3rd Party Logistics

This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is open for any sized business. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to determine the interest and feasibility of a requirements contract for Labradors and beagles as specified in the attached draft statement of work. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor will the U.S. Government pay for information solicited. The information from this notice will help the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plan their acquisition strategy or plan. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. The USDA APHIS, is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of large and small businesses, including small business set-asides, small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 8(a) small businesses, woman-owned small businesses (WOSB), veteran owned small businesses (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), and Historically Under-utilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses capable of acting as a third party logistics service and warehouse storage provider. All responding small business firms are requested to identify their firm's size and type of business to the anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code. For this acquisition, the NAICS code is 493110 and the Small Business Standard is $27,500,000.Teaming arrangements and joint ventures will be considered based on the Government's market research, provided the prime contract is awarded to an applicable small business and that small businesses provide fifty one percent or more of the support. The USDA, APHIS is conducting market research to identify sources that have the combination of experience in: • Warehousing, inventory management, and transportation Below are the characteristics of the 3rd Party Logistics requirements: • Conformance and capability to perform attached Statement of Work • Adequate Space to meet the government's need and provide space for temperature requirements • Staffing capable of providing 24/7 support • Existing capability to provide warehousing on both east and west coast within parameters provided in SOW • Emergency Power capable of lasting up to 48 hours • Transportation Capabilities to move up to 52 pallets at a time • Inventory Management • Experience in emergency response • Previous experience in providing warehousing, inventory management and transportation Please submit the following information: 1. Name and address of company and or companies (if there is a teaming arrangement or joint venture) 2. Technical expertise relevant to the requirement 3. Technical approach relevant of the requirement (Must address each of the characteristics listed above) 4. Experience relevant to the requirement 5. Relevant past performance, including: • Contract name • Contracting Agency or Department • Yearly contract value (in $) • Period of performance • Description of work and how it relates to the requirements Submission requirements: 1. Page limit - Twenty (20) 8 ½ x 11 pages 2. 1 inch margins (top, bottom and sides) 3. Times New Roman font - 12 point 4. Page limitation does not include (1 cover page or 1 letter of introduction page) 5. Do not include promotional materials Interested small business firms responding to this market survey must provide a capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Governments requirements for the above in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b). The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not exceed twenty (20) pages TOTAL, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. The Government technical team will then assess the experience & capabilities based on: 1) technical expertise relevant to the requirement; 2) technical approach relevant to the requirement, 3) management approach relevant to the requirement, 4) corporate experience relevant to the requirement, and 5) relevant past performance. Please specify one primary and one alternate Point of Contact (POC) within your firm, including telephone numbers and email addresses. Your capability statement needs to include a list of three customers (Government/non-Government) within the past 5-years highlighting similar work in nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty and a brief description of the scope of work. Only electronic copies of capability statements will be accepted and should be emailed to: [email protected]. The e-mail shall contain the following subject line: Response to Sources Sought Notice - 3PL Logistics Requirement. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. If capability statements are not received from at least two (2) responsible small businesses or if the Government determines that no small business concerns are capable of performing this requirement based upon an assessment of the capability statements submitted, the Government may proceed with a full and open competition. Please submit all information to Dreux Johnson at [email protected] by 21 December 2016 12:00 pm Central Standard Time. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.