SOURCES_SOUGHT_ANNOUNCEMENT_YR_99th_August_Arlington_VA.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT: Yellow Ribbon Event Arlington, VA

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE ANY SERVICES, NOR IS IT THE INTENT OF THE ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND- NEW JERSEY TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOUGHT.

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: ACC- NJ is seeking preliminary marketing information, from capable and reliable sources to gain knowledge of potential qualified small business sources capable of performing all requirements in the PWS for the Yellow Ribbon Event in Arlington, VA. This is a single requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classified for this effort is 721110: Hotel (except Casinos).

The ACC-NJ anticipates releasing a solicitation announcement, to be published in the Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov), on or about 1 July 2016. The solicitation will consist of a FIRM-FIXED-PRICE contract for a period of performance of 19-21 Aug 2016.

2. PROJECT SCOPE: This requirement will be for all requirements listed for the Yellow Ribbon event in Arlington, VA as specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

BROAD DESCRIPTION of WORK: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the listed requirements as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS), except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards of this PWS.

3. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All interested firms shall submit a Capability Statement and email to Theresa.m.eckstein.civ@mail.mil. Submission shall be received by 2:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, 09 June 2016 and shall not exceed four (4) one-sided, 8-1/2 x 11 pages. This request for information is only for market research purposes. This RFI does not constitute a request for proposal nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of response to this notice. All data received in response to this RFI marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from release outside the U.S. Government. No hard-copy or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Cover letters and extraneous materials (brochures, etc) will be considered. Interested offeror's shall address this requirement through this RFI in written format via email to theresa.m.eckstein.civ@mail.mil. Calls and fax transmittals in response to this RFI will NOT be accepted.

4. The Point of Contact is:

Theresa Eckstein, Contract Specialist, ACC-NJ Fort Dix, theresa.m.eckstein.civ@mail.mil