Tattoo Shipment Sources Sought.pdf

Sources Sought request for Shipping United States Air Force Band Items to Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes: 481212, 481112, 488510

Requirement Information:

The United States Air Force Band will be attending the 2023 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. In order to attend, a round-trip, international shipment between Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, DC and Redford Cavalry Barracks in Edinburgh, Scotland is required.

EXPECTED PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 1 July 2023 – 30 September 2023

The shipment must meet the following critical performance requirements:

1. Equipment and uniforms must be delivered on time and in perfect condition.

2. Items must be protected from extreme heat, cold, water, sunlight, and temperature changes.

3. Items must be packed on site at JBAB, transported to Edinburgh, Scotland, unloaded, and unpacked at the location specified in the PWS.

4. Items must be repacked, returned to JBAB, unloaded, and unpacked at the location specified in the PWS.

5. Vendor is required to coordinate all movements of equipment and must navigate all logistics while in transit, including customs.

Please see the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) to see the full list of performance requirements. All work shall be performed in accordance with the PWS.

These requirements are not unique to the military and can be acquired in the commercial market sector and performed by any business type (large or small).

This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of market research being conducted by the United States Air Force (USAF). This market research is being conducted to increase competition for this requirement by identifying potential sources and to gauge interest.

The Government will use the information gathered through publication of this SSS to determine the best acquisition strategy for this requirement. The Government is interested in all potential business who have the capability to execute the work described in the PWS.

Contractors that are interested in this requirement are requested to respond to Sean Miller, Contract Specialist, by email at sean.miller.51@us.af.mil and Adriagny Russomanno, Contracting Officer, by email at adriagny.russomanno@us.af.mil by 03:00PM EST, 1 May 2023 including the following:

1. Name and address of company

2. A point of contact with name, title, phone, and email

3. CAGE (NCAGE) code and Unique Entity ID (formerly DUNS number), if available.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not considered a commitment by the Government.

This notice does not obligate the Government to solicit and award contracts nor does it obligate the Government to pay potential offerors for any costs incurred for their participation in this sources sought/market research.

mailto:sean.miller.51@us.af.mil mailto:adriagny.russomanno@us.af.mil

Estimated Solicitation Information Estimated Solicitation Date: 4 May 2023

PR: Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.