Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Description SOURCES SOUGHT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AND ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) INTRODUCTION The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) on... Description SOURCES SOUGHT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AND ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) INTRODUCTION The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) on behalf of the Communications-Electronics Command Security Assistance Management directorate (CECOM SAMD) is issuing this Sources Sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest in, industry technologies available and capability to fulfill Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements for IT and Accessory Hardware. The result of this sources sought/market survey will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market survey, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. 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. The U.S. Government requests that interested parties submit a brief description of your company, your company’s solution, and your ability to meet potential system requirements. 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 SOURCES SOUGHT/MARKET RESEARCH IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM BACKGROUND CECOM SAMD administers and manages FMS cases including IT hardware requirements for partner nations. CECOM SAMD’s goal is to satisfy requirements for IT and Accessory Hardware for the Lebanese Armed Forces. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The purpose of this market research/sources sought is to identify interested sources that are certified and able to provide IT and Accessory Hardware listed below for the Lebanese Armed Forces. Hardware shall meet or exceed characteristics listed in the enclosed specification sheets. -Desktop Computer with 16 GB DDR4, CORE i7 Processor 7 ea -Desktop Computer with 4 GB DDR4, CORE i7 Processor 9 ea -Laptop Computer with CORE i7 Processor 6 ea -2-in-1 Color Laser Printer/Scanner 2 ea -Photocopier Machine 3 ea -42-Inch Television for Projection Use 4 ea -Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for Workstations 10 ea -Paper Shredder 4 ea -Rack Mount Server with 2 X Intel Xeon 8 Core Processor 2 ea -Rack Mount UPS 2 ea -24-U Rack Cabinet 4 ea -Spare Printer/Photocopier Cartridges and Paper, and Shredder Oil for 3 Years Request submittals include Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) price and availability information. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Any resulting contract is anticipated to have a security classification level of Unclassified. Any resulting contract shall be compliant with the specialty metals restriction of the Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a and 2533b) in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.225-7008 and 252.225-7009. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 334111, Workstations, Computer, Manufacturing The Product Service Code (PSC) Federal Supply Code is 7B20, High Performance Compute (Hardware and Perpetual License Software) SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested sources should furnish the following information, in the format provided below: (1) Name and address of company, with Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Any interested company must be registered with Central Contractor Registration (CCR). (2) Point of Contact Name, Department, phone number, and email address. (3) Identify past and current services your company offers that exactly match the capabilities specified above. (4) Address your company's capability to act as a single provider for the hardware and services defined herein. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of any resulting request for proposal (RFP) will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement(s), shall be electronically submitted to Contract Specialist, Nathalie C Nguyen, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email nathalie.nguyen2.civ@army.mil no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard (ES) on 1 June 2022. Reference this sources sought/synopsis number in the e-mail subject line and on all enclosed documents. Responses shall include documented capability to deliver required radio systems and equipment. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. 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.