THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure five pneumatic diesel forklifts on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service -Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future.  This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or
administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.

Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude
participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it
will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential
offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to
this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: 333924- Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing

NAICS Size Standard is 750 employees.

In response to this sources sought, please provide:
1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a
statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such
as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement or not.

3. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available as
a small business manufacturer, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information
(e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions,
warranties, etc.

4. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting
competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition,
Scott Kukes, at [email protected] or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is
unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement,
and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that
unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

Responses are due no later than January 22, 2020 at 10:00 AM to Sean Higgins via email
[email protected] and Kimberly Marsh [email protected].

Place of Contract Performance:
Delivery to five locations: Area Maintenance Support Activity AMSA 153 in Nashville
Tennessee, AMSA 158 in Anniston Alabama, Equipment Concentration Site (ECS) 125 at Fort Bragg, AMSA
161 in Guaynabo Puerto Rico and ECS 151 at Fort Rucker, Alabama. , United States