Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) requires contractor support to provide and install an armory cage within a government facility abroad Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton (CPEN), CA no later than 60 days from contract award. Refer to the draft Statement of Work (SOW) attached for details.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes in accordance with FAR 15.201(e); it does not constitute a Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue one in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such.

The Government may issue a competitive solicitation for this requirement. To receive a contract award, the potential awardee must be registered with the System for Award (SAM) website (https://sam.gov) prior to award.

INDUSTRY QUESTIONS and SUBMISSIONS: No phone calls will be accepted regarding this notice. ALL INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AND SUBMISSIONS shall be sent in writing via email to lizbeth.robles@usmc.mil. Responses to this notice should include responses to each of the following to the maximum extent practicable (verbal responses will not be accepted):

(1) Provide a primary point of contact for your organization to include phone number and e-mail address.

(2) Provide vendor business size. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 332618 - Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing. A small business is a firm not exceeding (500) employees. Note: Responses to this notice will be used to determine the availability of small business socio-economic concerns in consideration of a small business set-aside.

(3) Is your company able to provide/complete the deliverables within the timeframes detailed in the draft SOW?

(4) Are there questions or recommendations from industry that would enhance the quality and clarity of the SOW attachment? Please provide a thorough explanation.

(5) Provide an estimated price with rate details – an estimated price is not a formal quote and will be used by the Government for budgetary and market research purposes only.