SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Tablet Stands
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship & Immigration Services, USCIS Contracting Office, 70 Kimball Avenue, Burlington, Vermont, 05403
- ZIP Code
- 05403
- Solicitation Number
- HSSCCG-16-I-00004
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Daniel Igersheim,
- E-Mail Address
-
Daniel.j.igersheim@uscis.dhs.gov
(Daniel.j.igersheim@uscis.dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice to identify potential business sources with the authority, capacity, and technical capability necessary to successfully provide Tablet Stands that can be utilized to view and secure tablets to a desktop. This notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotations. No solicitation is being issued at this time and the Government makes no assertion that a solicitation will be issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract, nor do they affect a potential offeror's ability to respond to any future synopsis/solicitation which may or may not follow or restrict the U.S. Government's eventual acquisition approach. Additionally, the U.S. Government is not obligated to, and will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding. Background: The US Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS)/Office of Information Technology (OIT) seeks to begin utilizing tablets to replace paper for certain functions and is looking to secure the tablets to the desktops of approximately 2,000 users. Tablets will share the desktop space with a laptop computer in a docking station, keyboard, mouse, and 1-2 22" Monitors. Purpose and Objective: The purpose of this sources sought notice is to identify sources that can provide a tablet stand solution that meets the capabilities outlined in the Capability Statements. Those sources that demonstrate the ability to provide the product(s) that meet the capabilities desired may be invited to demonstrate the product(s). Capability Statement / Information Sought: Interested businesses and government or non-profit organizations are encouraged to respond to this notice. However, be advised that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of respondents' capacity and capability to perform the specific work as required. Responses must directly demonstrate the company's capability, experience and/or ability to satisfy the minimum requirements listed below. Capability Statement Requirements: Contractors must be able to provide approximately 2,000 tablet stands in their solution. Present your qualifications based on previous experience and/or newly developed technology with samples of qualifications described. Interested parties shall address the following when responding: 1. Stands must easily rotate from horizontal to verticle viewing angles. 2. Stands must have the capability to be adjusted to any user's eye level. 3. Stands must fit any standard sized tablet. 4. Stands must have the capability to be secured to the desk or table. 5. Stands must be able to secure the tablet via key lock or similar. 6. Stands must be able to provide power to the tablet using standard tablet power cables (e.g. micro USB, Apple lightning adapter, etc). 7. Stands must have the capability to block the power button and home on the tablet from being turned on / off. Response format and Guidelines Responses to this notice shall include a Statement of Qualifications/Capabilities Statement package and a cover letter. The cover letter shall, at a minimum, include the following information: 1) Response to Sources Sought Notice [HSSCCG-16-I-00004]; 2) Vendor's Company Name, Address, Contact Person Information; 3) Vendor's DUNS Number; 4) Business Size and Size Standard / Classification relative to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 541519 and 5) All Contract vehicles you currently have and the contract numbers associated with those vehicles (ex: GSA Schedule 874 GS-00X-1234Z). Include whether or not you are a small business; HUBZone small business; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small business; women-owned small business; or small disadvantaged business in order to assist the government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. USCIS requests that the capability statement not be in excess of five (5) pages and specifically address 1) items 1 - 7 found in the "Capability Statement Requirements" section of this notice and written authorization from the OEM identifying the company as an authorized reseller/repair company. The page count does not include sample work pages or letters of authorization. Sample work pages and recommendation letters shall not exceed ten (10) pages. Please note that the collection of this data does not obligate the U.S. Government to the incorporation of the solicited comments in any future procurement action nor does it obligate the Government to the procurement of any services or products related to this notice. Proprietary information should not be included in the responses. Responses to this notice will not be returned. Capability Briefings The Government may request an in-person capability briefing and technology demonstration. The briefing will be for a period of one hour (45 minutes to present information which will be followed by a 15-minute session to address questions). The meetings, if conducted, will be held at 20 Massachusetts Ave, NW or 111 Massachusetts Ave, NW in Washington, DC. POINT OF CONTACT Information submitted in response to this notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to the following: Name: Daniel Igersheim Email: Daniel.j.Igrersheim@uscis.dhs.gov Questions shall be submitted via email to the above address. All responses shall be in MS Word, or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), and submitted in writing at the above email address no later than 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February, 16, 2016. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered and shall include "Tablet Stands Response [HSSCCG-16-I-00004]" in the subject line. Telephonic and mail/courier responses will not be accepted. Additional Information: There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, to make an award(s), or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of any effort in response to this sources sought notice. Any information submitted in response to this sources sought notice is a strictly voluntary. This sources sought notice is for information planning purposes and the Government will not pay or otherwise reimburse respondents for information submitted. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. All documentation shall become the property of the Government. Unless otherwise stated herein, no additional information is available and any request for additional information will be disregarded.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USCIS, 111 Mass Ave, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20029, United States
- Zip Code: 20029
- Zip Code: 20029
- Record
- SN04007772-W 20160204/160202234957-3814a903371d52c40a0a6af3343850d4 (fbodaily.com)
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