THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, bids, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to provide a potential requirement. Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Cherokee National Forest is in need of a long term (5-10 years), semi-permanent, seismic intrusion detection system for use at a designated site (approx. 4 acres) in the Forest. Requirements for the system include wireless sensors for burial around the site to be protected. Transmitters need to be equipped with radio frequency transmitters to send to a monitored receiver. The receiver must be equipped for Short Message Service (SMS) for contacting cell phones. Devices must have a long battery life (1½ -- 2 years). System must be able to differentiate between human, wildlife and vehicular signatures. System must have local and remote programming capabilities. Interested vendors with the capabilities to provide this type system should attach informational material about the company, including brochures etc. Please include in your submission answers to the following: A) Under NAICS Code 334290 - Other Communications Manufacturing, are you a large or small business against the SBA size standard of 750 employees? B) If another NAICS code may be applicable, please identify the NAICS in your Capability Statement. Please respond by May 29, 2012 to Jane Adler, Purchasing Agent,
[email protected]. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. An organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. We anticipate this project being available in early summer of 2012; however there is no guarantee or implication of a guarantee that this project will be solicited. Responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Interested parties may register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov to receive notification when the solicitation and any amendments or notices are issued and available for downloading. Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the FedBizOpps site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions.