Civilians on the Battlefield/Role Player Solicitation for 6 mobilization centers throughout the United States for First Army deploying National Guard and Reserve soldiers.

The Southern Region Contracting Center-East, Fort McPherson, GA, intends to solicit for Civilians on the Battlefield (COB)/Role Player contracts for six separate Mobilization Centers throughout the United States for First Army. There will be one (1) solicitation from which all six (6) mobilization centers will be solicited and awarded from; those centers are as follows: Fort Bragg, NC; Fort Dix, NJ; Fort McCoy, WI; Fort Sill, OK; Camp Atterbury, IN; and Camp Shelby; MS. There will be six separate contracts awarded; one for each of the mobilization centers and these contracts will be Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. This is a competitive 8(a) Small Business procurement. Competition shall be restricted to eligible 8(a) Small Business contractors. All other offerors are deemed ineligible to submit offers. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 561320, Temporary Help Services, and the Small Business Size Standard is $12.5 million. The period of performance will be for a base year of 12 months and two one-year option periods. The guaranteed minimum ordered under each of these contracts, initiated by one or more task orders, will be $5,000.00 for the base year. There will not be a minimum guarantee for the option years. The collective ceiling price for all six contracts combined, to include option years is $145,000,000.00. Task orders, as required, will be awarded on a Time & Material basis with pre-negotiated loaded labor rates and material costs. All task orders will be subject to the availability of funds. This will be a negotiated procurement and offerors will be required to submit both a technical and a price proposal. The Government will select the six awardees using the Lowest-Priced Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15.101-2. The Government intends to award contracts without discussions, therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal shall contain its best terms offer. Tentative solicitation issue date is on or about June 23, 2008, and will be issued via ASFI. It is the contractor's responsibility to check the following website for a copy of the solicitation and any applicable amendments. Contractors may view and/or download this solicitation after issuance from the Federal Business Opportunity (FEDBIZOPPS) website at http://www.eps.gov. In order to be eligible for award, firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Businesses may obtain information on how to register in the CCR by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at www.ccr.gov. Any questions relating to this solicitation must be submitted in writing and emailed to leonard.mutter@us.army.mil .