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This Sources Sought Notice is hereby amended to remove references to OCONUS support At this this time the Government does not anticipate the need for OCONUS support and thus any references to it in the Sources Sought Notice have been removed Other adjustments related to the need by date and organizational information were also made Vendors that submitted interest before are not required to submit updated responses Lastly as an update the Government expects to issue a Draft Solicitation in the 4th Quarter of FY24 PROGRAM TITLE Special Operations Forces Training Engineering and Maintenance Support IV SOF TEAMS IV PURPOSE  The US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation Training and Instrumentation PEO STRI Product Manager Forces Training Systems PdM FTS is conducting market research to determine the capability of industry to provide hardware and software maintenance logistics administration and minor engineering enhancements to the Training Aids Devices Simulators and Simulations TADSS that support the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Airborne SOARA located at Fort Campbell KY and potentially other CONUS locations The Period of Performance for the current PdM FTS Contractor Logistics Support CLS effort ends on 31 March 2025 and the support for the TADSS must continue  The new CLS contract is intended to support all currently fielded and future fielded TADSS which the 160th SOARA utilizes for Mission Rehearsal and Training Support With respect to this effort the overarching priorities for the 160th SOARA are to maintain a reliable fleet of Combat Mission Simulators CMSs capable of supporting high fidelity simulatedstimulated training under scheduled and unscheduled throughput conditions In addition to the technical aspect of this effort there will be a significant amount of management in terms of onsite coordination between the customer and contractor personnel The purpose of this Sources Sought is for PEO STRI to conduct specific market research and assess industrys ability to support these devices under a multiyear services contract  This effort will address the ability to provide adequate support for the required level of effort necessary for steady state and surge support usage of these devices  Based on this assessment PEO STRI intends to award a competitive contract  Prospective contractor personnel must possess a minimum SECRET clearance and be United States citizens  Any information provided to the Government in response to this sources sought shall be at the Offerors expense  REQUIRED CAPABILITIES 1  The vendor shall conduct all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on TADSS located on the 160th SOAR A Brown Compound and Sabre Army Airfield SAAF located at Ft Campbell KY The Government requires 7day CLS coverage on the Brown Compound and 5 days a week MonFri at SAAF  The normal core training support hours are anticipated at 16 hours a day 5 days a week MonFri  Weekend shift hours anticipated at 8 hours a day Sat Sun Vendors shall comply with all applicable regulations Vendors shall provide a capability to expand support for additional fielded systems both locally and other CONUS installations 2  Vendor shall perform all logistics functions related to the services contract to include but not limited to Tools and test equipment accountability calibration repair and replacement Develop maintain logistics databases incorporating the current and ongoing technical library capable of managing multiple TADSS hardwaresoftware configuration baselines contract spares special toolstest equipment and Government Furnished Information GFI Government Furnished Equipment GFE and Government Furnished Materials GFM Repair and replace spares repair parts and broken subcomponents Accountability and transition of all GFI GFE and GFM Acquisition of hardware and software in support of growth or capital equipment replacement Maintenance hardware and software engineering changes maintenance actions obsolescence utilization and reliability reporting Provide program consumables and expendables Provide TADSS configuration management Provide a plan for continual processproduct improvement Develop merge and maintain internal Government and 3rd party contractor documentation modifications Maintain modify and integrate Government source databases Visual Navigation Avionics Maintain modify and integrate the databases that are part of the Regiments Common Visual Solution Develop manage and maintain a Cybersecurity program managed through the DoDs Risk Management Framework Comply with all Security agreements and Security Regulations Perform advanced computernetwork support 3  Vendor shall provide engineering support to perform limited hardware and software upgrades and modifications to provide enhanced capabilities as prioritized by PEO STRI 4  Transition with current vendor shall not exceed 2 months after contract award and be completed by 31 MAR 2025 5  Contractors are requested to provide a capability statement including a cover sheet The cover page should include company name address and points of contact including phone numbers and email addresses The capabilities statement shall respond to the following areas of interest Briefly describe the applicable capabilities of your company and the nature of the goods andor services you provide Include a description of your staff composition and management structure Describe your companys past experience no more than three examples on previous projects similar in scope and complexity to this requirement in the last 5 years Please provide Government POC contact information for the past experience Describe your companys experience managing TADSS Government Furnished Information GFI technical data engineering drawings manuals and source codemedia Government Furnished Equipment GFE and Government Furnished Materials GFM Describe your companys experience with spare part repair activities