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SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Solicitation Number: TBD Date: February 8, 2023 Title: Brookhaven National Laboratory Food Service THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE OR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. No solicitation is available at this time. This RFI is released for the purpose of conducting market research only. This announcement shall NOT be construed as a commitment by Brookhaven Science Associates LLC (BSA) to award a Subcontract. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) reserves the right to use any and all information submitted by, or obtained from, an interested party in any manner BNL determines is appropriate, including, but not limited to, the creation of a competitive solicitation. An interested party shall NOT include any business confidential and/or proprietary information in its response, except in the pricing table, which will only be used internally for feasibility and market research and not shared with any external sources. BNL will NOT pay for any information that is provided in response to this announcement nor will it compensate any respondents for the development of such information. The purpose of this RFI is to gain market input to support our market research and obtain capabilities from potential Subcontractors. All official RFI responses with answers regarding the below questions shall be submitted via e-mail to the BNL Point of Contact, Carmela Hornbeck at [email protected] no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on, February 14, 2023. BNL personnel may contact firms responding to this announcement to clarify a responder’s capabilities or other matters as part of this market research process. Background / Need: BNL is a Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratory multidisciplinary research facility, located on Long Island, New York. BNL is currently working on a project to boost oil yield to increase camelina’s productivity competitiveness relative to that of other major oilseed crops such as canola. Need: Vendor will provide Research & Development support for this project. Period of Performance: BNL is considering a period of performance from March 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. Response Requirement: All interested parties submit an electronic response. They shall be no less than 11-point font, 10 pages or less, and 20 Megabytes or less in PDF format. 1. Provide the name of your Firm (firms if teaming), point of contact, phone number, address of firm, and Unique Entity ID (UEI). Small business teams shall identify socio-economic status as one or more of the following under NAICS 611310 – “Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools” Size Standard $34.5 Million: 1) small business; 2) 8(a) business (including graduation date); 3) HUBZone small business; 4) small, disadvantaged business; 5) woman-owned small business; 6) service-disabled, veteran-owned small business; or 7) large business. 2. Identify any challenges or risks in meeting the requirements based on the information provided herein and as attached hereto this RFI or any issues that BNL should consider when developing the solicitation. 3. Identify any payment structures applicable to the industry. Attachment(s): DRAFT – SOW