Pre Solicitation Notice - Bowling Machine.pdf

Pre-Solicitation Notice IAW RFO 5.101(c)

This notice serves to notify industry and the public that the Government intends to solicit for items and/or services described below in the near future. Quotes, proposals, or bids will NOT be accepted in response to this notice. Any unsolicited quotes or offers received will be discarded and will not be evaluated by the Government.

Date: 21 May 2026

Notice ID: FA481426Q0021

Title: Bowling Machine

1. Point of Contacts:

Contracting Specialist: Jill Warye Email: jill.warye@us.af.mil

Contracting Officer: David Lovett Email: david.lovett@us.af.mil

Address: 2610 Pink Flamingo Ave., Tampa, FL 33621

2. Set-asides:

☒ Total Small Business Set-Aside

☐ Partial Small Business Set-Aside

☐ Local Area Set-Aside

☐ (Other Set-Aside):

3. Codes for Services or Supplies:

Product Service Code (PSC): 7810 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 339920

4. Description:

(i) This is a new requirement for an automatic bowling lanes maintenance machine to oil the lanes. See Statement of Need dated 22 May 2026.

(ii) “IAW RFO 12.201-1(c)(2), a solicitation will not be posted to the Government Point of Entry (GPE). Instead, the government will request quotes directly from at least three (3) sources and issue an award to the offeror representing the best value. The anticipated award date is 30 Sep 2026.”

NOTE: Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

(iii) N/A (If one or more items under the acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) and/or a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) (see Part 25), see Table 5-1 under RFO 5.101(c)(4)(iii) for required language.) N/A

(iv) If technical data required to respond will not be furnished as part of the solicitation, identify where and how prospective offerors can obtain the data. N/A

(v) If an award of a construction contract to a small business is anticipated, include information about definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders (see part 36). N/A

(vi) If a solicitation is posted to the GPE, all responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

(vii) For noncompetitive contract actions (including those at or below the SAT), identify the intended source and explain why competition is lacking. N/A

(viii) State whether an offeror or its product or service must meet a qualification requirement in order to be eligible for award; and if so, identify the office from which the qualification requirement may be obtained.