repair part replenishment tools and test equipment maintenance and calibration and management of supply replenishment point levels Describe your companys experience at working collaboratively with another prime contractor Describe your companys experience managing subcontractors Describe your experience developing managing and maintaining TADSS Cyber Security through the DoDs Risk Management Framework and associated documentation Describe your companys capabilities for handling updating processing and storing classified material and data Describe your past experience with providing engineering services or reach back capability to enable developing and fielding minor modifications to support Flight Simulatoraircraft concurrency  Describe your experience with site activationstartup at a new site for a newly fielded TADSS What experience do you have managing multiple CONUS locations at the same time and is the experience CLSonly modification efforts or both Describe your past experience providing TADSS CLS in a CLASSIFIED environment where proof of a security clearance is required Describe your experience with full motion rotary wing flight training devices Describe your experience supporting aircraft avionics hardware in the loop labs or aircraft avionics software integration labs Describe your experience with hybrid aviation simulators especially rotary wing simulators that combine aircraft avionics into full motion flight training devices Describe your experience supporting Common Avionics Architecture System Air Management System Digital Flight Control System Active Parallel Actuator System Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System and aircraft survivability equipment in flight training devices Contractors shall indicate if they are a large or small business under the NAICS code 541330 Exception 01 Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons If a small business please indicate any applicable socioeconomic status ie 8a Small Disadvantaged Business SDB HUBZone VeteranOwned Small Business VOSB ServiceDisabled VeteranOwned Small Business SDVOSB or WomenOwned Small Business WOSB Please identify whether or not you have a GSA schedule If you plan on subcontracting or partnering with other companies to fulfill the requirements of this effort please list the percentage of small business subcontracting anticipated for this effort ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541330 Exception 01 Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons with a Small Business Size Standard of 470M The applicable Product Service Code PSC is J069 Maintenance Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment Training Aids and Devices NOTE 01  Effective 19 DEC 2022 SBA updated its Table of Small Business Size Standards to increase the small business size standards for monetarybased NAICS Codes by 1365 to account for inflation since 2019  Businesses must update their SAMgov profiles in order to have their small business status updated based on the new size standards  Until updated the SAM profiles will continue to display the small business status under the old size standards NOTE 02 In accordance with 13 CFR 121104 the current calculation for dollar monetary value based NAICS codes is average total receipts over the last five 5 completed fiscal years VENDOR RESPONSES 1  Vendor Responses Please keep your responses to under 20 pages 85 x 11 inch  Submit in PDF format MS Word format Times New Roman 12pt Font single spaced Every page should have the company name header page numbers date and if applicable the version number The cover sheet shall not be included in the 20page limit 2  The Government has provided the current SOF TEAMS III Performance Work Statement PWS as an attachment to this notice This document is provided solely for informational purposes and does not necessarily depict the total scope of requirements and performance expectations of the pending solicitation Interested parties are urged to monitor wwwsamgov for any updates changes to this solicitation      DISCLAIMER  THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY  FIRMS RESPONDING TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE INDIVIDUALLY NOTIFIED IF THE REQUIREMENT IS SOLICITED SOLICITATIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE WWWSAMGOV WEBSITE AS PREVIOUSLY STATED ACCORLANDO WILL USE THE RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION CONCERNING THE STRATEGY IT WILL PURSUE TO MEET ITS OBJECTIVE INCLUDING DETERMINING SETASIDE OPPORTUNITIES NOTE LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING  If you are a small business interested in being the prime contractor for this effort please be advised that FAR clause 5221914 Limitations on Subcontracting DEVIATION 2021O0008 was updated in September 2021  The current clause adds the definition of Similarly Situated Entity and the 50 calculation for compliance with the clause  Small business prime contractors may now count first tier subcontractor work performed by a Similarly Situated Entity as if it were performed by the prime contractor itself  To assist in our market research and setaside determination for this effort if you are a small business interested in priming this effort and plan to utilize a Similarly Situated Entity to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting requirements please identify the name Unique Entity IDCAGE Code of the specific firms you intend to partnersubcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their SB size status under the NAICS that you as the prime would assign for their workshare  Information regarding any planned Similarly Situated Entity should be included in answering any questions outlined in the SSN in order to assist the Governments capability determination RESPONSE REQUESTED  Responses are due no later than 1600 EDT on 29 April 2024 to Mr Justin Mauser justinrmausercivarmymil Any questions or concerns should also be directed to Mr Mauser

