Attachment 1 - Sources Sought Instructions.pdf

Sources Sought/Market Survey for Boiler/Water Heater Maintenance Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska

Sources Sought Response Instructions

This Sources Sought is a market research tool to determine availability of small businesses to perform the requirement and adequacy of potential business sources to perform work at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The vendor shall not include any pricing or proprietary information.

This non-personal requirement is to provide maintenance for boilers, water heaters with power burners, gas fired unit heaters/furnace systems, infrared heaters and their associated components.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/QUOTE. Responses will not be considered as proposals/quotes, nor will any award be made as a result of this notice. Any information provided by interested parties to the Government is strictly voluntary. The Air Force will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. Contact with Government personnel, other than the Government personnel of 673 CONS listed in this announcement is prohibited.

The businesses responding to this Sources Sought Notice must provide a Statement of Capabilities addressing the following:

Demonstrate the interest, skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to perform the support services for the requirements specified within the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this announcement. Statements should address the specific requirements of the draft PWS and identify the firms' specific skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities to complete these requirements, including, but not limited to the certifications required in accordance with the Draft PWS. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance).

Please provide the information requested in each of the following sub-sections:

1.1.1 Business Information

1.1.2 Certification Information

1.1.3 Program Concerns and Risk

1.1.1 Business Information

- Company Name

- Address

- Point of Contact

- CAGE Code

- UEI Number

- Phone Number

- E-mail Address

- Web Page URL

- Is your company registered under NAICS code 811310?

- A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, indicate the country of ownership)

- Do you intend to provide these services as the prime?

- If subcontractors are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large businesses will be used. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether (Yes / No) your company is:

- Small Business

- Woman Owned Small Business o Is your certification listed as SBA verified in the Dynamic Small Business Search

(DSBS)?

- Small Disadvantaged Business

- 8(a) Certified o Is your certification listed as SBA verified in DSBS?

- HUBZone Certified o Is your certification listed as SBA verified in DSBS?

- Veteran Owned Small Business o Is your certification listed as SBA verified in DSBS?

- Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business o Is your certification listed as SBA verified in DSBS?

- Registered on System for Award Management (SAM)

1.1.2 Certification Information

Describe your company's capability to perform to the draft PWS. Ensure your submission includes the certifications required per paragraph 4.2.7, Contractor Qualifications/Certifications:

- Identify the employees, with certifications, in which your company can meet the requirements in the draft PWS.

- List and describe specific past performance which you believe to be relevant to this effort and the stated requirements. Please limit your relevant feedback to the past three years only and include the following information:

- Contract Number(s) or Customer/Company Name:

- Point of Contact (POC):

- City/State of Contract Performance:

- Type of Contract Vehicle and Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure:

o For example, Firm-Fixed-Price or Cost-Reimbursement o What does your company suggest for CLIN structure and why? What is the normal contract structure for the commercial/non-commercial marketplace?

- Customer Contracting POC Email address:

- Customer Contracting POC Phone number:

- Brief description of your direct support of the effort o Does your company have experience servicing this magnitude/type of requirement in an Arctic environment?

1.1.3 Program Concerns and Risk

Provide any additional feedback regarding the described program which you feel is relevant to the Government's market survey. In addition, based upon your experience with similar contracts and efforts please identify any other issues, situations, or processes you perceive as risk areas.

After reviewing the draft PWS, do you find any information to be difficult to understand? Are there any areas which could be made clearer? Is there anything which is outside of industry standards?

1.1.4 Innovations

The Government is always striving to find new ways to streamline processes to lower costs and utilize tax dollars in the most responsible way possible. After reviewing the draft PWS, please provide any potential innovations, procedures, or technologies your company utilizes or suggests, to help better meet these objectives.

1.1.5 Submission Requirements

- Potential sources should only submit the minimum information necessary and shall not exceed twenty (20) pages.

- Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. The Government may contact potential sources for additional information as required.

- Interested parties considering themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 12:00 PM (AKST) 22 March 2024.

Please submit all documentation by email in PDF format and state in the subject line "Sources Sought Response Boiler Maintenance." Responses received after the above date and time may not be reviewed. Send responses to Contracting Specialist Amn Jaiden Shipp at jaiden.shipp@us.af.mil, or Contracting Officer Ms. Kendra Lemke at kendra.lemke@us.af.mil.

Questions or clarifications regarding this Sources Sought Notice should be emailed to the addresses listed above no later than ten (10) U.S. business days prior to the response date listed above. If questions are received, and time permitting, the Government answers will be posted on the SAM website and the questions' source will not be identified. If publishing the answer to your question on SAM could compromise your competitive strategy, please state as such in your correspondence and the Government will act accordingly.

mailto:jaiden.shipp@us.af.mil mailto:kendra.lemke@us.af.mil

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