Safety Shoes - FY2013

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY - Solicitations are not available at this time. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The Bureau of Prisons has a requirement for the provision of safety shoes for uniformed staff. This acquisition will be a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this requirement is 424340; the small business size standard is 100 employees. The Government contemplates awarding multiple BPA's with a firm-fixed unit price per safety shoe. This acquisition will require safety toe shoes for an estimated 230 uniformed staff. The price per pair may not exceed $125.00. All safety shoe selections must meet at least one the following testing standards ANSI Z.41-1991; ANSI Z41-1999; ASTM F-2412-2005 or ASTM F-2413-2005. All specifications should be available in both women and men styles. The general shoe size range for Men is size 7 - 13 and Women is size 5 - 12 with a few exceptions outside these ranges. Market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of any additional sources for this requirement. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. A Market Survey Questionnaire is available, and will be distributed solely through General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including any subsequent amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. The response date for the market survey is November 7, 2012. No telephone requests or written requests for the Market Survey Questionnaire will be accepted. All responses to the Market Survey Questionnaire may be submitted in hard copy to [email protected] or faxed to 978-796-1131, Attn: Jason A. Bullen, Contract Specialist. Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit equally with other organizations for requirements for which they are eligible. Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the Sams website (System for Award Management). The website for registration is www.sam.gov.