INTRODUCTION The Letterkenny Army Depot Directorate of Contracting is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to provide water blasting personal protective equipment/safety suits. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. 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 submissions. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Government requires water blasting personal protective equipment/safety suits for use during water blasting. The intent of this Sources Sought is to assess the industry sources available in water blasting personal protective equipment/safety suits that could be applied to meet this requirement. The Government envisions a solution for water blasting personal protective equipment/safety suits that meets the following operational and program requirements: Safety Suit with full body protection Waterproof Meets minimum 40,000 PSI & 4" distance without penetration Qualification. The water blasting personal protective equipment/safety suits must demonstrate compliance to the above listed requirements. Proof of qualification should be addressed in the response. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 315990 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 8415. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package demonstrating ability to provide the products listed in this Sources Sought. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Hannah Gill in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email
[email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on 11 December 2015 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, Web site address, telephone number, and CAGE code; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of operational requirements. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.