Portable oil condition/analysis and viscosity combination testing kit

The Government in support of the District of Columbia, Air National Guard, 113 Wing, Joint Base Andrews, MD is seeking information on contractors interested in and capable of providing a portable oil condition/analysis and viscosity combination testing kit meeting the attached salient characteristics.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking quotes and will not accept unsolicited quotes. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued.

Joint Base Andrews anticipates a requirement that is being considered under a small business set-aside program. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The size standard for NAICS is 1,000 employees.

The requirement is to provide a portable oil condition/analysis and viscosity combination testing kit meeting the attached salient characteristics.

Responses shall be limited to 10 pages. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED.

At a minimum, responses should include:

Company Information: (name, phone number, DUNS, CAGE Code, POC information, website, etc.)

GSA contract(s): contract numbers and contractor’s socioeconomic status

Description of your company’s product capable of meeting the salient characteristics described in this notice.

A description of your company’s previous experience providing the services described in this notice.

A description of any teaming/subcontracting your company anticipates utilizing in support of this requirement.

Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in finalizing its market research and acquisition strategy.

Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement. The government requests interested parties submit a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, or small business) anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers.

Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: reid.blosser.1@us.af.mil . Telephone responses will not be accepted.

RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 24 August 2022, 4:00 PM EST