REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) – COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT – EL SALVADOR

Purpose:

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program in accordance with the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) ZB-P-LEC for the Government of El Salvador is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of:

• Developing an Installation Design Plan within El Salvador (RFI SOW § 4.3)
• Manufacture and Deliver the Commercial Furnished Equipment list (RFI SOW § 4.4, RFI SOW Attachment II)
• Performing in-country removal of old navigation and communication equipment (RFI SOW § 4.5)
• In-country Installation of all navigation and communication equipment (RFI SOW § 4.5)
• Conducting Verification and Validation (V&V) of Electronic Navigation Equipment (RFI SOW § 4.6)
• Providing On-site Technical Assistance Training for twenty (20) students (RFI SOW § 4.7)

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued to determine the availability of qualified sources, including small businesses, to acquire the items and perform the services specified in the attached RFI Statement of Work (SOW).

Interested parties capable of meeting the requirements of the SOW § 4.3-4.7 are invited to submit complete information discussing their capabilities no later than the due date posted on this notice. The information submitted must include:

1. Name of Company, Address and Unique Entity Information (UEI) Number associated with your company’s SAM.gov entity registration.
2. Point of Contact and Phone Number.
3. Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code (if Small Business, must identify concern). If 238210 is not appropriate, please suggest an alternate NAICS, and provide the socioeconomic status for that NAICS.
4. If this scope fits under a currently held Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), or other governmentwide strategically-sourced vehicle, provide the source and your company’s contract number.
5. Describe your company’s previous experience in performing requirements in each of the tasks described in the draft SOW, § 4.3-4.7.  We are not looking for extensive information on the history of a company or any other accomplishments not associated with these specific requirements.  We are looking for specific examples that include requirements performed by your company specifically, dates services or supplies were provided, foreign country supported or the name of the U.S. Federal Government Agency the work supported. Please indicate experience in developing Installation Design Plan, supplying difficult to find parts, efforts in overcoming supply chain issues, dealing with part obsolescence, OCONUS equipment removal and installation, conducting Verification and Validation, and experience in providing OCONUS training.   

Disclaimer:

This is not a solicitation or request for quotes, and no contract will be awarded from this notice. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in responding to this notice or any follow-up information requests. Responses to this RFI are voluntary and will be used solely for market research purposes.

Failure to respond or submit sufficiently detailed information may result in an interested vendor not being considered a likely Offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information submitted, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as determined appropriate for this requirement.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information submitted.  No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.

The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.  At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, DO NOT Request a copy of the solicitation. 

Request for Information:

Interested vendors are to review the attached RFI SOW Attachment I and RFI SOW Attachment II. No additional supporting information is needed.

Submission Instructions:

No telephone requests will be accepted. Responses to this notice shall be submitted in writing. Interested vendors are to submit a capability statement to the Contract Specialist Mrs. Kerri Dolezal via email (Kerri.L.Dolezal@uscg.mil) with the subject line: “RFI Response – El Salvador Communication Equipment” no later than the due date posted on this notice. While there is no page limit to responses, email transmissions are limited to 10MB in size.

Next Steps:

Based on the responses of this RFI, the Government will review the capability of sources to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy. A solicitation may be issued in the future on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities or distributed to contract holders if a strategically-sourced vehicle is deemed appropriate. It is the responsibility of the interested vendors to monitor the Contract Opportunities website.

Attachments:

RFI SOW Attachment I - El Salvador Communication Equipment

RFI SOW Attachment II - El Salvador Communication Equipment