. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 15 JUNE 2020 AT 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Direct all questions concerning this acquisition to Mr. Aaron Pitts at aaron.pitts.1@us.af.mil and Ms. Kelli Locker at kelli.locker@us.af.mil. Emailed questions shall also include the required subject line indicated above.