Release of Request for Proposal W52P1J-09-R-0065 Kuwait Base Operations and Security Support Services (K-BOSSS) Contract.

This modification is to inform industry of the availability of Technical Exhibits (TEs) and a revised Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the impending Kuwait Base Operations and Security Support Services (K-BOSSS) RFP W52P1J-09-R-0065. Interested parties may receive a copy of these documents by providing a single e-mail address for each organization to the contracting POCs. Conveyance of the TEs will be via a file transfer program due to the size of documents. The file transfer service is AMRDEC Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE). The organizational POC will receive a notice via e-mail that the files are ready to be downloaded with instructions on how to do it. Only one download is available per recipient. Access to the SAFE site will expire within 14 days of the initial notice. Please contact the contracting POCs should you require further assistance or with any questions.

POC: Trudy Hallgren (309) 782-7686, E-mail trudy.hallgren@us.army.mil; Dean C. Brabant (309) 782-5846, E-mail dino.brabant@us.army.mil

This modification is to inform industry of the availability of Questions and Answers from the February Site Visit to Kuwait and the Draft RFP W52P1J-09-R-0065. Interested parties may receive a copy of this document entitled Completed SV Questions FINAL 2 July and K-BOSSS RFP Industry Questions 21 JUL 09 by contacting the contracting POCs. A copy will be sent via e-mail.

This modification is to extend the response time for comments, provide the site-visit attendee roster and instructions on obtaining the site visit briefings and maps.

1. Due to conflicting information between the synopsis announcement and Section A of Draft Request for Proposal W52P1J-09-R-0065, the Contracting Officer is extending the period for submittal of written comments from 02 June to 05 June 2009. Comments are to be sent in writing to the POCs no later than COB 05 June 2009.

Please note this is a draft only. The Government will not accept proposals at this time. It is the intent of the Government to issue a formal solicitation soon after the comment period expires.

Interested companies should respond by emailing the Contracting POCs. Please reference K-BOSSS Draft RFP in the subject of your e-mail.

2. The Site Visit Attendee Roster is posted with this announcement under Additional documentation. This roster is also available at the following ASC AAIS website:

http://www.aschq.army.mil/ac/aaisdus/KBOSS.aspx

3. The Site Visit briefings and Technical Exhibit TE C.1.1.4 (containing installation maps) are available by the following means: Interested parties must complete a non-disclosure statement signifying that your request for these documents is for official business use only, i.e., preparation of a proposal in response to the K-BOSSS solicitation. The signed non-disclosure statement may be scanned and sent via email or faxed to the number above. Once the non-disclosure statement is received, the documents will be sent via e-mail. A blank non-disclosure statement is posted with this announcement under Additional Documentation.

Previously a Sources Sought announcement was issued on 2 October 2008 and a Site Visit was conducted in Kuwait 23-27 February 2009.

This announcement does not constitute a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor to pay for any costs incurred as a result of this notice.

This is a modification to the previous notice for the draft RFP for K-BOSSS to post additional CDRLs and Technical Exhibits. The documents are listed under the Additional Information located at the end of this annoucement. Click on the link entitled Additional Documentation to access the attachments. This is for both the original notice and this modification. The original posting had 5 files with incorrect file extensions creating an error in downloading. These files are re-posted in this modification. The files were CDRLs with extensions .12,.17,.18,.19,and .4.

Rock Island Contracting Command (RICC) intends to issue solicitation W52P1J-09-R-0065 for base operations and security support services at various locations throughout the country of Kuwait (K-BOSSS) at a forthcoming date.

This pre-solicitation announcement is to request comments from interested parties on the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for K-BOSSS. Comments are to be sent in writing to the POCs no later than June 02, 2009. Please note this is a draft only. The Government will not accept proposals at this time. It is the intent of the Government to issue a formal solicitation soon after the comment period expires.

Interested companies should respond by emailing the Contracting POCs. Please reference K-BOSSS Draft RFP in the subject of your e-mail. Comments on the DRFP are requested to be provided no later than 2 June 2009.

Previously, a sources sought announcement was issued on October 2, 2008 requesting information needed by the Government prior to release of a potential solicitation. Also, a site visit was conducted in Kuwait on 23-27 of February.

This announcement does not constitute a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor to pay for any costs incurred as a result of this notice.

Contracting Office Address:
Rock Island Acquisition Center, ATTN: CCRC-FS, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000

Place of Performance:
Various locations through-out the country of Kuwait