142nd WG - Dive Master and Dive Locker Service

Document Type: Pre-Solicitation Notice

Solicitation Number: W50S8Y-23-Q-0003

Classification Code: R499– Professional Support Services

Set Aside: 100% Small Business

NAICS Code: 541900 –Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The Oregon Air National Guard at Portland Air National Guard Base intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFQ) to award a single firm fixed- price contract for services, non-personal, to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to perform Dive Master and Dive Locker Maintenance Services, as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall provide technical experience and subject matter knowledge in the operation and maintenance of assigned diving equipment, boats, outboard motors, and will operate boats for functional/operational-checks and unit dive operations/training sessions. In addition, the contractor/dive locker technician shall provide technical diving observation assistance and technical diving knowledge input to the squadron Operations section in planning and development of waterborne operations procedures designed to enhance the combat readiness and collective skills of Special Tactics personnel. Military diving experience and credibility in the Navy dive community are essential to successful delivery of the required service.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 541900. The small business size standard is $19,500,000.00. This action is being procured on an 100% set aside for Small Business.

The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or about 14 August 2023.

All questions for the must be submitted by 23 August 2023 via email to james.vogt.4@us.af.mil.

The solicitation closing date is scheduled for on-or about 30 August 2023. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. The evaluation process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures based on the criteria found in 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to www.sam.gov. You will need your CAGE number register. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). Please note that due to recent fraudulent activity, the process for fully activating (and updating) a registration at SAM has changed, and now requires the submission of a notarized letter to GSA. See the following link for additional information and the latest updates to this process: https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate.

The solicitation and associated information will be available only from the Contract Opportunities website on-line at beta.sam.gov. SAM.gov and Contract Opportunities is a web based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with SAM.gov before accessing the system.

This solicitation is not an invitation for bids and there will not be a formal public bid opening.

DISCLAIMER: The official documents are located on the official government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to beta.sam.gov for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offerors inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. Place of performance is Portland, OR.