TON CONTAINER METAL PIPE

INTRODUCTION

The US Army Contracting Command, Rock Island is seeking sources for Ton Container Metal Pipe (QTY 105) - see attachment 0001 Product Description and Specifications.

This Sources Sought Synopsis is being issued as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having interest in and the resources to support the requirement. The intention is to procure this supply on a competitive basis.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 423510 with a Small Business Size Standard of 200 employees. The Product Service Code is 9515. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

Please reply with the following information:

1. Provide Stock Availability and Delivery Lead Time.

2. CAGE code.

3. Contract # and Business Size Standard.

4. Company POC.

DISCLAIMER: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, and this announcement is issued for INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This is NOT a SOLICITATION. This is NOT a request for proposal and is NOT to be considered as a commitment to the Government to evaluate or purchase any goods or services. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not pay for information received in response to this notice. Information received as a result of this notice will become part of the Government's market research. It will be used to determine if sources exist that can satisfy the Army's requirements, and how industry experts would approach meeting this requirement. Responders are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. All information received marked proprietary, or competition sensitive will be handled accordingly. Those who respond to this request should not anticipate feedback or responses from the Government. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be returned. In accordance with (IAW) FAR 15.201(e), responses are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.