THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. The Fort Hood Directorate of Contracting, Fort Hood, TX is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy for the procurement of an AC Power Radio Platform for Fort Hood, TX. This is a request for information (RFI) and not a formal solicitation. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately at a later time. Information provided to the Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. Contact with Government personnel, other than the Contract Specialist or the Contracting Officer, by potential offeror's or their employees regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. The purpose of posting this RFI is to locate capable businesses that are interested in supplying 3 each AC Power Radio Platforms, Model AS0004-SR-4 with case, for Fort Hood. The U.S. Army is interested in determining if sufficient and qualified small businesses are available and interested in providing 3 each AC Power Radio Platforms Model AS0004-SR-4 with case. The contractor shall provide 3 each 19lbs AC Power Radio Platforms, (H) 12 inches x (W) 11.75 inches x (L) 17.5 inches, dual radio and amplifier mount that converts AC power to DC power that operates two SINCGARS radio at full capacity (load). The AC Power Radio Platforms shall operate at Worldwide AC input and frequency and have fully automatic voltage and frequency selections. The AC Power Radio Platforms shall have continuous 24-7-365 operation, with one step slide in- slide out mounting. The AC Power Radio Platforms shall have built in speakers with dual volume controls, to include support for two remote LS-671 speakers. Operating temperature range should be -29 C to 50 C and relative humidity should be 5 percent to 95 percent with two cooling fans to included replaceable filtered input. The AC Power Radio Platforms must have TOCNET connectors and hard molded plastic storage cases. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 423690 with a size standard of 100 employees. Interested small business concerns who are certified and qualified as a small business under NAICS 423690 and registered in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) under NAICS 423690 should submit a capabilities package (please limit to no more than 10 pages total). All companies are encouraged to respond and submit their capability statements to this office. The Army reserves the right to set-aside this entire acquisition for small business; however, we invite both large and small businesses to address the questions below. To support the set-aside decision, it is particularly important that potential small business concerns provide industry comments as follows: (1) if you are a Small Business that performs on contracts under NAICS 423690 and plan on participating in the competition of this acquisition, please provide information relative to past performance and/or experience similar to supplying AC Power Radio Platforms. Information should be sufficient to support your capability to perform these requirements and should include detailed references (contract number, dollar value, scope of services and point of contact with their telephone numbers and whether it was a Government or a Commercial type contract); (2) State your business size, average numbers of employees and approximate annual gross revenue; (3) Please list your specific small business status (if applicable) for your company whether (a) HUB Zone Small Business; (b) Small Disadvantaged Business; (c) 8(a) Firm; (d) Women-owned Small Business; (e) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; (f) Veteran-Owned Small Business; and (g) other (explain); (5) Please provide your company's name, CAGE code, DUNS, Tax ID Number (TIN), address, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address; (6) Please provide suggestions to maximize the effectiveness of the anticipated solicitation and resulting contract in providing quality services to Fort Hood, TX. All responses must be provided no later than 1100 CST 10 May 2010. Firms should provide their information via e-mail to Tiffany Duerson, Contract Specialist, at
[email protected] (254-287-7236) or Carolyn Wardell, Contracting Officer, at
[email protected] (254-287-2434).