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Contracting Office Address:

United States Coast Guard (USCG) Aviation Logistics Center (ALC)

Business Operations Division (BOD) Procurement HMF Building 1

1664 Weeksville Road

Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Description

This is a sources sought only, not a solicitation announcement. This is NOT a request for proposals or quotes and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. The USCG is conducting market research to seek sources that can provide a solution for providing inventory location services for our inventory managers for USCG aircraft platforms.

Responses

Responses to this notice should include company name, address, telephone number, and point of contact (POC). Please respond to the following questions:

1. Describe your product’s capabilities and how it is capable of performing the required tasks.

1. Describe what changes you would need to make in your product to meet our desired needs.

1. Please indicate an estimate of how long of a lead time would your company need to facilitate the development of your submission to meet our needs.

1. What NAICS code does your company use for this type of service?

1. Is your business a large or small business?

1. Does your business service all US military branches, especially aviation platforms?

1. If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emergent business, or a small, disadvantaged business?

1. If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act?

1. Is your firm a certified "hub zone" firm?

1. Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned?

1. Is your product listed on a GSA schedule?

1. Do you have other government agencies using the product, and if so which agencies, POC's and contract numbers?

1. If possible, any POC's for civilian users for general usage of product questions.

1. Does your business have a search company that vets the vendors and periodically validates vendor inventories to ensure reporting accuracy?

After the review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on the Sam.gov website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not adequate response to any future solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought synopsis. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are NOT a request to be added to a prospective offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

Closing date and time for receipt of response is February 9, 2023 at 4:30PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). E-mail responses are preferred and may be sent to Jackson.S.Perry@uscg.mil. Please indicate 70Z03823lS0000001 in the subject line. Responses may also be mailed to the following address:

USCG ALC

1664 Weeksville Road

BOD HMF Building 1, 70Z03823lS0000001

Attn: Jackson Perry

Elizabeth City, NC 27909

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

Inventory Location Services

The following are considered the key requirements when determining the appropriate Inventory Location Services.

• Ability to interface with Government and Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)

• Must have S&P Global/HAYSTACK.


• The USCG requires a responsible company that can provide dynamic web-based search capability for: Supplier inventories, Repair/overhaul service capabilities, and Vendor profiles.


• Searches shall be able to provide OEM trace information, certification data and/or other pertinent information related to individual part inventory searches.

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