Interested parties responding to this sources sought request shall submit the following information at a minimum: (1) Company name, address, DUNS Number, and point of contact with phone number, and e-mail address; (2) Type of business (i.e. Large Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business (SB), etc.) for the assigned NAICS 519130; (3) Detailed information showing specifications of the tentative proposed product anticipated to meet the requirements of the USDA. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. (4) GSA Contract Number (if applicable) (5) A positive statement of your firms intent to submit a proposal in response to a solicitation for this project; (6) If company is, or will be, part of a joint venture, state names of joint venture members and their business size(s). (7) Explain how your firm will be able to efficiently and effectively perform this task. Each response shall be reviewed by the Contracting Officer/Specialist for the purpose of determining whether there exists a reasonable expectation of obtaining a sufficient number of offers from responsible small businesses. All information furnished to the Government in response to this notice will be used for review purposes only. In any joint venture or teaming arrangement the firm must qualify as a Small Business in accordance with NAICS code 519130 in order to be considered under this Sources Sought Notice. All respondents are reminded that at least fifteen (15) percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, shall be performed by employees of the prime contractor per FAR clause 52.219-14(c)(3) - Limitations on Sub-contracting, or subsequent clause for your specific socioeconomic category. Responses must be submitted to this office in writing, by email no later than 4:00 PM EST on Friday, February 02, 2018. Submit response and information via email to [email protected], Contract Specialist and [email protected], Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses will NOT be accepted. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of all other information pertaining to the synopsis and future solicitation. Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov.