Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Sources Sought Notice INTRODUCTION The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) – Fort Knox, KY is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify ... Sources Sought Notice INTRODUCTION The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) – Fort Knox, KY is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to deliver and install Electronic Filing Systems for four Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) at different locations in mission support of Headquarters (HQ) United States (US) Military Entrance Processing Command’s (USMEPCOM) located in North Chicago, IL. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. 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. PROGRAM BACKGROUND This requirement is for the HQ (USMEPCOM). The Government anticipates awarding four single Firm Fixed Price contracts for each location. Note: separate draft Performance Work Statements (PWS) (attachments) are posted with this Sources Sought notice for each location. Lansing MEPS, Lansing Michigan (W9124D-20-Q-6506) New Requirement Electronic Filing System, (Quantity: 2 Each) Disposal and Removal of existing Filing System, (Quantity, 1 each). Installation and Training (Quantity: 1 each) Warranty Maintenance Services, 24 months, (Quantity: 1 each) Contractor Manpower Report (CMR) Columbus MEPS, Columbus, Ohio (W9124D-20-Q-6505) New Requirement. 1) Electronic Filing System, (Quantity: 1 Each) 2) Disposal and Removal of existing Filing System, (Quantity, 1 each) 3) Installation and Training (Quantity: 1 each) 4) Warranty Maintenance Services, 24 months, (Quantity: 1 each) 5) Contractor Manpower Report (CMR) Baltimore MEPS, Baltimore, Maryland (W9124D-21-Q-6518) New Requirement. 1) Electronic Filing System, (Quantity: 2 Each) 2) Disposal and Removal of existing Filing System, (Quantity, 2 each) 3) Installation and Training (Quantity: 1 each) 4) Warranty Maintenance Services, 24 months, (Quantity: 1 each) 5) Contractor Manpower Report (CMR) El Paso MEPS, El Paso, Texas (W9124D-21-Q-0026) New Requirement. 1) Electronic Filing System, (Quantity: 1 Each) 2) Disposal and Removal of existing Filing System, (Quantity, 1 each) 3) Installation and Training (Quantity: 1 each) 4) Warranty Maintenance Services, 24 months, (Quantity: 1 each) 5) Contractor Manpower Report (CMR) 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. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 337214, Office Furniture (Except Wood), manufacturing with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is N099, Installation of Equipment, Miscellaneous. SUBMISSION DETAILS Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialists, Richard Dalton or Laurie Presley in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via e-mail richard.d.dalton.civ@mail.mil or laurie.a.presley.civ@mail.mil, no later than 01:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 October 2020 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization. 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. 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 FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion All questions must be submitted to the Contract Specialists identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.