Month: August 2022

R&M Government Services Inc. awarded $8M contract to procure A-10 Pod assemblies for the main landing gear

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R&M Government Services Inc.,* Las Cruces, New Mexico, has been awarded an $8,956,528 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to procure A-10 Pod assemblies for the main landing gear. Work will be performed in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and is expected to be completed by July 25, 2024. This award is the result of a full and open competition with five proposals received. Consolidated Sustainment Activity Group Working Capital funds in the amount of $5,956,704.00 will be obligated at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8212-22-D-0012).

R & M Government Services, Inc. is an entity registered with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), System for Award Management (SAM). The corporation number is #D8HNPXDM4941. The business address is 2320 Westgate Ct, Las Cruces, NM 88005-4138, USA. The point of contact name is Ralph Archetti. (www.opengovus.com) 

SOURCES SOUGHT: 75H70122R00050 Fire Sprinkler System Installation and Dry Sprinkler System Replacement

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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of firms especially small businesses including: Native American/Indian-Owned Businesses, 8(a) Certified Small Businesses, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone) Small Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research to determine if a 100% Set Aside for Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) Firms or if a 100% Set Aside for Small business concerns can fulfill the requirements set forth in this request for information (RFI).

Interested firms are requested to reply to this announcement with a submittal as described below.

NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED WITH THIS RFI. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS.  Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of this notice.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requested.

Market Research is being performed pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to identify businesses capable of performing the functions described herein.

This notice also serves as a PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE in accordance with the requirements of FAR 5.204. The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation in late September or early October 2022 with proposals due at least 30 calendar days after solicitation issuance.  This date is subject to change.  A full scope of work, plans and specifications and Davis Bacon Wage Determination will be included in the solicitation documents.  Hard copy documents will not be available – all documents for proposal purposes will be posted at www.sam.gov for download by interested parties.

LOCATION OF PROJECT: Kyle Health Center and Wanblee Health Center located in South Dakota

TERO is applicable.  Contact Buffy Redfish, Acting TERO Director, P. 605-867-5167 or bffyredfish@yahoo.com

CONSTRUCTION DURATION:  Period of Performance is 360 calendar days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed.

SET-ASIDE: The appropriate set-aside will be finalized based on the results of this sources sought.  It is anticipated that this project will be procured as a 100% Small Business set-aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $39.5 million.  The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) is Y1DA Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries. For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to https://www.sba.gov

SUMMARY OF SCOPE

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, supplies, and services for the design and installation of a fire sprinkler system for the Kyle Health Center and the replacement of a dry sprinkler system for the Wanblee Health Center. The Kyle Health Center had a wet sprinkler system installed in the new addition constructed in 2019. The new fire sprinkler system shall tie into the existing system and provide coverage for the existing area of the building to meet NFPA requirements.  Installation at Kyle shall include the sprinkler piping, sprinkler heads, sprinkler system components, fire pump, sprinkler riser(s), and all other appurtenances required to install a new sprinkler system in an existing building. The Wanblee Health Center has a dry system and the dry sprinkler piping is 20 years old. The dry piping needs to be removed and replaced and all sprinkler heads changed to be uniform throughout the building.  Replacement at Wanblee shall include new sprinkler piping, new sprinkler heads, dry system components and all other appurtenances required to make the new sprinkler system fully functional. All existing sprinkler piping, and sprinkler components shall be removed and disposed of at the contractor’s expense.

In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the anticipated project magnitude is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00.

RESPONSES – SUBMITTAL

Responses to this notice must be emailed to Thupten Tsering at thupten.tsering@ihs.gov and must be received no later than 3:00 pm PT, September 9, 2022.  Interested firms shall utilize the attached “Sources Sought Submittal Questionnaire” to provide the required information.  Responses must include:

1. Company Information: Company name, website, physical address, SAM UEI code

2. Point of Contact: Contact name, phone number, and E-mail address

3. If a solicitation is issued, will your firm/company be submitting a proposal?  Indicate Yes or No

4. Type of Business: Native American-owned (IEE/ISBEE)**, SBA certified 8(a), SBA Certified HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), and/or Small Businesses (SB). For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov.

**For Indian owned business, the contractor shall complete and submit Attachment 1: IHS IEE Representation Form (Jan 2022) along with the controlling enterprise’s Tribal enrollment/certificate of Degree of Indian Blood documentation. Please note that there shall be no personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers, included in the documentation submitted. Any PII shall be redacted prior to submission.

5. Bond Capacity: Information on the firm’s bonding capability – specifically identify single and aggregate bonding capacities.

6. Experience Submission Requirements: Submit two (2) narratives describing projects completed by your firm within the last six (6) years that are similar to the work that will be required under this project.  Firms shall include the following information:

a. Indicate whether Prime Contractor or Subcontractor for each project submitted;

b. Dates of construction for each project submitted;

c. Contract value, location, completion date, and complexity of job for each project submitted;

d. Indicate whether the project is a federal, state, tribal or other for each project submitted; and

e. Project references/Agency point of contact (telephone number and email address) for each project submitted.

