Air university booth storage, shipping, and setup/teardown

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ANNOUNCEMENT IAW FAR 15.201(e). A MARKET SURVEY FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR QUOTES AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (SMALL BUSINESS, LARGE BUSINESS, ETC.) PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION, AS ONE DOES NOT EXIST.

Air University (AU) has a requirement to contract to support the services to Storage, Shipping and Logistics related to the Air University Booth for major events and conferences. 

 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 561920 which contains a size standard $12.0 million.

The contractor shall provide qualified oversight, personnel and services required to support the storage of the AU Booth, provide shipping logistics to (3) national events or conference per/year, provide personnel to setup and tear-down the AU booth at the three indicated annual conferences, provide funding for the Exhibit Services requirement of the setup and tear-down and provide the return shipping to storage facility of the identified contractor. Knowledge of the booth specifications, setup processes and design with the best capability for long term usage and care. Also, the services provider will supply insurance requirements to meet damages due to shipping and support objectives.

The contractor shall also provide storage between events, transportation to conferences (as needed), and assembly/disassembly at each event.

The contractor needs to be registered in the DoD System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM website https://www.sam.gov, and also be eligible to process invoices through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Register via the WAWF website https://wawf.eb.mil.

Information submitted will not be returned to the respective respondents. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice. Respondents may respond via e-mail no later than 28 Jan 2022, 12:00 am, Central Standard Time (CST) to Mr. Brian D. Thornton, brian.thornton.15@us.af.mil; (334) 953-6497 and Mrs. Kimberly Knott at kimberly.knott.1@us.af.mil; (334)-953-8552.