• Department/Ind.Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE
• Subtier DEPT OF THE ARMY
• Office W6QK ACC-ORLANDO

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business SBAcertified HUBZone SBAcertified 8a WomenOwned or ServiceDisabled VeteranOwned Small Business SDVOSB contractors available for a proposed project who meet the specific criteria outlined below This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Proposal It does not constitute any commitment by the Government No award will result from this notice The purpose is to conduct market research to gain knowledge of potentially qualified sources Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make an appropriate acquisition decision The USDA Agricultural Research Service ARS will not award a contract on the basis of responses or pay for the preparation of any information submited Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice After completing an analysis of the responses the Government will determine whether to limit competition to 8a HUBZone SDVOSB WomenOwned or other small business firms or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation inviocing full and open competition Description of Supply The Contractor shall provide all personnel equipment supplies facilities transportation tools materials supervision andor other items necessary to fulfill the requirements as defined in this Statement of Need SON except for those items specified as governmentfurnished supplies The requirement is for a licensesubscription that includes a base plus four option periods for access to the Embase Biomedical Database NAICS Code 513120 Periodical Publishers Size Standard 1000 Employees Companies who have the experience as well as an interest in doing business with ARS should submit a Capabilities Statement which for this notice is not expected to be a proposal but rather short no more than 3 pages statement regarding the companys ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified in this notice There need to be a clear statement that this requirement can be provided Companies should also indicate whether they are a Small Business SBAcertified HUBZone SBAcertified 8a SDVOSB or WomenOwned Small Business Responses should be submited by 23 April 2024 at 1200p ET to the atention of David Jordan at DavidJordanusdagov Questions should be directed to primary POC of this notice

• Department/Ind.Agency AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
• Subtier AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
• Office USDA ARS AFM APD

NOTICE OF INTENT to Sole Source SOLICITATION NUMBER  75N95024Q00222 TITLE  Sony SH800 Cell Sorter MaintenanceService Agreement CLASSIFICATION CODE J066 MaintenanceRepairRebuild of Equipment Instruments and Laboratory Equipment NAICS CODE 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance RESPONSE DATE April 23 2024 at 400 PM ET PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT Maggie Brant Maggiebrantnihgov Phone 3018271771 DESCRIPTION INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NONCOMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION INCLUDING BRANDNAME The National Institutes of Health NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences NCATS intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Sony Biotechnology Inc to provide a Sony SH800 Cell Sorter maintenanceservice Agreement  The circumstances that limit the availability of this is that Sony Biotechnology is the only vendor who can provide OEM parts and service for the maintenance and repair of the Sony SH800S cell sorter Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources because only Sony Biotechnology can provide technicians that are trained in servicing and maintaining the Sony SH800S cell sorter Sony is the only vendor that is equipped with proprietary spare parts and can provide factory trained technicians to maintain and repair the instrument in a timely fashion  The only way to assure rapid service and repair is to use the OEM for this service contract NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM NAICS CODE and SET ASIDE STATUS The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance Dollars or Number of Employees 34 million    REGULATORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 13Simplified Acquisition Procedures Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6Competition Requirements FAR Subpart 131061 b Soliciting from a single source provides that For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold Contracting officers may solicit from one source IF the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available eg urgency exclusive licensing agreements brandname OR industrial mobilization The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 202403 dated February 23 2024 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The National Institutes of Health NIH is the nations leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health lengthen life and reduce illness and disability conducting supporting and making medical discoveries that improve peoples health and save lives  The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences NCATS is a part of the National Institutes of Health NIH which mission it is to catalyze the generation of innovative methods and technologies that will enhance the development testing and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics across a wide range of human diseases and conditions The Sony SH800 Cell Sorter allows users to take a population of cells and sort them out into different groups based on fluorescence signal present in each group Once the instrument sorts the users desired populations the instrument can plate those cells into a variety of different plate types 6 well up to 384 well plate that can then be used for further experimentation This is the only instrument at NCATS that can plate sorted cell populations therefore it is a critical piece of equipment used by multiple groups across the NCATS Division of Preclinical Innovation DPI This instrument is highly complex utilizing various high powered lasers and microfluidics and therefore needs yearly preventative maintenance PM In addition to the yearly PM a service agreement would allow for any needed parts or repairs to be covered and more quickly obtained NCATS requires the following Independently and not as an agent of the Government the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services qualified personnel material equipment and facilities not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the Statement of Work below ServiceMaintenance Agreement for the following systems with the below coverage Sony SH800 Cell Sorter System SN 0314054 One 1x Preventative Maintenance performed annually on covered instrumentsystem Inspection stickers will be affixed to each unit at the time of inspection An equipment status report will accompany the certificates providing an overview of the inspection findings All parts labor and travel covered Annual preventative maintenance PM visit Priority response times remote and onsite Fixed costs with no added charges Life cycle management Scientific phone support Only field service engineers with proven experience servicing the instruments listed in this SOW shall provide service ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Base Period May 6 2024 May 5 2025 Option Period 1 May 6 2025 May 5 2026 Option Period 2 May 6 2026 May 5 2027 Option Period 3 May 6 2027 May 5 2028 CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION INCLUDING BRANDNAME DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted Specifically Sony Biotechnology Inc is the only vendor in the marketplace that can provide the products required by the NCATS The circumstances that limit the availability of this is that Sony Biotechnology is the only vendor who can provide OEM parts and service for the maintenance and repair of the Sony SH800S cell sorter Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources because only Sony Biotechnology can provide technicians that are trained in servicing and maintaining the Sony SH800S cell sorter Sony is the only vendor that is equipped with proprietary spare parts and can provide factory trained technicians to maintain and repair the instrument in a timely fashion  The only way to assure rapid service and repair is to use the OEM for this service contract The intended source is Sony Biotechnology Inc 1730 N 1st St San Jose CA  951124642 CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS However interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government All responsible sources may submit a capability statement proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a noncompetitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bonafide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include unit price list price shipping and handling costs the delivery period after contract award the prompt payment discount terms the FOB Point Destination or Origin the Unique Entity ID UEI the Taxpayer Identification Number TIN and the certification of business size All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management SAM wwwsamgov All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number 75N95024Q00222 Responses must be submitted electronically to Maggie Brant Contract Specialist at maggiebrantnihgov  US Mail and fax responses will not be accepted

