Elevator Maintenance and Repair

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SOURCES SOUGHT

This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government has a requirement to provide Elevator

Maintenance and Service at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY in accordance 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 two 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 811310 – Commercial and Industrial

Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance with a size

standard of $11,000,000.00.

A need is anticipated to provide Elevator Maintenance and Service at the United States Military

Academy at West Point, NY.

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 wheth r as a

prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope,

complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that wil

facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement for the Elevator Maintenance and Service 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-WP, Tara D’Amico, at

Tara.M.Damico.civ@army.mil, 845-938-5102, 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 Sam.Gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict

competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to

acquiring the identified items/services.