SOU RCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQU EST FOR PROPOSAL BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY! ll does not constit ute a solicitatio n and is not to be construed as a com mi tmen t by the Govern men t. The solici tat i on n u mber FA2521-14-Q-B138 shall be used to reference an y w ri tten responses to th is sou rces sough t. Patrick Ai r Force Ba se antici pa tes a req u i rement that is bei ng considered und er a sma ll busi ness set-aside program . The N orth America n I ndu stry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed 327215. The size standard for NA I CS is 500 employees. The requirement is for Borosilicate Transfer Pipet - ,00 @ Salient Cha racteristics: Pi pettes are to be made from borosilicate glass, washed to remove d irt pr ior to release and packaged i n plastic bags wit h 25 u nits per bag. Th e governme n t is i n terested in al l small busi nesses incl ud i ng (8(a), Hi stori call y Underutili zed Busi ness Zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Sma ll Busi nesses (SDVOSB) , or, if applica ble based on NA I CS code, Economicall y d isadva n taged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) Women Ow ned Small Busi nesses (WOS B) that are i n terested i n performi ng this requi remen t. The governmen t req uests i nterested parties submi t a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. ann ual revenues and em ployee size), busi ness status (i .e., 8(a), Historicall y U nd erutilized Busi ness Zone, or SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, or small busi ness) an ticipated teami ng a rra ngem ents, and a descr i ption of si mi lar serv ices offered to the Government a nd to com mercia l custome rs. An y responses i nvolvin g teami ng agreemen ts should del i neate between the work that will be accom plished by the pr i me and the wor k accomplished by the teami ng partners. The Governmen t will u se this i nformation i n determi ni ng i ts small bu siness set-aside decision ." As stipulated i n FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers a nd cannot be accepted by the Government to form a bi ndi ng con tract. No solicitation ex ists; therefore, do not req uest a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a con tract shall be sol el y wi thin the Govern ment's discret ion. An y i nform ation su bmitted by respo nd ents to this sources sought synopsis is vol u n ta ry. This sources sough t notice is not to be construed as a commi tment by the Govern ment, nor will the Governmen t rei mbu rse an y costs associ ated with the su bm ission of i nform ation in respo nse to this notice. Responden ts wi ll not be i nd iv idually notified of the results of an y govern ment assessments. The Government's evalua tion of the capabi l i ty statements recei ved wi ll factor i n to w hether an y forthcomi ng solici ta ti on w i ll be conducted as a full and open competitio n or as a set-aside for sma ll busi nesses, or a n y parti cular small busi ness designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HU B Zone, 8(a), SOB, WOSB, YOSB, etc.). All i n terested fi rm s shall submi t a capabili ties package that explici tl y demonstrates compa ny capabil i ties-ind icati ng examples of com mercial sal es-and prod uct specificat ions related to th is effort. Also indicate if you a rc t he man ufacturer , or provid e the name a nd size of the man ufact urer of the prod uct(s) you wi l l be suppl yi ng. Responden ts are fu rther requested to i nd icate thei r status as a Foreign-ow ned/foreign-cont rol led firm and an y contem pla ted us of foreign national em ployees on this effort. Incl ude i n you r capabili ties package your DU NS, Cage Code, and System for Award Managemen t ex piration date. If applicable, provide GSA contract num ber. Responses may be submi tted electronical l y to the following e-mail address: 45cons.l gcb
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