This is a SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. The Government will not be liable for payment of any response preparation expenses. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained within their response known and labeled accordingly. To reiterate, this is a RFI ONLY. No solicitation will be issued at this time. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost obligation to be incurred by the U.S. Government.

In accordance with the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Attachments 0001 and 0002, Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) is investigating the market capability to provide a state-of-the-art, common, integrated structure for logistic tracking, locating, and health monitoring of commodities and assets. In addition, Item Unique Identification (IUID) marking, data collection, storage information, retrieval methods, information processing, and transmission of transponder data greatly enhances systems within the Department of Defense (DoD). The aRFID technology provides standardization and interoperability among Government users of aRFID components purchased from this contract. All aRFID hardware and software acquired under this contract shall be compliant with ISO 18000-7:2014 standards and the DoD Interoperability Guidelines.

Responses to this Sources Sought shall be provided as described herein. Interested parties shall submit responses in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe Acrobat. Responses shall be limited to 3 pages with Arial font greater than or equal to 12 pt.

PART I: Company Information

1. Organization Name (if organization has experienced name changes, please list previous names used)
2. Address
3. Primary point of contact and phone number
4. Company Unique Entity ID (from SAM.gov) and Cage code
5. Company ownership (public, private, joint venture)
6. Business Classification / Socio-Economic Status (e.g., large, small, 8(a), women owned, hub-zone, SDB, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned) for NAICS Code: 334111
7. Positive assertion indicating registration in the System for Award Management database (https://sam.gov/)
8. Brief overview of Products and Services provided
9. Sales Information. Specifically, is this product (or one very similar to this specification) routinely sold to commercial customers and/or other government entities?
10. Relevant experience and any other information you deem relevant to this notice.

All submissions, written comments, or questions shall be submitted to both Mr. John Kerch, [email protected], and Mr. Benjamin Geringer, at [email protected] no later than 1700 Central Standard Time, on October 30, 2023. Please ensure the Subject Line contains the following: aRFID VI RFI – (insert company name).