Market_Survey_Custodial_Services.docx

TARDEC Custodial Service Market Survey / Source Sought

DESCRIPTION OF INTENT:

This is a Market Survey. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it a request seeking contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this market survey 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.

DISCLAIMER:

Reference herein to any specific commercial company, product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or the Department of the Army (DA). The opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or the DA, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this market survey questionnaire is to provide information to the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC). TARDEC is looking for lab cleaning services for buildings at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren Michigan and at Selfridge Air National Guard base in Harrison Township. Specific building and room numbers can be found on attachment #1. Attachment #1 will also show the types of cleaning and frequency per area. We are surveying industry related to the following Requests for Information (RFIs):

RFI 1: What is the best method(s) to price the varying tasks? TARDEC is looking for an alternative method than hourly.

RFI 2: How much lead time would be necessary for special event add on work requests?

RFI 3: How would you staff for VIP or important events?

RFI 4: Is your company able to provide work to this area?

RFI 5: Do you have current contracts near Warren, Michigan or are you partnered with a company near Warren, Michigan?

RFI 6: Do you take exception to any of the requirements listed?

RFI 7: Are you able to provide mechanical lifts?

RESPONSES:

Each initial response to this market survey is requested to include:

1. A brief company description (no more than ½ page) summarizing the organization’s history and pertinent custodial industry experience, CAGE code, business size and contact info.

2. An executive summary (no more than two pages) of the information submitted in response to this market survey.

3. Point(s) of Contact (POC) with associated contact information.

RESPONSES DUE:

Responses to this market survey are due by May 19, 2016. Please submit all responses and any questions prior to full response via email to mark.r.hirsch.mil@mail.mil. Please format the subject line of the response email as follows: “[Organization Name] response to Market Survey – Custodial Services”

RESPONSE FORMAT:

Only electronic responses are requested. Please provide e-mail responses in PDF format to the Government POC(s) listed below. If you submit multiple e-mail messages, please make sure the subject lines include, for example, “message 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3,” as well as [Organization Name]. All interested entities (e.g. companies, non-profit organizations, and academic institutes), regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information. All material submitted in response to this market survey must be unclassified and properly marked.

GOVERNMENT POINT(S) OF CONTACT:

MSG Mark Hirsch Contract Specialist email: mark.r.hirsch.mil@mail.mil

SURVEY QUESTIONS:

General:

1. Describe your company’s experience in executing custodial service contracts.

RFI Specific:

RFI 1: What is the best method(s) to price the varying tasks? TARDEC is looking for an alternative method than hourly.

RFI 2: How much lead time would be necessary for special event add on work requests?

RFI 3: How would you staff for VIP or important events?

RFI 4: Is your company able to provide work to this area?

RFI 5: Do you have current contracts near Warren, Michigan or are you partnered with a company near Warren, Michigan?

RFI 6: Do you take exception to any of the requirements listed?

RFI 7: Are you able to provide mechanical lifts?