Civilian Enterprise(CE) Newspaper The Jet Stream for MCAS Beaufort, SC

SOURCES SOUGHT 25 JULY 2016

SOURCES SOUGHT 10 Nov 2015

MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune Contracting Department, seeks qualified publishers capable of producing a Civilian Enterprise (CE) base newspaper for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, SC in accordance with the draft Statement of Work provided. This is a Request for information (RFI) only. There is no solicitation available at this time. The RFI is issued for the sole purpose of conducting Market Research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. This will be a No Cost contract in accordance with DODI 5120.04 . The intended contract shall be for a two (2) year base period and four (4) additional 1-year option periods. The submission of information is for planning purposes only, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any items or services. Draft of Statement of Work (SOW) attached.

The information will not be returned, and no compensation will be provided form any response to this announcement. Proprietary information submitted will be protected, when so designated.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511110 - Newspaper Publishers, which has a small business size standard of 500 Employees.

Interested concerns, large and small, should indicate interest and capability to provide tasks identified above to the Contract Specialist (email below), in writing as early as possible, but no later than 4:00 PM EST, Thursday, Nov 19, 2015.

Potential vendors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award, as well as have NAICS 511110 identified in their SAMS profile.

Interested firms are requested to respond to this notice and include the following in their response:

1. Firm's information to include name of representative, address, phone number, CAGE Code, DUNS number;

2. Interest in nature of participation [e.g., prime contractor, teaming partner, primary subcontractor];

3. Business size [e.g., SB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, SDB, large business];

4. General Capability Only a brief statement of qualifications (not to exceed ten (10) pages) is requested at this time.

Interested contractors may provide the above information via e-mail to the electronic address listed below. All communications must be addressed to the Contract Specialist via e-mail ONLY.

The government reserves the right to set this acquisition aside for Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business, Woman-Owned small business, or Small Disadvantaged Business firms based on the responses it receives.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly.

POC: Tracy Fulks, tracy.fulks@usmc.mil