• The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Jackson is seeking information on Industrial Cardboard Balers to support procurement, installation, and trade-in services for the Industrial Cardboard Baler Procurement, Installation, and Trade-In Services effort.
• The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain market research data, conduct technical viability assessments, and explore industry capabilities to inform requirements for future acquisition strategies.
Description
Purpose The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Jackson is conducting market research to identify qualified sources capable of providing Industrial Cardboard Balers – Procurement, Installation, and Trade-In services. This Request for Information (RFI) is not a solicitation for proposals, quotations, white papers, or solutions, and it does not obligate the Government to acquire any products or services. This RFI is issued solely for planning and market research purposes . The purpose of this RFI is to obtain information, conduct market research, assess technical viability, and explore industry capabilities to inform future requirements and acquisition strategies for the Industrial Cardboard Balers – Procurement, Installation, and Trade-In Services effort described below. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only . All costs incurred in responding to this RFI are solely at the respondent's expense . No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of submitting a response to this announcement or from the Government's use of any information submitted. Information provided by industry will support the Government in requirements prioritization, acquisition strategy development, and the refinement of the Statement of Work/Statement of Objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for properly marking proprietary or competition‑sensitive information contained in their response. Proprietary information, if any, shall be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED . The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend to firms, agencies, or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the marking legend. RESPONDENTS MUST NOT INCLUDE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE TO THIS RFI. Foreign‑owned, controlled, or influenced firms are advised that security restrictions may apply and may preclude their participation in future phases of this effort. 2. Background & Scope The Department of the Army, Fort Jackson Facility Operations (Building 1776), has a requirement to procure and install two (2) new industrial-grade cardboard balers. The contractor shall provide a complete turnkey package, including freight, offloading, rigging, anchoring, final electrical tie-in, and operator safety training. Concurrently, the Government intends to utilize Exchange/Sale authority to trade in two (2) existing, functional three-year-old Vestil HCBB-3000-37 balers. The contractor must disconnect, remove, and haul away these legacy machines, providing a trade-in credit against the new equipment purchase. Applicable Codes PSC: 4250 –Recycling and Reclamation Equipment NAICS: 333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing Size Standard: 1,250 Employees 3. Salient Characteristics The new machinery must be Buy American Act (BAA) compli…
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