ACS Newcomer's Orientation Cultural Adaptation Tour Services

Newcomer's Orientation Cultural Adaptation Tour Services

US Army Garrison, Hawaii (USAG-HI), Army Community Service (ACS) 

INTRODUCTION

The 413th Contracting Support Brigade, Regional Contracting Office, Hawaii is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement forcontractor to offer guided tour to ACS eligible patrons (newly arrived Army military and civilian personnel, and their Family members) stationed at Schofield Barracks, Fort Shafter, Tripler and Wheeler Army Airfield.  The tour will be normally scheduled twice a month, and will originate from Schofield Barracks to points of interest on the Island of Oahu on the Government approved tour route.  The contractor shall provide tour guide services with a Hawaii State Tour Driver/Guide certified personnel. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis.

Site Visit is not required.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Tour will start and end at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

See Attachment 2 of the PWS for required points of interest

DISCLAIMER

"THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)" TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT."

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 487110 with a Small Business Size Standard of $7.5M. The Product Service Code is V222. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A draft PWS is attached for review, and provide your review comments. 

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than two (2) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm Hawaii Standard Time, 20 Mar 2017.  All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to Mr. Anthony Reyes at anthony.g.reyes1.civ@mail.mil.

The estimated period of performance consists of base plus 4 option years with performance commencing in September 2017.

 
The contract type is anticipated to be firm fixed price.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.