THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT. Joint Base Charleston, located in Charleston, SC seeks the contractor to provide inspection, calibration, and maintenance of thirty-sex (36) pairs of night vision goggles (NVG). The contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, county, and local laws, ordinances and regulations and will be responsible for obtaining all licenses, permits, inspections and other authorizations required for the contractor’s performance. In addition to compliance with these laws, the Contractor shall follow NAIST annual requirements, ATN manufacturer requirements and Air Force TO 12S10-2PVS7-12. Those wishing to identify their capability to provide their aforementioned services should respond to this announcement via email to
[email protected] no later than April 20, 2021 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Interested parties should provide the following: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, and capability statement for the services provided as stated above. Additionally include: three customer references to which you have provided similar services, and your company size pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is your business small or large, (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business or small disadvantaged business?, (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, (4) Is your firm a certified HUBZone firm, (5) Is your firm woman-owned or operated business, (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business or Veteran-Owned Small Business? The Method of Award is based on lowest price technically acceptable. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR "SOURCES SOUGHT" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. INFORMATION IS TO BE PROVIDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES INCLUDING POSTAGE AND SHIPPING WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION