This is a Sources Sought Synopsis only. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses for the purpose of determining the appropriate level of competition. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SDVOSB), or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. NASA/JSC is hereby seeking information about potential sources for the Just-In-Time (JIT) Office Supplies procurement. The Government considers the supplies required to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101. The NAICS Code for the proposed acquisition is 424120 and the small business size standard is 100 employees. The scope of the JIT Office Supplies procurement provides office supply products in the following categories for JSC, including Ellington Field and the Sonny Carter Training Facility. This includes offerings of office products/supplies listed in the firms commercial office supply catalog. Categories include, but are not limited to: Binding and Filing; Cases and Portfolios; Mailing and Shipping Supplies; Office Essentials (clips, notes, books, tape, etc.); Optical disks and CD-ROMs; Ergonomic Products (wrist and foot rests); Clocks; Paper (copier, computer, labels, etc.) Minimum Recycled Content compliant; Ink/Toner Cartridges (new and remanufactured, when available); Visual Communications and Meeting Aids; Writing Instruments (pens, pencils, markers) Ability One compliant. Responses must include the following: 1) Name and address of firm, size of business 2) Average annual revenue for past 3 years 3) Number of employees 4) Ownership; 5) Whether large or category of small business 6) Number of years in business; 7) Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact - address and phone number). In addition to submitting capability statements, vendor must address the ability to comply with and the capacity to perform the following requirements: 1) For some office supplies, the vendor is required to be authorized to distribute Ability One products by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled regarding the ordering of supplies that are determined to be essentially the same as Ability One (formerly JWOD) products. 2) In accordance with Executive Order 13423 Strengthening Federal Environment, Energy and Transportation Management, products offered in the category of copy paper must comply with the requirement for a minimum of 30% recycled content. 3) Supplies must come from local vendor warehouse, not directly from manufacturer. 4) Provide a dedicated customer service representative for the JSC JIT Office Supplies administrator/customer support. 5) Provide a dedicated delivery driver and back-up driver who both meet minimum security clearance requirements for badging. 6) Delivery shall occur in a clearly marked vendor-owned vehicle only. 7) Provide next-day desk-top delivery. 8) Provide for internet online ordering capability. 9) Provide training at JSC on internet ordering. RESPONSES DUE: Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to submit appropriate documentation. All responses shall be submitted to David Nayles
[email protected] no later than 3:00 p.m. CST on March 7, 2014. Please reference NNJ14500942L in any response. Mailing address is: NASA Johnson Space Center, Attn: David Nayles, Mail Code BJ5, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, Texas 77058.