THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is NOT a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid; this is for Market Research purposes only, to assist the Alabama Air National Guard to gain knowledge of potential vendors for the command and control voice dispatch system. This sources sought is intended to identify all entities capable of providing this equipment. The 117th Air Refueling Wing does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research. No funds are available at this time. This Sources Sought notice is to determine if there are an adequate number of qualified, interested companies capable of responding to this requirement. The equipment requested as part of this market research is: VOIP Command and Control Voice Dispatch System (See attached file for complete description) This is a combined Sources Sought Synopsis announcement, a market survey for information to be used for preliminary planning purposes. The information received will be used within the Alabama Air National Guard to facilitate the decision making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency. The intent of the Sources Sought Synopsis is to identify potential qualified or eligible contractors. The Sources Sought Synopsis is one facet in the overall market research conducted by the Government in regards to whether the proposed solicitation will be issued as a competitive set-aside. No procurement strategy will be determined based solely on the information received in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than Market Research. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this market research. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is the 3342 series. Based on this market research the NAICS code may be determined to be 334210, 334220 or 334290. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All interested concerns will provide this office, in writing a notice stating their positive intent to submit a proposal as a prime contractor no later than 13 July 2022. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice with a capability statement not to exceed (NTE)two (2) pages and ensure your CAGE code, DUNS number and business status is identified for the applicable NAICS code. Business status will be identified as large Business, Small Business or one of the other socio-economic designations. Capability statements shall be electronically submitted via email only. No paper documents will be accepted or acknowledged. Phone calls or additional emails about solicitation dates are highly discouraged as all currently available information is included as part of this notice. Please email your response for this sources sought to
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