Canine Equipment

I. SOURCES SOUGHT SUMBISSION NOTICEThis notice will be used to identify potential sources that are interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. In accordance with FAR15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This sources sought is issued solely for conducting market research, making a set aside determination, and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government.Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this sources sought. No reimbursement will be made for any costs assocaited with providing information in response to this announcement and/or any follow-up information requests.The page limitation for responses is 5 pages. In order to participate in theresulting RFP and to be eligible for an award, the offeror must have (i) a current CAGE Code, (ii) a Uniqe Entity Identifier, (iii) be

registered to do business with the Government of the United States in the System for Award Management (SAM), and (iv) not be on the Excluded Parties List. The contemplated eventual contract vehicle will be a multiple award IDIQ with an estimated ceiling of $8,000,000. The Government anticipates making award to 3 vendors, but reserves the right to award more or fewer IDIQs, depending upon the quality of proposal submissions.II. COMPANY INFORMATIONAll responses to the sources sought must include the following information:- Company Name- Unique Entity ID- POC Name- EmailIII. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUSProvide information pertaining to your company's socioeconomic status for federal procurement programs (small, HUBZone, 8(a), Women-owned, veteran-owned, etc) under NAICS 423490IV. CAPABILITIES STATEMENTSection V includes a description of the deliverables for this requirement. Interested parties must provide evidence that they are capable of shipping the required canine equipment to the specified destinations, as well as the assocated installation and training services. The capabilities statement should include:- Narrative examples of experience performing work in the above NAICs code- Narrative examples of delivering canine equipment to Mexico or other OCONUS locations, and providing training on the use of that equipment. Responses must be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Mary DiAngelo (diangelome@state.gov) no later than the date listed in this announcement.V. SCOPE OF WORKSee attached SOW and Appendix A