All information received in response to this source sought that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly

QUESTIONS:Questions regarding this sources sought may be emailed to Thupten Tsering at thupten.tsering@ihs.gov

NOTE: Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is mandatory to be considered for award.  Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at www.sam.gov.  Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor additional time to register in SAM.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for submission of offers. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation itself. No bidder list is maintained. All potential offerors should register with www.sam.gov if interested in this forthcoming acquisition.  Upon issuance of the solicitation, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.

  • Original Set Aside: 
  • Product Service Code: Y1DA – CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITALS AND INFIRMARIES
  • NAICS Code: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
  • Place of Performance: Kyle , SD 57752 USA

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W.F. Magann, awarded $24M contract for installation of flood-through valves

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W.F. Magann,* Portsmouth, Virginia, is awarded a $24,477,800 firm-fixed-price task order (N4008522F6117) under a multiple award construction contract for installation of flood-through valves within Dry Dock 8 caisson at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia. The work to be performed provides for installation of flood-through tube piping systems within the Dry Dock 8 caisson, replacement of the control console located on the interior operations deck; modification of the existing caisson electrical distribution system; replacement of the existing electrical capstan motors and controls along with replacement of the electrical panels, circuit breakers, and associated wiring. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by October 2024. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $24,477,800 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One proposal was received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-18-D-1160).

W. F. Magann Corporation is an entity registered with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), System for Award Management (SAM). The corporation number is #NNM8KYWKMWX1. The business address is 3220 Mariner Ave, Portsmouth, VA 23703-2420, USA. The point of contact name is Cory Neider. (www.opengovus.com) 

SOURCES SOUGHT: WiFi Expansion & IAFAA Wireless

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES. This is NOT a solicitation, but market research to determine potential sources to support this requirement in accordance with the attached specifications/salient characteristics.

This notice does not constitute a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. Further, we are not at this time seeking proposals; therefore, DO NOT request a copy of a solicitation or submit a proposal as a result of this notice. Responders are advised the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this sources sought and that all
submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All costs associated with responding to this sources sought will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Not responding to this sources sought does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, should one be issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise from a response to the notice. It is the responsibility of
the interested parties to monitor the SAM.gov website for additional information pertaining to this sources sought.

RESPONSE INFORMATION:
Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be received no later than 3 PM CST, on 31 August 2022. Responses should be emailed to edward.lerma@us.af.mil. It is the responsibility of the respondent to ensure their email has been received by contacting Edward Lerma via email PRIOR to the deadline. Responses and/or inquiries WILL NOT be accepted past the deadline. Interested parties should respond by sending back the completed RFI Document in this posting.

  • Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
  • Product Service Code: 7G21 – IT AND TELECOM – NETWORK: DIGITAL NETWORK PRODUCTS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)
  • NAICS Code: 334210 – Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
  • Place of Performance: JBSA Lackland , TX 78236 USA

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Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded $15M contract for Stand-in Attack Weapon Phase 1.2

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Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Northridge, California, has been awarded a $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Stand-in Attack Weapon Phase 1.2. This contract provides for all activities associated with the statement of objectives as well as the contractor’s proposal for Phase 1.2. Work will be performed in Northridge, California, and is expected to be complete by Feb. 25, 2023. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2022 Air Force research and development funds in the amount of $15,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8656-22-F-1051).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is an entity registered with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), System for Award Management (SAM). The corporation number is #GWFBQY413N79. The business address is 21240 Burbank Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6675, USA. The point of contact name is Tina Davis. (www.opengovus.com) 

SOURCES SOUGHT: 6515–Virtual Reality Headsets

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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16) Biloxi In Support of the Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System (GCVHCS) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 36C25622Q1104 BACKGROUND: Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System (GCVHCS) currently utilizes virtual reality systems for Veterans in the Community Living Center, Inpatient Medical Surgical Ward, PTSD Clinic, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. The addition of applied virtual reality for employee use will enhance our ability to provide adjunct opportunities for employees to decrease stress and anxiety. This modality will be one of the options for employee use in the newly created employee wellbeing center at the Biloxi campus as well as multiple mobile employee wellness carts for the outlying buildings and CBOCs.

Please respond if you can provide the following item(s); AppliedVR Soothe VR Headsets with controller and preloaded with de-stressing and calming software with escape, relaxation, and guided imagery experiences. We will need implementation service/support for one year from the date of the contract award. Specifications/Characteristics: Minimum technical specs must be provided to meet the requirements of the GCVHCC: Stand-alone headset with 1 conroler per headset Preloaded with a minimum of 40 destressing and calming software with escape, relaxation, and guided imagery experiences Hands-Free headset Does not depend on wifi for operation Technical and IT support for one year High resolution 4K screen Wipeable facepad on the headset Head tracking interface capabilities (does not require hand controllers) to provide user accessibility for people without upper body function/stimulation

REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this RFI is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g. set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name or equal products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status. If you have an existing General Service Administration (GSA) or VA, Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract or Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)/Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items.

Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. If you have an existing GSA or VA, FSS contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of potentially equivalent items, please respond to this RFI. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside).

Responses should include: (1) Business Name (2) Business Address (3) Point of Contact Name Phone Number E-mail Address (4) DUNS Number (5) NAICS code (6) Business Size: SMALL or LARGE (7) Type of Business: SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED (SDVOSB), VETERAN OWNED (VOSB), 8A, HUBZone, WOMAN-OWNED (WOSB), etc. (8) Letter stating OEM authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment and/or services if applicable (9) GSA/FSS Contract Number if applicable Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the background section above.

CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to Jeff Mason, jeffery.mason2@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than August 30th, 2022 by 2:00 pm CT.

DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

  • Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
  • Product Service Code: 6515 – MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
  • NAICS Code: 334310 – Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
  • Place of Performance:

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General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. awarded $25M contract for Abrams systems technical support

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General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $25,999,349 modification (P00015) to contract W56HZV-22-C-0012 for Abrams systems technical support. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2025. Fiscal 2020 other procurement, Army funds in the amount of $25,999,349 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mi is an entity registered with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), System for Award Management (SAM). The corporation number is #FKWGRKDU77C8. The business address is 38500 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310-3260, USA. The point of contact name is Jim Wats.(www.opengovus.com) 

SOURCES SOUGHT: Chemical Waste Disposal Services

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This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business) in accordance with FAR 7.104(d). The potential small business will need to demonstrate the capability to perform all facets of the work described below.

The sole intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain capabilities for set-aside and procurement planning purposes. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition is 562112, Hazardous Waste Collection, with a small business size standard of $41.5M. This is not an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or other solicitation, and in no way obligates the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to award a contract.

BACKGROUND:

The USDA ARS Mosquito and Fly Research Unit located in Gainesville, FL has a requirement for chemical waste disposal services. The service includes profiling materials, manifest, transporting and disposal of the following materials:

  • 1 L of Diethyl ether (BHT stabilized) – obtained in 2019
  • 6 L of tetrahydrofuan (2 bottles of 2L each do not have stabilizer in them) – obtained in 2017
  • 100 mL of dioxane (not stabilized) – obtained in 2016
  • TEMED
  • Ethyl chloroformate
  • Potassium dichromate

INSTRUCTION FOR SUBMISSION:

Please provide the follow Business information:

1. DUNS Number

2. Company Name

3. Company Address.

4. Company Point of Contact, phone number and email address

5. Type of company under NAICS, as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). Additional information on NAICS codes can be found at www.sba.gov. Any potential government contract shall be registered on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/index.asp.

6. Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.);

7. Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this Sources Sought

8. Current Government Wide Agency Contracts (GWACs)

9. Point of Contact, phone number and email address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses

Electronic files should be in Microsoft Office Word or PDF format. All information should be UNCLASSIFIED material only. Any proprietary information must be marked as such, the RFI information should not exceed a total of 10 one-sided 8 1/2×11 pages, with one-inch margins, and font no smaller than 12 point.

Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to provide the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email to osvaldo.rodriguez@usda.gov no later than September 1, 2022, 10:00 AM ET. Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date.

  • Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
  • Product Service Code:
  • NAICS Code: 562112 – Hazardous Waste Collection
  • Place of Performance: Gainesville , FL USA

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Knight’s Armament Co., awarded $14M contract for the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System

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Charles Reed Knight Jr., doing business as Knight’s Armament Co.,* Titusville, Florida, was awarded a $14,998,849 modification (P00004) to contract W15QKN-20-D-0044 for the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System and various M110 configurations. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2025. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.

Knight’s Armament Company is licensed by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE), Department of Justice. The Federal Firearms License (FFL) number is #1-59-009-10-4L-55637. The business address is 701 Columbia Blvd, Titusville, FL 32780. (www.opengovus.com) 

SOURCES SOUGHT: Cybersecurity Compliance Services Support

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The FEMA Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO), Compliance Division maintains FEMA’s compliance posture in accordance with Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and facilitates a continuous monitoring Authority to Operate (ATO) process that provides security authorization services support to all FEMA systems. The purpose of this effort to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability systems, networks and data are at an acceptable level of risk throughout the system development life cycle by acquiring and providing Information System Security Officers (ISSOs), Security Analysts, Program Manager, and other cyber resources determined in the future to fulfill cyber security requirements for FEMA’s Enterprise systems.

  • Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
  • Product Service Code: DJ10 – IT AND TELECOM – SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE AS A SERVICE
  • NAICS Code: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services
  • Place of Performance: Washington , DC 20472 USA

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