Preventative maintenance for Satisloh optical fabrication equipment

This is a Sources Sought Notice announcement; market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. Any requests for a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored. The Medical Readiness Contract Office-West, Fort Sam Houston, TX, has an upcoming requirement to solicit for and award a contract to provide preventative maintenance and remote technical support for optical fabrication equipment located at the Fort Jackson Optical Fabrication Lab, South Carolina. 

The requirement is for a commercial, firm-fixed-price service contract to provide preventative maintenance, calibration, remote support, and emergency repair services for government-owned Satisloh optical fabrication equipment. The contractor must furnish all necessary OEM-certified labor, tools, software, and parts to ensure the equipment operates in accordance with manufacturer specifications

Remote Technical Support: The Contractor shall provide remote technical support to assist the Government in troubleshooting equipment issues. The Contractor must respond to requests for remote support within twenty-four (24) hours of initial notification.

The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Small Business Community to include Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Women-Owned Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), as well as the interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Large Business community, to compete and perform a Firm Fixed Price Contract for these services. The type of solicitation to issue will depend upon the responses to this sources sought notice. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should demonstrate the firm’s ability, capability, and responsibility to provide the services listed within this notice. In response to this notice, interested parties shall submit a written Statement of Capability limited up to 5 pages and shall include the following information:

•Offeror’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

•Offeror’s interest in providing a proposal/quote on the solicitation when it is issued.

•Offeror’s capability to provide the services being requested.

Offeror’s type of small business and Business Size (Whether 8(a), HUB Zone, Women-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.), or Large Business Status, should be documented in the Statement of Capability.

Interested parties are responsible for marking information that is proprietary in nature. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requests. The Government is not obligated to, nor will it, pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.  No subcontracting opportunity is anticipated. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed contract action based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Interested Offeror shall respond to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 25 June 2026 at 1:00 P.M Central Standard Time. All interested businesses must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Wayne Shavers at email: wayne.shavers.civ@health.mil.  Telephonic inquiries will NOT be honored. EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD.