SOURCES SOUGHT - Mass Notification System Kenwood Radio
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA6670 914 AW LGC
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
SS-MassNotificationSystemRadio-NFARS-FY6
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
238210
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-21
Response deadline
Aug 27, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
NY
Contracting contact
danielle.poole@us.af.mil
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SOURCES SOUGHT INQUIRY (SSI) THIS IS NOT A SOLICIATION AND NO SOLICITATION HAS BEEN ISSUED AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION OR CONTRACTOR PROPOSALS/QUOTES WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. The 914th contracting office, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (NFARS), New York is seeking sources that can provide: Purchase and delivery of one Kenwood JF12 Radio to be installed at the alternate command post by Federal Signal. A second existing MNS server must also be relocated to the alternate command post from its temporary location in the command post and the entire system will be tested by Federal Signal. CONTRACTOR MUST FULLY REVIEW ATTACHED DRAFT STATEMENT OF NEED FOR ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT. STATEMENT OF NEED PROVIDES FULL DETAILS FOR REQUIREMENT. Anticipate delivery and installation to be complete 120 days after date of award. Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision and other items and services necessary to deliver and install items required. The government is requesting response from potential contractors, to include small business contractors. This Sources Sought Inquiry is open to all types of businesses, including small businesses, and requests the following information from interested contractors: 1)Response from any contractor who may be capable of providing the products and installation as outlined in the attached Statement of Need. Response should include capability information for the contractor that details experience in delivery and installation of Kenwood JF12 radios for Mass Notification Systems. 2)Small Businesses please include your small business category information with your response.The anticipated North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code for this effort is 238210 – Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a corresponding Small Business Size Standard of $19.0 million. The information in this notice is based on current information available to date. This information is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. Any updated information will be provided in future announcements and posted electronically on the System for Award Management website at sam.gov. Failure to respond to this Request for Information/Sources Sought will not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. The Government requests that interested parties who are capable of meeting this requirement respond to this notice and your response should include your Company Name and Address, Cage Code, DUNS Number, Company business size by NAICS code, Small Business Type (if applicable), Point of Contact for questions and/or clarification, Telephone Number, fax number and email address, Web Page URL, Teaming Partners (If applicable), and Provide any recommendations and/or concerns. Any additional information or updates to this RFI/SSI will be posted on sam.gov. Please e-mail your response to the following primary address: danielle.poole@us.af.mil, no later than the closing date of this source sought notification. This RFI/SSI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. No funds are available to fund the information requested. Oral submissions of information will not be accepted.
Contact
Point of contact
Danielle Poole
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
danielle.poole@us.af.mil
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