Request for Information (RFI) and Sources Sought Office of Information & Technology (OIT) Integrated Logistics Support Services – Albuquerque, New Mexico Purpose: This public posting is for informational, planning, and market research purposes only and constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) and a Sources Sought Request (SSR) only for United States, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This announcement does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise that a solicitation or procurement will be issued. This is not a solicitation, Request for Proposal (RFP), or Invitation for Bids (IFB). No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. All information received resulting from this RFI will be used by CBP for acquisition planning and market research purposes only. However, your response may be releasable to the public under the Freedom of information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, and the DHS FOIA regulation, 6 C.F.R. Chapter 1 and Part 5. If you wish CBP to consider any portion of your response as "confidential commercial information", you should clearly mark the portion as "confidential commercial information". The procedures for identifying "confidential commercial information" are set forth in the DHS FOIA regulation cited above and are available on the DHS website: http://www.dhs.gov/xfoia/editorial0579.shtm. CBP, at its discretion, may request respondents to this RFI to meet with CBP program and contracting officials and to elaborate on information in their written response. Respondents to this RFI will not be notified of any results derived from a review of the information provided. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary and is subject to revision and is not binding on the Government. The purpose of this public posting is to give contractors the opportunity to provide information regarding their capability to provide logistic support services. Background: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the first line of defense at U.S. Ports of Entry (PoE) and along the U.S. Border to include land border crossings, international airports, seaports, rail crossings, mail handling express cargo consignments facilities, and Border Patrol Checkpoints for the detection, identification, and interdiction of illegal traffic trade, and other contraband items entering the United States. The overall strategy focuses on interrupting smuggling and apprehending willful violators of United States laws with the aid of complex technical tools. Toward that end, CBP maintains a substantial inventory of interdiction, inspection, detection, and surveillance technology to assist CBP Officers and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Agents in the performance of their duties. The Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Enterprise Infrastructure & Operations Directorate (EIOD) …