The National Park Service is considering a contract for 276 EA 750g tubes of SPLAT Verbenone or equal product to be delivered to Death Valley National Park. Death Valley National Park requires a suppressant for mountain pine beetles to protect the trees in the Panamint Range. The suppressant must be able to be quickly applied by park employees in a wilderness environment and the suppressant must not require the hanging of a bag in the trees. See Attachment 1 ¿ Scope of Supply for full details.

The NPS is conducting this Sources Sought to identify contractors who possess the capabilities to provide the supplies as specified above and to determine their availability and lead time. If your firm may be interested in this requirement, please submit a response to this notice.

This is a market research tool being utilized for informational and planning purposes. Your responses will assist the Government in the development of its acquisition strategy for a possible Request for Proposal (RFP), to be issued at a later date, and in determining whether any type of small business set-aside is possible for this procurement or whether full and open competitive procedures should be utilized. If full and open competition is ultimately pursued, responses to this synopsis will be used to aid in establishing small business subcontracting goals.

This notice shall not be construed as a RFP or as any commitment or obligation on the part of the Government to issue a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request, so proposals will not be considered. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests.

Response is strictly voluntary - it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in any formal RFP process that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly influence our acquisition strategy. All interested parties will be required to respond separately to any solicitations posted as a result of this sources sought notice.

Submission Instructions: Responses via email are due Thursday Aug 2, 2023 to caleb_overbaugh@nps.gov and must include the information requested below. Responses greater than 5 double-sided pages (including all attachments) will not be considered. Late responses will not be accepted. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain any questions.
Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for responding to the Sources Sought.

Qualified firms shall submit a statement of interest on company letterhead demonstrating the firm¿s qualifications to perform the defined work. Responses must be complete and sufficiently detailed to address the specific information. The documentation shall address, at a minimum, the following:

A. Company Profile to include:

1. Company name and address;

2. Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, and potential teaming partners;

3. Year the firm was established and number of employees;

4. Points of contact (names, titles, phone numbers and email addresses);

5. DUNS number and CAGE Code, as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov/:

6. Small Business designation/status under NAICS 325320. The size standard is 1000 Employees (must correlate with SAM registration), if applicable:

_____ Small business _____ HUBZone _____ WOSB

_____ 8(a) _____ VOSB

_____ SDVOSB _____ N/A (Large Business)

_____ Small Disadvantaged Business

7. Include a brief summary of your capability to supply the products:

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