This Sources Sought Announcement is issued solely for information and planning purposes and to identify interested sources. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This Sources Sought does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ) and neither a promise to issue an RFP or RFQ in the future. It is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Further, unsolicited proposals will not be accepted. Funding is not available at this time. The United States Army has not made a commitment to procure any of the items/services discussed, and release of this Sources Sought Announcement should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. Response to this Sources Sought Announcement is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this and any follow-on information requests. It is the responsibility of the potential responders to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this subject. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

This Sources Sought Announcement is for a Combination Staple Gun and Brad Nailer, a component of the Carpenter’s Tool Kit (NSN: 5180-01-99-3546). This is a heavy duty combination staple gun and brad nailer.

The following sections of this announcement contain details of the scope of technical efforts of interest as well as instructions for the submission of responses.

Requirements:  

• Item:                     Combination Staple Gun and Brad Nailer
• Part Number:        5700
• NSN:                     5120-01-660-1243
• NAICS Code:        332216
• Interested Offerers must be Berry Amendment compliant; the end item and all components of the end item are required to be manufactured domestically.
  • Please note, the NSN provided is not the one included in the Carpenter’s Tool Kit, but one with almost identical specs, and is not made in the USA like the requirement is requesting.

Interested parties shall provide:

• Company address, telephone number, and primary contact(s) information.
• Business size, applicable NAICS code, CAGE code.
• A brief statement of capability demonstrating background, relevant past experience, technical skills, and available production capacity to fulfill the Government’s requirements described herein. This can also include current or past performance of providing this or similar products to the Government.
• The part/item number of the component.
• Documentation of Berry Amendment compliance.
• Responses must be electronic only, recommended in PDF file format.

Responses:

Interested parties are invited to respond to this announcement electronically to Contract Specialist, Lisa Roulo at [email protected] no later than 30 July 2021 by 5:00 p.m. EDT. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party.