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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This notice is a market research t... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This notice is a market research tool used for planning purpose only to determine the availability and capability of small business sources prior to issuance of an RFP. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla, Washington, District is seeking to identify small business firms capable of providing this requirement. For this requirement the successful offeror shall manufacture two forged alloy steel shafts. The shafts are generally 110 inches long and 24.25 inches in diameter and weigh approximately 12,000 lbs. The shafts are composed of a series of machined shoulders and tapers intended to facilitate their fit into bearings and other equipment. Machined surfaces shall have a surface finish of 16 micro-inches and have dimensional tolerances of plus or minus 0.001 inch. Shafts shall be fabricated of forged alloy steel meeting the minimum requirements of ASTM A668 Class H. Shafts shall be inspected by magnetic particle inspection prior to machining and ultrasonic inspection after machining. Shafts shall be delivered not more than 180 day after receipt of order. Acquisition of these shafts is time sensitive, if delivery can be made earlier than this timeframe please indicate the earliest that they could be delivered. All interested and capable contractors are encouraged to respond. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the sources sought evaluation. One of the main functions of this sources sought notice is to assist the Contracting Officer in determining whether an 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Certified HUBZone Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) or Small Business set-aside is an acceptable strategy for this procurement. If a full and open competition is ultimately pursued, responses to this synopsis may be used to aid in establishing realistic, achievable small business subcontracting goals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project will be 332312 and the associated small business size standard is 500 employees. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS Firms interested in this requirement should submit a statement of interest and capabilities that is no more than 5 pages in length, single-spaced, 12-point font minimum demonstrating ability to perform the requested requirement. The capability package must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the firm's qualifications to perform the defined work. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from the potential sources as a result of this synopsis. The documentation shall address, as a minimum, the following: (1) STATEMENT OF INTEREST (a) Confirm that your company is interested and intends to submit a quote / bid / proposal when a solicitation is issued. (2) COMPANY PROFILE (a) Company name and address (b) Point of contact at the company including name, title, telephone number, fax number and e-mail addresses (c) Small Business designation/status if applicable, such as 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, SDB (d) DUNS number (e) CAGE code. Responses are due no later than 07/05/2019. Submit your Capabilities Statement to the following: Brooke.N.Moore@usace.army.mil