1. This sources sought is being published for market research purposes only, to identify potential sources capable of providing Excavation Equipment. The minimum salient characteristics of this requirement are attached. The contractor shall be able to furnish the equipment to the Military Group in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America.

2. This is only a Sources Sought Synopsis and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). A solicitation is not being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.

3. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect cost or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses or the Government's use of such information. The information obtained from industries responses to this notice may be used in the development of an acquisition strategy and future RFP.

4. The Government is contemplating North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code 333120, Construction Machinery Manufacturing for this requirement. The size standard is 750 employees, even though this requirement is not being set aside for small business. Comments on this NAICS and suggestions for alternatives must include supporting rationale.

5. Interested parties are requested to submit the following information:

a. Vendor Name
b. Address
c. Point of Contact (POC)
d. Contact Phone Number(s)
e. Contact E-mail Address
f. CAGE Code
g. Business Category
h. Brief Introduction of Company
i. Current price list for market research purpose only.

Respondents are also encouraged to submit information regarding commercial practices that the Government should consider implementing for this acquisition.

6. All Contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, www.sam.gov.

7. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the possible release of the solicitation package.

8. Only electronic responses shall be accepted. Responses shall be received no later than 12:00 Noon. (1200 hrs) HNC, Wednesday, 26 November 2014. Each submission should be virus scanned prior to being sent via e-mail to the POCs listed: Ms. Yesica M. Valladares, email [email protected] or [email protected] and Ronald D. Jackson at [email protected].

NOTE: Email submissions are subject to size and type restrictions (typically limited to less than 1 Megabyte in size and only non-executable attachments such as .doc or .pdf files) as well as any other appropriate network security measures. It is the respondent's responsibility to verify the package was received and can be viewed. All responses must address each of the attached stated requirements

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