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Sources Sought Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Vehicle Maintenance

Solicitation Title: FMS Vehicle Maintenance in support of Afghanistan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF)

Description: Inspect, repair and maintain vehicles in support of the Afghanistan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF). This Sources Sought is for informational purposes; Limited to Products or Services from Afghanistan

General Information

SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. Limited to Products or Services from Afghanistan. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no obligation incurred by the U.S. Government. The U.S. government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. However, this is an important opportunity for you to influence the solicitation provisions, contract clauses, our budget requests, and the full range of other elements supporting the acquisition strategy for this program. This survey, and all information herein is for informational planning purposes only and does not constitute a “Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid”, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. The Government will not pay for information submitted in response to this sources sought notice nor will the Government reimburse contractors for any costs associated with the submittal of the requested information.

Purpose

901st CBN and RCC Afghanistan (RCC-A) is requesting information on contractors capable of inspection, repair and maintenance of vehicles to support the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANDSF). Projected Vehicle List for vehicles which may require inspection, repair and maintenance is provided as follows:

MTV INTL Up-Armored

10K forklift

All‐Terrain Vehicles (Bobcat, John Deer, etc)

LMTV Trailers

The Period of Performance is for a one year period. The place of performance is Kabul, Afghanistan.

The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and award in conjunction with policies and procedures from FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Any resulting procurement action will be the subject of a separate, future announcement. This is a market research survey to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to determining an acquisition and contract strategy. The information received will be utilized by 901st CBN and RCC Afghanistan (RCC-A) in developing its acquisition strategy. The information in this notice is based on current information available to date. All response submissions become Government property and will not be returned, including any proprietary information. RCC-A reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this RFI. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued.

ATTENTION: Afghan vendors must be registered and approved with Joint Contracting and Contingency Services (JCCS) to be eligible for any future contract consideration. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained via the internet at www.jccs.gov.

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) is attached for review and comments.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

All interested parties shall submit a response that includes ALL of the following information:

At least one (1) past performance reference within the last 3 years where your

Company performed prior similar services; Agency Name, Contract Number, Contract/Project Name, Period of Performance, Contract Value and a brief description of the services your company performed under the contract. Please state if performed as the prime or subcontractor.

Questions and/or concerns related to this Request for Information (RFI) shall be submitted no later than 5:00pm Afghanistan time on Friday, 6 Jan 2017 via email to Contract Specialist, Anita Maldonado, at ." anita.maldonado.ctr@mail.mil. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.