SOURCES SOUGHT
37 -- Fire Plows
- Notice Date
- 4/14/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333111
— Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFTC/PZIO - Eglin, 308 West D. Ave, Bldg 260, Suite 130, Eglin AFB, Florida, 32542-5418, United States
- ZIP Code
- 32542-5418
- Solicitation Number
- F1TEBY6032A001
- Archive Date
- 5/11/2016
- Point of Contact
- James R. Mullis, Phone: 8508833054, CARRIE W EASTBURN, Phone: 8508820245
- E-Mail Address
-
james.mullis.3@us.af.mil, carrie.eastburn@us.af.mil
(james.mullis.3@us.af.mil, carrie.eastburn@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SAMPLE SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Operational Contracting Division, is currently conducting market research seeking capabilities statement from potential sources, including small businesses (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned (EDWOSB), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) small businesses that are capable of providing wildland fire plows with the following minimum specifications/characteristics: • Unit must be heavy duty, wheel type plow • Must be capable of plowing lines in dense underbrush, heavy sod, and thick guels typical of southeastern coastal plain o Middlebuster needs to be constructed with manganese moly heat treated steel o Disc and coulter boxes must be made ductile iron housing • Must have integrated swivel-type hitch adjustable to multiple positions • Less than 11 feet in length • Less than 3800 lbs in weight All interested vendors shall submit a response demonstrating their capability to provide these items to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. Proposals are not being requested or accepted at this time. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), 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 at this time; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. The NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 333111, Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1250 persons. Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (i.e. SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, or SDVOSB). 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 must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract. No set-aside decision has been made. Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set Aside is that small business prime contractors must perform at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR Clause 52.219-14. 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 will 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 as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business, or any particular small business program. Capability Statement Requested: All interested vendors shall submit a capability statement that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide/perform the requirement stated in this notice. The capability statement should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirement. The response must not exceed five (5) double sided sheets of paper. At a minimum, the capability statement shall include the following: 1. Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2. Offeror's Cage Code and DUNS number. 3. Offeror's confirmation of interest in being considered for a contract award. 4. Offeror's capability to meet requirements outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). 5. Offeror's capability providing similar supplies/items as specified above to other Government agencies and/or companies. The Government will utilize this information in determining the best strategy for this acquisition. *** Please state all of the socio-economic categories in which your company qualifies under NAICS CODE 333111, Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (i.e. 8(a), Hub-zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned, etc.). Responses must be submitted electronically by email to the following e-mail address: james.mullis.3@us.af.mil AND carrie.eastburn@us.af.mil. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads "Wildland Fire Plows". If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Eglin AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. 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 3:00 P.M. (CST) ON 26 April 2016. Direct all questions concerning this requirement to TSgt J.R. Mullis II at james.mullis.3@us.af.mil AND carrie.eastburn@us.af.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Eglin AFB, Florida, 32542, United States
- Zip Code: 32542
- Zip Code: 32542
- Record
- SN04084562-W 20160416/160414234851-0287dffec66e3bafa8975703b65f98ac (fbodaily.com)
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