BRR-6 GUN DRILLING/MACHINING SERVICES

The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in performing Gun Drilling/Machining services of provided metal bar stock. 

What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. Please hand or digitally sign your letter of interest and e-mail it to the Government contacts listed below, with "BRR-6 Gun Drilling/Machine Services Sources Sought Response" in the subject field. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in the description shown above, and answers to the following specific questions. Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages.

1. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 332710?

2. Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance.

3. Does your company provide similar services to the general public under terms and conditions similar to those offered to the federal Government?

4. Given the work described in this announcement, does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for the Thermal Spray package?

5. Based off the Draft Performance Work Statement (attached), please provide an estimate for lead time of this requirement.

6. Based off the Draft Performance Work Statement (attached), please provide an estimate for the cost of this requirement, including shipping costs. This is only to support Market Research, and no contractors will be held to estimates provided in response to this sources sought. The referenced Engineering Memorandum cannot be provided until a solicitation is posted.

Notice Regarding Sources Sought:
This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This Sources Sought does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Navy is not seeking proposals at this time, nor accepting unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this source sought; all costs associated with responding to this source sought will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this Sources Sought does not preclude participation in any future Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Proposal (RFP), if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM website (sam.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. PSNS & IMF may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. Information provided in response to this sources sought announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Based on the responses to this sources sought, this requirement may be set aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition (unrestricted), the government intent at this time is for a single award. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, the government will not be providing evaluations or comments to companies providing sources sought responses but the responses will be used to inform the government as to the best means of procuring this requirement.