Off-Road Snow Vehicle Lease

Added: Jun 13, 2016 6:55 pm The Regional Contracting Office (RCO) of Marine Corps Installation West (MCIWEST) at Camp Pendleton, California is conducting market research to identify vendors capable of leasing off-road snow vehicles to the United States Marine Corps (USMC). This notice is issued as a Request For Information (RFI) and quotes or proposals are not being solicited at this time. The intent of this notice is to identify qualified small businesses and other socioeconomic firms for planning purposes.

A sources sought notice or Request For Information (RFI) is a market research tool used to determine availability and adequacy of potential business sources prior to determining a method of acquisition. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No reimbursement shall be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice, or any follow-up information requests. The Government shall not provide a debriefing on the results of this notice. All information submitted will be considered confidential and will be protected from unauthorized disclosure. Again, quotes or proposals ARE NOT being solicited.

The USMC plans to solicit and award a firm fixed price lease agreement for 12 commercial off-road snow vehicles. The planned lease term is for eight months with an optional eight month period the following year. The planned North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) code is 336999, All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The place of performance is USMC Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California.

It is requested that interested parties submit a brief capabilities statement (no more than 4 pages in length, single-spaced, 11-point font minimum) demonstrating their ability to perform the requested services. This documentation should address, at a minimum, the following: 1) Company profile to include number of employees, office location(s), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and business size. If small business, include a statement identifying small business classification and current status of the small business classification (including any relevant socioeconomic status); 2) Relevant experience within the last three years that shows your company possesses the technical expertise, experience and financial capability to compete for this acquisition; and 3) Include whether your company has any active long term contracts or agreements that cover a similar scope of work and permits USMC purchasing, for example, General Services Administration (GSA) contracts.

General sales brochures and marketing packages will not be considered. Questions or brief capability statements should be submitted by email to david.stemple@usmc.mil no later than June 17, 2016 by 4:00 PM PST. Late questions or responses shall not be accepted.