(1) Action Code : SOURCES SOUGHT This is a Sources Sought Notice only . This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. (2) Date : 12/16/2016 (3) Classification Code : 95 (4) NAICS Code: 331110 (5) NAICS Size Standard: 1500 Employees (6) Contracting Office Address: 2800 Powder Mill Road Bldg. 601 Adelphi, Maryland 20783 (7) Subject: Sources Sought for Rolled Homogeneous Armor Plates (8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX-17-T-0055 (9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 12/23/2016 (10) Contact Point: Swati Jain Contract Specialist,
[email protected] (11) A. Objective: To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation. B. Armor plate shall meet specification MIL-A-12560K(MR), Amendment number four (4), dated 20 July 2007 or the more current version revision K. Armor plate shall meet Class 1 specifications. Quantity is one (1) The armor plate shall be domestic material - all material used in making armor plate shall be made in USA. The dimensions of the plate shall not exceed three (3) inch thickness/depth X 120 inch wide X 288 inch long. C. Responses: All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date. Responses shall include: •(I) To what extent each of the specifications can be met. •(II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 331110 employee size 1500 standard that accompanies NAICS code 331110 If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.]. •(III) Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects. Armor plate shall be made by known producer. Offerors shall include three (3) records of sales from the previous 18 months. (12) Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due no later than 11:59 am eastern standard time 12/23/2016. Submissions should be emailed to Swati Jain
[email protected]. Questions concerning this sources sought synopsis may be directed to Swati Jain at
[email protected]. Please be advised that .zip and .exe files cannot be accepted. (13) Place of Contract Performance: vendor's facility (14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: 30 days after contract award.