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20 August 2021 NAICS: 811213 Communications Repair and Maintenance PSC: J059 Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components US Army, CECOM Security As... 20 August 2021 NAICS: 811213 Communications Repair and Maintenance PSC: J059 Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components US Army, CECOM Security Assistance Management Directorate, Logistics and Engineering Operations Directorate, APG, MD 21005-1846 SUBJECT: Sources sought Field Support Representative Harris Radios RESPONSE DATE: 17 September 2021 SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRODUCTION The US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) is issuing this sources-sought Request for Information as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having the capability to provid, a Field Service Representative (FSR) for one year in the country of Cameroon. US funding will be used to contract an FSR to support Cameroon on its Command and Control (C2) node. SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRODUCTION: This is a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) is issuing this sources-sought Request for Information as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the capability to provide, a Field Service Representative (FSR) for one year in the country of Cameroon. US funding will be used to contract an FSR to support Cameroon on its Command and Control (C2) node. The FSR will perform equipment installation, basic operation of equipment, basic maintenance of equipment, and conduct on-the-job training in operation and maintenance of equipment for Cameroon military personnel. The equipment is from Harris Global Communications (L3Harris) so the FSR must be able to perform the above requirements on those items. Tools, technical documentation, and training materials shall be provided by the FSR. A written verification and questions in reference to this RFI shall be submitted to the Contracting Office POC listed below. CECOM SAMD is requesting submissions by 17 September 2021 by 3:30 P.M. EST. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL SUBMIT INFORMATION PAPERS/ BY THE SPECIFIED DUE DATE. No contracts will be awarded based on this announcement. If you are interested in responding to this RFI, please e-mail the Contracting Office POC listed below. Please include the following information in your e-mail: Company name; information papers your company will provide in response to this RFI; Company Cage Code. Questions can be submitted to the Contracting Office POC listed below. Information Papers/White Papers shall not exceed two (2) pages in length, one sided. Please address your company's ability to provide the required services. Proprietary Information: Respondents shall clearly identify and mark in writing all proprietary information on all documents being provided. USE OF INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to satisfy DFARS PGI 206.302-1, "only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" as well as to confirm industry information and convey that to CECOM SAMD. All proprietary information contained in the response shall be separately identified and marked. Any proprietary information contained in response to this request will be properly protected from any unauthorized disclosure. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR): Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997): The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Although, "proposal" and, "respondent" are used in this RFI, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. POINTS OF CONTACT: Questions on the objectives should be addressed to Contract Specialist, Rem D. Ngo via e-mail at Rem.D.Ngo.civ@mail.mil and the Subject Line must be titled: "RESPONSE FOR CECOM SAMD CAMEROON FSR REQUST FOR INFORMATION" Contracting Office Address: 6515 Integrity Court, Bldg. 4310 Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD 21005-3013 Contracting Point of Contact(s): Rem D. Ngo, (410) 306-2667 Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?: No Place of Contract Performance: CECOM SAMD is requesting information only at this time. The information received from this effort will be used as market research to determine if any future procurement activity is viable. DISCLAIMER “THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY 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 INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”