Custodial Services

Added: Apr 10, 2013 5:27 pm Modified: Apr 11, 2013 4:27 pmTrack Changes THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

The Air Force is seeking sources for a potential competitive 100% set aside for 8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, or Small Business concerns. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to obtain information on qualified and experienced contractors interested in providing proposals for custodial services.

IF ADEQUATE RESPONSES ARE NOT RECEIVED FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CONCERNS, THE ACQUISITION MAY BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
The contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, and labor necessary to ensure that custodial services are performed Cavalier AFS, ND in a manner that will maintain a satisfactory facility condition and present a clean, neat and professional appearance. The contractor shall accomplish all cleaning tasks and be required to provide and replenish soap and paper products in all rest rooms identified in a Performance Work Statement (PWS). Maximum cleaning frequencies will be established in a PWS, in accordance with Air Force Custodial Common Levels of Service Standards.

Work to be performed will be within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 561720, Janitorial Services and the small business standard of $16,500,000.00.

If your firm has an interest in proposing on this future requirement as described above, please prepare and transmit a Capability Statement to SSgt Daniel Cary via fax to (701) 747-4215, or email to daniel.cary@us.af.mil not later than 4:00 PM CDT, 26 Apr 2013. If emailing your response, please note that due to increased firewall protections some emails may be blocked; therefore, follow-up via telephone at (701)747-5301 or (701)747-5299 (if an acknowledgement is not received back via email) is strongly recommended to ensure receipt of your submission by the Government.

Request interested firms respond to this notice and include the following in their Capability Statement:

(a) Firm's INFORMATION [name, address, phone number, CAGE Code];

(b) Firm's INTEREST to qualify [e.g., prime contractor, teaming partner, job venture, primary subcontractor];

(c) STATUS [e.g., 8(a) [including graduation date], HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.];

(d) CAPABILITY STATEMENT [Interested contractors must demonstrate a history of relevant custodial services experience to include a summary of relevant and recent (within the last three fiscal years) performance history (identified by contract/project number, project title, dollar amount, point(s) of contact with telephone/fax numbers, and in what capacity (e.g., prime, subcontractor, etc.) performed)];

Interested contractors must provide the above information to the points of contacts listed herein. Information submitted shall be in sufficient detail as to allow for government review of firm's interest and capabilities. Responses shall be limited to three (3) pages.

The government reserves the right to set this acquisition aside for Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Woman Owned, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business firms based on the responses it receives. Once the determination has been made to either set-aside the acquisition or solicit on an unrestricted basis, it will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website: https://www.fbo.gov/

This request for information (RFI) notice is issued for planning purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to this notice will assist the government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, or pay for any proposal preparation costs.