Sources Sought for Market Research Project Reference: AG-8544-R-15-0002 Shoshone Copy Machine Rental Issued By: Jason Torgerson Northern Tier of RMAST NAICS Code: 333316 808 Meadow Lane Ave. Business Size Standard: 1,000 Employees Cody, WY 82414 (307) 578-5146 Issue Date: 12/17/2014 Date Due: 12/31/2014 Fax: (307) 578-5103 Email:
[email protected] SYNOPSIS OF PROJECT This is a Sources Sought announcement to assist in the determination for advertising for interested vendors for Copier Rental. No quotes are being requested or accepted with this announcement. This is not a solicitation for quotes and no contract shall be awarded from this announcement. The type of solicitation to issue will depend upon the responses to this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the Small Business Community to include Section 8a, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) to compete and perform a Firm Fixed-Price contract. The Shoshone National Forest anticipates soliciting for and awarding a contract for a base year and three option years for rental of two (2) high-production/high-volume network publisher/copier with the ability to print black & white and in color, with possibility of a trade-in of current machines. This copier package will replace the existing production equipment. Current equipment is one (1) Cannon iRC5045 located at the Wapiti Ranger District Office, 203A Yellowstone Ave. Cody WY 82414 and one (1) Cannon iRC5035 located at the Shoshone National Forest Supervisor's office, 808 Meadow Lane Ave. Cody WY 82414. Contractor is to remove existing Cannon iRC5045 and Cannon iRC5035 from the facilities and dispose of. Pricing to include training of a minimum of three operators. Pricing and specifications for maintenance for the new equipment shall be included with submission of this solicitation. Environmentally Preferred Products (EPP) Procurement Requirements Federal Contractors are required by the US DOE to purchase Environmentally Preferable Products (also known as green or sustainable purchasing), and are also required to flow those procurement requirements to their subcontractors. When supplying materials to be used on-site as part of a subcontract scope-of-work, those materials must meet these same requirements. The following is a list of environmentally preferable products types that must be used if they are available. • Products with Recycled-Content - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) list • Water Efficient Plumbing Products - EPA WaterSense® list • Non-Toxic or Less Toxic Alternatives • Green Certified Products, e.g., Design for Environment, and Green Seal • Bio-based Products - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture list • Energy efficient Products - EPA Energy Star® or Federal Energy Management Program designated products • Energy Efficient Electronics - EPEAT®-silver-rated or higher rated desktop computers, laptops and monitors • Non-Ozone Depleting Alternative Products TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Equipment Specifications for Wapiti Ranger District copier: • Copy/Print speed: Up to 40/35 ppm • First Copy Out Speed: BW 5.5 seconds, Color 8.1 Seconds • Have Scanning capabilities • Have network printer capabilities • Have various finishing capabilities Equipment Specifications for Shoshone National Forest Supervisor's Office Copier. • Copy/Print speed: Up to 35/30 ppm • First Copy Out Speed: BW 5.5 seconds, Color 8.1 Seconds • Have Scanning capabilities • Have network printer capabilities • Have various finishing capabilities Offeror's response to this sources Sought shall include the following information: • Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address • Offeror's inters in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued • Offeror's capability to meet requirements • Offeror's business size (small/large- type of small business) Interested quoters shall respond to this Sources Sought no later than 12/31/2014. All interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website to be eligible for award of Government contracts.