USSOCOM is seeking to identify the interest and ability of small businesses to provide specialty sporting goods equipment. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price contract with the possibility of maintenance to be provided as cost reimbursement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 451110 with a size standard of $14.0M. This is a Sources Sought Notice only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. All parties are advised that this effort may be revised or canceled at any time during the solicitation, quote evaluation, and final award phases. This is a commercial item procurement with the items and salient features provided in the attachment titled Equipment List. Tab 1 of the Equipment List contains item descriptions and quantities required. Tab 2 provides part numbers/vendors and sport categories. The Government is looking for a delivery of the items within 30 days of contract award date. If your company plans to offer other than the Brand Name products specified, you will be required to submit specifications and product data sheets with your quote. If you are not able to meet the delivery date, your quote will need to indicate the number of days you are quoting for delivery. In responding to this sources sought notice, please indicate your: (1) interest and anticipated ability to provide the sporting goods required, (2) if your business is large, small, 8(a), SDVOSB or Hub-Zone (3) Company information to include: Company Name, Physical address, Phone number, DUNS number, CAGÉ code, and Email address. Please also indicate whether or not the products that you intend to quote are: (1) manufactured by small businesses; and, (2) manufactured in the United States. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL RESPOND TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO LATER THAN 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), 13 August 2012 via email only to Jane Ellison at
[email protected] . Release of a combined synopsis-solicitation for this requirement is anticipated on or about 13 August 2012. The closing date and time for submission of quotes will be contained in the solicitation document. The entire solicitation, including salient features/brand name of equal, will be made available only on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov at that time. Interested offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. All offerors shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database. Contractors can obtain further information about CCR at the System Award Management (SAM) website www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or contracts nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any quote preparation costs.