The Department of Defense, specifically the Department of the Army, is seeking information from industry regarding the supply of Inland Petroleum Distribution Systems (IPDS) Type C hoses for the Sierra Army Depot in Herlong, California. The procurement involves 6-inch wide by 50-feet long hoses that meet military specifications for transferring liquid hydrocarbon fuels in challenging environments. These hoses are critical for various military applications, ensuring reliability and performance under battlefield conditions. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to the sources sought questionnaire by November 13, 2025, and should direct their inquiries and submissions to Mr. Rory Thelen at rory.g.thelen.civ@army.mil.

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**Sources Sought for supply of Inland Petroleum Distribution Systems Hoses for Sierra Army Depot**

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**DESCRIPTION OF INTENT:**

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT.  No contract will be awarded from this announcement.  This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation.  Also, it is not a request seeking contractors interested in being placed on a solicitation mailing list.  Response to this questionnaire is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on information requests.  Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned.  No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered.

**REQUIREMENT:**

The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information on commercial industry capability to satisfy U.S. Army requirements for supply of 6 inch wide x 50 feet long, Inland Petroleum Distribution Systems (IPDS), Type C, 1st layer braided textile yarn and outer layer molded rubber, Ethylene Propylene hoses for Sierra Army Depot

Type C Hose Definition: The MIL-370-C hose is a military specification for elastomeric, nonmetallic hoses designed for the transfer of liquid hydrocarbon fuels in a battlefield environment. These hoses are intended for use in various military applications, ensuring reliability and performance under challenging conditions.

Part Number: TM60-6-50-BLK:329E3

**INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE:**

1.  Number each response with the appropriate question number.

2.  You do not have to repeat the question in your response.

3.  If you cannot answer a question, please indicate “No Response.”

4.  If a response will satisfy another question, state: “See response to question XXX.”

5.  Include relevant sales media and product manuals.  If providing an ACROBAT formatted manual, annotate the manual to indicate which material is applicable to the questions.  If preferred, include Internet Web links to locations where animations/videos may be viewed.

6.  If your sales media and/or manuals contain a restricted distribution statement, issue a release statement indicating that the restricted material may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey.

7.  Spell out any acronyms in their first instance.

8.  Clearly mark any proprietary information.  If applicable, the front page of your response package should state:  “Proprietary Information Contained.”  Provide a release statement indicating that the proprietary information may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey.

**Request for Information (RFI)** **―** **Questionnaire**

1.  Company Name:

2.  Are you a **large** or **small** business for North American Industry Classification System?

            If small business, are you:

            Small Disadvantaged – or – 8(a)?

            In a Hubzone?

            Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned?

            Women Owned?

3.  Mailing Address:

4.  E-Mail Address:

5.  Point of Contact (POC)/Title:

6.  Telephone No:

7.  Fax No:

8.  CAGE Code:

9. Unique Entity ID:

10.  How long has your company been in business and what is your experience in providing IPDS hoses?

11. If the company has managed a contract for supplying IPDS hoses (part number TM60-6-50-BLK:329E3), what is the highest dollar value contract that has been managed and how many hoses were provided?

15.  If you were awarded a contract to provide IPDS hoses (part number TM60-6-50-BLK:329E3), how soon after contract award would you be able to supply the hoses?

Responses to this market investigation questionnaire should be sent via e-mail to Mr. Rory G. Thelen – rory.g.thelen.civ@army.mil you are requested to put “IPDS HOSES SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSE” in the subject line of the e-mail. You may respond in total or to any part of this questionnaire. Any requests for clarifications of this Survey shall also be addressed to Rory Thelen, and will be published with the appropriate answers at the same web location as this Questionnaire. No phone calls will be accepted at this time. No mailed literature will be accepted. Any questions that you may have shall be emailed to Rory Thelen.

Replies to this questionnaire must be received by close of business 13 November 2025.  Please mark your information “Proprietary”, as you believe appropriate.  Your input is voluntary and no compensation will be made for your participation in this survey.  We appreciate your cooperation in answering these questions and thank you in advance for your participation.

BE ADVISED that updates to the IPDS Hosesor non-proprietary questions from interested parties and responses by the Government will be posted as addenda to the questionnaire.

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