This RFI is an effort to conduct market research for the use in formulating a procurement plan/strategy to procure Tanker Jackets to support the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Course (JROTC) Program, Training and Education Command (TECOM), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Quantico, VA. This RFI allows potential contractors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their corporate capabilities and suggestions that assess industry service capabilities and solicit feedback for acquisition planning purposes. The Regional Contracting Office, National Capital Region (RCO-NCR) is requesting responses from qualified businesses concern. The qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 315234. The Marine Corps JROTC Program falls under Training and Education Command (TECOM), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Quantico, VA and is tasked with the responsibility for the operational, logistical and administrative support of 241 USMC JROTC High School Programs. This Program provides all of the uniforms, military equipment and support for the entire Corps of Cadets with-in the Program. Tanker jackets are to fit men and women of varying sizes (i.e. Extra Small (XS) through XXX Large). Jacket is lightweight and has a removable liner. The color is pewter gray and made of 55% Polyester and 45% wool gabardine material and water repellant. Jacket is to be in accordance with Military Specification MIL-J-87250. The Marine Corps JROTC Program, TECOM, requires contractor support with the capability to: (1) Provide the above described USMC regulation tanker jackets to outfit the Corps of Cadets at 241 programs throughout the world. (2) Provide direct shipping to multiple locations in the Continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska, as well as, several international locations in Japan and Guam. (3) Provide extended sizes for larger cadets or even smaller sizes for small cadets that are not a usual size. (4) Provide timely turn-around of order delivery including expedited delivery services. INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to this RFI shall not exceed 10 pages, including cover letter, discussion and contact information. Subject response must contain: (1) Capability statement sufficient to demonstrate timely delivery of tanker jackets related to the objectives stated above; (2) Current Commercial pricing like or similar items (not included in page count); (3) Link to the respondent’s General Service Administration (GSA) schedule, or attached file of same, if applicable; (4) Citation of any current or past customers (i.e., within the past two (2) years) to include contract number, point of contact telephone number or e-mail address; and (5) other material, relevant to establishing core competencies of the firm. Please identify Large/Small Business size status along with a point of contact, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, business size, taxpayer identification number, DUNS Number, and CAGE Code. Response is due by 10:00 AM EST, 28 October 2011. Please submit e-mail responses to Carol Neely, Customer Liaison, at email address:
[email protected] NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these services or to issue a solicitation nor to notify respondents of the results of this RFI. No solicitation documents exist at this time. The Marine Corps is neither seeking proposals nor accepting unsolicited proposals and responses to this notice cannot be as accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI.