THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. This is a special notice that includes a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Proposal (RFP) or promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Government contractually for any services or supplies whatsoever. Responders are advised that the United States Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in the response to this RFI. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in a future solicitation, if one is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be posted to System Award Management (SAM.gov) website, and it is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the Government website for a potential solicitation and additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The proposed project consists of the following: The contractor will provide 74HP Backhoe Loader for Boulder, Colorado campus as required by the SOW.

Interest and Capability (to include cut sheets, drawings, previous installation examples, etc.) shall be limited to 20 pages (Times New Roman, 12 point-font, 8-1/2 x 11. Cut sheets and drawings are acceptable as 11 x 17) and submitted via e-mail to the contract specialist listed in this notice.

All correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "NB194000-23-0011674 HP Backhoe Loader Purchase Service Sources Sought". If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your e-mail. All other attachments may be deleted.

All responses must reach the point of contact no later than 4:00 PM Mountain on 31 January 2023 and must include the following information: company name; address; phone number, fax number, e-mail address, and business size status for the applicable NAICS. Responses shall not include classified data. Proprietary information, if any, shall be kept to a minimum and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, SEGREGATE proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

Questions regarding this notice shall be submitted via e-mail to the point of contact listed in this notice. Questions shall be sent to the point of contact via e-mail ONLY. Verbal or FAX questions are not acceptable, and will not be answered.

Additionally, government intends to solicit with subsequent award under NAICS 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing. Please confirm this NAICS is appropriate or suggest other potential NAICS and why they are more appropriate for the purchase.

Responses to all questions will be posted as an amendment to this notice on SAM.gov.

Compact Backhoe Loader. Includes the following requirements:

Machine to be compact size, under 14,000 pounds GW, 74 hp engine, with the following attributes:

4-wheel drive and 4-wheel steer

Side shifting backhoe frame.

Rear auxiliary hydraulics.

Skid steer mount quick hitch for loader.

High/constant flow loader hydraulics for loader attachments (26 gpm minimum).

Cab with heat and AC.

Backhoe bucket quick hitch.

Hammer pipework for backhoe

Backhoe buckets, 12”, 24”

6 in 1 loader bucket (clamshell style bucket)

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