SOURCES SOUGHT
THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY (Planning Purposes Only).
The U.S. Government has a requirement for Windsor Supreme Style Dinner Forks,
Knives, and Teaspoons at West Point, NY in accordance on a small business setaside
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
Government wide 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 332215
A need is anticipated to procure quantity of Windsor Supreme Style Dinner Forks x
7200, Dinner Knives x 3600, Teaspoons x 19200.
Requirements:
 Dinner Fork-Windsor Supreme Style, 6-7/8 inches, 18/0 Stainless Steel with
Mirror Finish.
 Dinner Knife- Windsor Supreme Style, 8-1/4 inches, 420 Stainless Steel with
Mirror Finish.
 Dinner Teaspoon- Windsor Supreme Style, 6-3/16 inches, 18/0 Stainless Steel
with Mirror Finish
 Please see Specs Sheet for further instructions.
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 in whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a
prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement
that will be pursued, if any.
3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a
prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope,
complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will
facilitate making a capability determination.
4. Information to help determine if the requirement for Windsor Supreme Style Dinner
Forks, Knives, and Teaspoons is commercially available, (e.g., market pricing, catalog
pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate
competition by and among small business concerns.
6. 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, Ignacio "Ig" Cordova, at [email protected]
845-938-3502, 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.
7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to
acquiring the identified items/services.

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