The US Marine Corps Regional Contracting Office Marine Corps Installation West (MCIWEST), Camp Pendleton, CA is requesting information as detailed below.

Request for Information (RFI)

The Regional Contracting Office MCIWEST is conducting market research to identify vendors capable of providing Haystack Gold GS and ensure that Haystack Gold interfaces and is compatible with the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS) Technical Item Record (TIR) and provide a cross-referenced list of National Stock Numbers (NSNs) manufactures part numbers, and Commercial Activity Government Entity (CAGE) codes supplemented with related data including an alternate parts breakdown list. It will also include the Management List-Consolidated (ML-C) which provides pricing, stocking, and procurement information on all NSNs within the Federal Supply System. This system shall include Marine Corps end item database SL6-1 and SL6-2 that is automatically cross referenced to all NSNs and is directly searchable when users need to identify a component to the next higher assembly. Include current Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) database. The contractor shall provide unlimited support services. The contractor shall provide onsite training, education and refresher training to MALS-39. The specialized training package must be compatible and relevant to the existing FLIS software. The contractor must have experience with military Aviation organizations to properly support and their need to perform technical research for aeronautical material.  

The North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) code for this project is 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals with a standard of 1000 employees. NAICS code compliance verification will occur if/when quotes are submitted. Quotes are not to be submitted at this time.

This is a Request for Information, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/BID/QUOTE. Responses to Request for Information:

Contractors are reminded that this is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION and is NOT a request for proposal/bid/quote. Responses to this notice shall not constitute responses to solicitation. As stipulated in FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Request for Information is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.

 Respondents will not be notified of the results of any government assessments.

 It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement. The capabilities statement must clearly detail the firm's ability to perform all aspects of this notice and must include the following:

 Company Profile to include: number of employees, office locations, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and a statement regarding the socioeconomic status of the company (Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (8a) small business concern, certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concern, etc.).

 The information received will be utilized to assist in formulating the acquisition. All responses will be treated as proprietary.