THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary and at no cost to the Government. This RFI is for market research purposes only. Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement. The 30th Contracting Squadron is seeking commercial sources with the technical expertise to provide Hydraulic Angle Bending Roller for the 30th OSS on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code anticipated is 423830, INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. The applicable Small Business size standard is 100 employees. In accordance with FAR 19.502-2, Total Small Business Set-Asides, the Government anticipates this acquisition will be set-aside for small business concerns and that the acquisition will be conducted under FAR 6.2, Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources. Interested parties are requested to address the questions in the Market Research Questionnaire. The draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is posted with this notice and interested parties are encouraged to submit industry comments and/or suggested changes to the PWS. Respondents are also encouraged to submit information regarding commercial practices that the Government should consider implementing for this acquisition. As noted in the Market Research Questionnaire, the Government requests interested parties submit a brief description of capabilities, anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers. Any responses involving teaming arrangements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. All information received in response to this announcement that is marked "Proprietary" will be handled accordingly. Responses will not be returned. Please limit your response to no more than five (5) pages inclusive of the Market Research Questionnaire. Please email responses with a subject heading of " Hydraulic Angle Bending Roller: Contractor Name" to the attention of Jessica Liberotti at email address:
[email protected]. Please note that telephone calls and faxed responses will not be accepted. Please also note that all potential offerors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Hydraulic Angle Bending Roller Technical Data Bending capacity, standard A36 steel - standard rolls -Angle leg out: 2" x 2" x 5/16" -Angle leg in: 2" x 2" x 1/4" -Flat bar on edge: up to 1/2" x 2 1/4" -Flat bar on flat: up to 6" x 5/8" -Square bars: up to 13/8" square (may require additional spacers for maximum sizes) Bending capacity, standard A36 steel - optional tooling -Pipe: up to 2" schedule 40 -Hollow structural tubing: up to 2" x 2" x 3/16" -Beams the easy way: up to 4" Roll shaft height - 5.1/4" Diameter of standard rolls - 7 1/2" Rolling speed (standard) - 28 feet/minute Total connected power- 4 HP@ 480 volts Total weight - 1, 765 lbs.