Parts Washer Services for Various Marine Corps Installations in Okinawa and Shizuoka Areas, Japan

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a request for quotes/proposals and no contract will be awarded from this notice.

The Marine Corps Regional Contracting Office (RCO), Far East, Okinawa, Japan is seeking sources for the purpose of solicitation and ultimately the acquisition of Parts Washer Services for various Marine Corps customers located in Okinawa and Shizuoka Areas, Japan.

The services include 1) the rental of parts washer machines, 2) Periodic replacement of solvents and Cleaning parts washer tanks, 3) Disposal of Waste Solvents, 4) and Laboratory sampling analysis of sludge by products, carbon, and filters. The solvents are used to clean parts such as automobile parts, weapon parts, and other various machine parts.

The Contractor shall perform the removal of contaminated solvent and solids from each location. The Contractor shall also clean each parts washer, inside and out, and shall refill each with fresh recycled solvent. The Contractor is solely responsible for recycling and disposing of “DIRTY†solvent.

Responses to this RFI must contain the following information: a capability statement which includes following information:

1) Specifications of Parts Washer Machines (See Appendix E) --- Different Sizes of Parts Washer Machines may be acceptable. The Government will determine the final specifications of Parts Washers based on the result of this RFI.),

2) Specifications of Solvents (See Appendix F)--- Similar types of solvents and/or safer solvents may be acceptable.

The Government will determine the final specifications based on the result of this RFI. and

3) Estimated Times of Delivery for Rental Parts Washer Machines (within ___ days after Contract awarded) --- The Government intends to request the installation of more than one hundred parts washers in accordance with Appendix C – Parts Washer Location Listing.

Responses are due by 30 Nov 2011. Both e-mail and fax submittals will be accepted. Please send e-mail responses to Contract Specialist, Manabu Mitomi/Contract Specialist at manabu.mitomi.ja@usmc.mil and fax responses should be sent to 011-81-98-970-0969 (from U.S.) or 098-970-0969 (within Japan).

NOTE: This Request for Information is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-3.

No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such.



Point of contact: Manabu Mitomi

Title: Contract Specialist

Phone: 011-81-98-970-1504 (from U.S) / 098-970-1504 (within Japan)

e-mail: manabu.mitomi.ja@usmc.mil.