Rental of Machine Treated Mops and Rags.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This synopsis is issued for the sole purpose of conducting market research in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. The Mission & Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Directorate of Contracting, Fort Benning, Georgia is seeking information for market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources to determine an acquisition strategy. This sources sought synopsis is not a request for proposal. This request for information is for planning purposes only and shall not obligate the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government is not obligated to, and will not, pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. Your responses to this sources sought will be treated as information only. The results of the market research will be used to determine the best overall acquisitions strategy.

It is the United States Government's intent to procure non-personal services for Rental of Machine Treated Mops and Rags on a competitive basis. The NAICS code is 812331. The contractor will provide all personnel, expertise and other service to deliver machine-treated mops and rags to seven locations on Fort Benning, Georgia. After the initial delivery, the contractor will pick up the soiled mops and rags from each location and exchange them with clean items. A competitive solicitation is currently being prepared with a one-year base period and four optional periods to begin on or about 1 August 2011. The purpose of this Sources Sought solicitation is to determine availability of qualified commercial concerns that are interested in competing for this requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or bids nor a solicitation of offers from interested parties. This Notice is posted for 5 days only.

Submission Requirements: Responses to this announcement must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. eastern standard time, Friday, March 25, 2011. Interested firms may submit capability statements via email only to candace.l.johnson@us.army.mil. Responses shall not exceed 5 pages when printed and should be transmitted with attachments in Microsoft Word or PDF format. No zipped files. No telephone requests will be honored. Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to Candace Johnson, via email at candace.l.johnson@us.army.mil.

As part of the capability package, firms must include the following:

(1) Business Size and socioeconomic status

(2) Contact information, name, title, telephone number, and e-mail address of designated corporate point of contact.






(3) Describe your recent and relevant contracts performed within the past three years for the same or similar service as required in the draft PWS. Contracts may include those with Federal, State and local Government as well as private companies. Each reference must include the contract dollar value; the contract period of performance; and a brief description of the contract requirements.