SAM #CBP-INVNT-PAV-RFI

CBP Market Research for a Personal Aerial Vehicle

CBP is conducting market research to identify vendors capable of providing a Personal Aerial Vehicle (PAV). - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Mission Support Contracting Division. - Procurement purpose: Market research and acquisition planning to assess vendor capability to provide a PAV that meets the Government’s performance and characteristic needs; this notice is not a solicitation or commitment to procure. - Requested product: Personal Aerial Vehicle (PAV). The notice does not identify a model, part number, or quantity. - Response requirements: Vendors are asked to address questions in Sections 1 through 11 of the RFI document, with responses limited to five pages. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named in the notice.

Description

This notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market research in support of acquisition planning in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 7.103(b)(1) and 7.104(a). This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or Request for Quotations. No solicitation is being issued at this time, and the Government makes no representation that a solicitation will be issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Submission of a response will not affect an entity’s ability to respond to any future notice or solicitation, if one is issued, and does not restrict the Government’s eventual acquisition approach. The Government is not obligated to provide reimbursement for any information submitted in response to this notice. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with preparing and submitting a response.

A Vendor’s response to this RFI should address all questions in Sections 1 through 11 of the Information Sought portion of the attached RFI document. The Vendors response to this RFI should not exceed 5 pages. All responses become the property of the Federal Government upon submission and will not be returned to vendors. See the attached RFI document for response instructions.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has a requirement for a Personal Aerial Vehicle (PAV) as specified below. The primary purpose of this RFI/Sources Sought Notice is to identify if there are enough interested and qualified vendors that currently have capabilities to deliver equipment that meets the government’s performance and characteristic needs.

Responses on this RFI must be sent via email to the following: CBP Procurement POC: Peter Giambone, Senior Contracting Officer at peter.a.giambone@cbp.dhs.gov and Zachary Dennis, Contract Specialist at zachary.t.dennis@cbp.dhs.gov

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