Industrial Instrument Gases

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ANS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR THE ALCOHOL & TOBACCO TAX &TRADE BUREAU (TTB) FOR INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENT GASES AT TTB LABORATORIES. This announcement is issued for informational and planning purposes only. This Request for Information (RFI) is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Responses to the RFI will not serve as proposals, bids, or offers, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), on behalf of the TTB is conducting market research to identify vendors who are capable and interested in providing Industrial Instrument Gases as outlined in the attached request for Information (RFI). All size categories of businesses including those qualified for set asides are encouraged to respond. Interested vendors shall provide no more than a 5 page capability statement that includes the following in order: 1. Contact information; 2. Your company's Socio Economic status under NAICS Code 424690; 3. Whether your company's services are available through an existing Government contract vehicle (i.e. GSA contract - please provide the contract number, GSA Schedule(s) and SIN Category(ies)) or in the Open Market; 4. Information on your company's experience and capabilities; 5. Questions and Feedback on the attached RFI. Responses submitted will also assist the Government in its market research to determine the availability of commercial sources and the acquisition strategy in terms of set-aside requirements. In order for Fiscal Service to assess set-aside possibilities, interested parties shall also identify their socio economic status(es) based on the following in their capability statement: 1) small business; 2) 8(a) business; 3) HUBZone small business; 4) small disadvantaged business; 5) woman-owned small business; 6) economic disadvantage women-owned small business; 7) veteran-owned small business; 8) service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or 9) other than small business. Interested vendors shall submit responses no later than 3:00 pm ET, Wednesday, February 10, 2016 to [email protected] referencing "Response to RFI-TTB-16-030 Attn: MH/MG" in the subject line. All electronic materials and attachments submitted shall be formatted in accordance with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Security Requirements. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be opened: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, html, mhtml, and .zip files. The Government does not allow 3rd party messaging systems/secure mail. Microsoft Office non-macro enabled compatible documents are acceptable. If the interested vendor determines that other formats are necessary, it is the interested vendor's responsibility to verify with Fiscal Service that those formats are acceptable. No pricing or technical approach is being requested or will be considered at this time. This is only a request for information for determining an acquisition strategy and for gathering feedback from interested vendors for considering changes/additions to the draft requirement. No other information regarding this Sources Sought Notice will be provided at this time. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not an offer that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Notice. Telephone responses to, or inquiries about, this Notice will NOT be accepted. Interested Vendors may register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov to receive notifications when information is posted related to this requirement, such as when amendments are available for viewing and/or downloading. Please note that the FBO provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that all persons on the mailing list will receive notifications. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the FedBizOpps site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions. If the Internet option is not available to you, you may receive a hard copy of this request for information (RFI) and any amendments (via U.S. Mail) by faxing your request to (304) 480-7203 or e-mailing your request to [email protected] .