• Department/Ind.Agency HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
• Subtier NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
• Office NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA

This Request For Information is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government No contract will be awarded as a result of this Sources Sought announcement The United States Geological Survey Office of Acquisition and Grants is soliciting information from qualified sources the results of this announcement will be evaluated to determine if there are businesses capable of fulfilling this requirement The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center PCMSC in Santa Cruz CA supporting the Hazards Mission Area requests to purchase a new POSPac MMS software license The primary use of this software is to support the seafloor mapping operations of PCMSC This is critical software used to postprocess PCMSCs research vessel navigation and attitude data collected during seafloor mapping surveys These data are incorporated into raw bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data allowing for more accurate seafloor maps These data and maps support USGS mission essential functions providing information that supports decision makers and resource managers in the preservation of life health and safety of the American people and related information delivery systems for global monitoring and reporting This is software to process POSMV Inertial Navigation System hardware data that is also owned by USGS For further information interested parties may contact the Contracting Officer Victor Nuno electronically at vnunousgsgov by the due date April 22 2024 by 1200pm ET

• Department/Ind.Agency INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE
• Subtier US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
• Office OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS

The Loma Linda VA Health Care System has a requirement for a contractor to provide the installation and programming of 7 IP fixed cameras and 8 360 degree cameras

• Department/Ind.Agency VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
• Subtier VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
• Office 262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262)

Generic Requirement Site Visit to be scheduled  At this time we are seeking 100 Small Business entities that are capable of completing audio visual installation with knowledge of acoustics and an integrated system design for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Ft Meade Maryland See attached SOW Please provide SAM information Capability Statement Any current or past contracts with the Government Socioeconomic status     

• Department/Ind.Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE
• Subtier DEPT OF THE ARMY
• Office W6QM MICC-FT BELVOIR

No Description Provided

• Department/Ind.Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE
• Subtier DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
• Office DLA AVIATION

No Description Provided

• Department/Ind.Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE
• Subtier DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
• Office DLA AVIATION

No Description Provided

• Department/Ind.Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE
• Subtier DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
• Office DLA TROOP SUPPORT

No Description Provided

• Department/Ind.Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE
• Subtier DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
• Office DLA TROOP SUPPORT