SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure the Baby Sleep Sacks on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: 315240 – Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (Size Standard: 750 employees) . A need is anticipated for the Baby Sleep Sacks. The MICC End User requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: Line Item 001: Customized Sleep Sack. 100% cotton sleeveless newborn sleep sacks with inverted zippers. Sleep sacks shall be for newborns from 5lbs—10lbs. Sacks shall have flared, roomy bottoms, allowing ample room for leg movement. Sleep sacks shall have a bottom zipper to make nighttime diaper changes easy. The color of the sacks shall be either white or cream. The sacks shall include an imprint area measuring 3” x 3”, on the left breast. The imprint will only be one color. Quantity Required: 5,000 EA Contractor shall ship newborn sleep sacks to Fort Bragg, NC 28310. Due to onsite storage issues, products shall not all be shipped at once. The items shall be delivered in four (4) separate shipments. One fourth (1/4) of the shipment shall be delivered initially, then another one fourth (1/4) of the shipment every three months thereafter until completion. After contract award, the contractor shall be available via telephone or email during normal working hours, Monday through Friday 0800-1700. A warranty on workmanship for one year must be provided. Shipping is FOB Destination CONUS (Continental U.S.) New Equipment only. No used or remanufactured products will be accepted. POC: Matthew Szarzynski, 910-643-7225,
[email protected] William Covington, 910-908-1920,
[email protected] Responses Due: 12 August 2021 by 5pm EST In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information ( e.g. , market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at
[email protected] or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications to acquiring the identified items.