TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES 1.0 GOALS OF THIS RFI 1.1 Introduction United States Coast Guard (USCG) Special Missions Training Center (SMTC) is seeking information from interested vendors to create a Pre Deployment Training (PDT) Kit. The selected vendor will create a single kit containing the required seven items to properly outfit PDT personnel. The Kit will include one non-tactical 44 Backpack, inside the backpack will be the six required components listed on this RFI. Delivery requirement is 90 days from the date of contract award. 1.2 Purpose The primary focus of this request is to create a PDT Kit. 1.3 Scope of Work Combine the required items as a kit to equip PDT personnel upon arrival at SMTC to complete the mandated PDT. The PDT Kit must contain all seven items some substitutes are acceptable as indicated under the required components. Required PDT Kit Components: Components * 1. REDWING 44 BLACK BACKPACK: EXXEL OUTDOORS, LLC. ITEM # 22615616BK * 2. GEN-3, LEVEL 2 BALACLAVA, TAN: U.S. PATRIOT, LLC ITEM # 3617 * 3. CAMELBAK HYDRATION PACK, 100 OZ./3L TAN GRAINGER ITEM # 886798626079 * 4. CAMELBAK CLEANING BRUSH KIT: OWYHEE GROUP COMPANIES ITEM # 90081 * 5. REFLECTIVE SAFETY BELT: 2119439QWDDY6 SAYRE ENTERPRISES, INC. ITEM # GFLR033313 ** 6. CROSSBOW APEL SPECTACLE KIT OWYHEE GROUP COMPANIES ITEM # 740-0607 *** 7. INDIVIDUAL FIRST-AID KIT (IFAK), COYOTE: 2120430QWD037 NORTH AMERICAN RESCUE, INC. ITEM # 80-0158 * Like/similar items are acceptable ** Like/similar items are acceptable. Must be APEL certified and contain stamp on spectacles *** No like/similar items are acceptable. 2.0 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. 2.1 Sources Sought - THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10, MARKET RESEARCH. 2.2 Disclaimer - This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supplies or services. Further, the IRS is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. 3.0 SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES Vendors MUST provide responses for the following information, in the requested sequence: 1. Vendor shall provide a complete list of the PDT Kit items to include Nomenclature, and Part Number. Responses must be submitted complete and in writing. All requests for information in all sections of this document must be answered as concisely as possible while providing all information necessary to understand the process. Any deviations from requirements, or requirements that cannot be satisfied by the vendor, must be clearly identified. Responses must include a statement that indicates that the vendor understands the requirements of the RFI and accepts the terms and conditions under which the RFI was issued to the vendor. Responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically to
[email protected] no later than 4:00 pm, Thursday, December 5, 2019 EST. All emails submissions must be less than 5MB. Vendors may provide links to relevant websites, as appropriate. NOTE: Extensions to the responses due date cannot be granted. Any information of a confidential or proprietary nature contained in a vendor response should be clearly marked 'PROPRIETARY' or 'CONFIDENTIAL' by item or at the top of each page. Reasonable precautions will be taken to safeguard any part of the response identified by a vendor as being confidential or proprietary. All responses, once delivered, become the property of USCG. 4.0 QUESTIONS Questions regarding this RFI shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, John H. Caicedo, john.
[email protected] 5.0 SUMMARY THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can provide USCG PDT members the required items. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the RFI requirements discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.