Emergency Lighting Systems For USAG-Baumholder

A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY AND IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MARKET ANALYSIS. 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 DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, 409th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB), Theater Contracting Center (TCC), Kaiserslautern is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement to provide yearly maintenance and repair (M&R) of existing emergency lighting systems in accordance with (IAW) the attached Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). These systems are located within Government facilities and housing buildings on Baumholder Military Community. This notice is published in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 5.101 and 12.201-1 for acquisitions at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), as supplemented by Department of War (DoW) guidance, including DFARS Deviation 2026-O0003 and 2026-O0028. Respondents will not be notified of the responses to this notice. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. All RFI/Sources Sought responses will be used in whole or in part for determining the most effective acquisition strategy for the subject requirement and similar future

requirements. Requested information will be used to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. NOTE on SMALL BUSINESSES SET-ASIDE FAR Part 19.000(b)(1)(ii) states “Contracting officers may apply this part outside the United States and its outlying areas.” The

contracting officer has determined that it is not in the best interests of the Army to use RFO Part 19 small business programs for this acquisition. In coming to this determination, the

contracting officer considered that the contactor must be knowledgeable of, and comply with, local labor and other laws when performing these services in Germany. As the

contracting officer has determined not to apply FAR Part 19 to this procurement IAW the discretion afforded by FAR Part 19.000(b)(1)(ii), the

contracting officer will not request review by the SBA procurement center representative IAW DFARS Part 219.402(c)(iii)(E), and no Form DD 2579 will be prepared. PROGRAM