Lease or rental of equipment- mechanical power transmission equipment

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR THE US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND ROCK ISLAND AND SERVES AS NOTIFICATION TO INDUSTRY OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL POWER CONSULTATION, ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS, ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE/REPAIR, POWER CONSUPTION MONITORING, FUEL TANKS, SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, FUEL, FUEL DELIVERY, REFUELING PERSONNEL, AND SERVICES TO INCLUDE THE LEASE OR PURCHASE, DELIVERY, SET UP, REPAIR, CLEANING AND SERVICING OF ALL EQUIPMENT REQUITRED FOR ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTRACT IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN CAMP ARIFJAN AND SUPPORTED SITES DAILY OPERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE KUWAIT AREA OF REPONSIBILITY (AOR) IN SUPPORT OF THE AREA SUPPORT GROUP-KUWAIT (ASG-KU). THE ANTICIPATED DATE FOR RELEASE OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS ON/OR ABOUT 01 NOVEMBER 2013. THE THIS IS AN ESTIMATED DATE ONLY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE! SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON A FULL AND OPEN/UNRESTRICTED BASIS. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATION INFORMATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

THIS ACQUISITION WILL UTILIZE LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA) SOURCE SELECTION PROCEDURES. THE GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATES A SINGLE AWARD OF ONE BASE YEAR PLUS FOUR ONE-YEAR OPTION PERIODS.

THE NAICS CODE FOR THIS PROCUREMENT IS 532490.

THE SOLICITATION SHALL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY AS WILL ANY AMENDMENTS. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN A BIDDER?S MAILING LIST. IT IS THEREFORE INCUMBENT UPON ANY INTERESTED PARTIES TO PERIODICALLY ACCESS FEDBIZOPPS TO OBTAIN THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS, WHICH MAY BE ISSUED. FAILURE TO OBTAIN ANY SAID AMENDMENTS AND TO RESPOND TO THEM BY THE DATE AND TIME SET FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS MAY RENDER YOUR PROPOSAL NONRESPONSIVE AND RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF THE SAME.