Repair of a 74' Vessel

BACKGROUND:
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) has a responsibility to Relocate, Store, Maintain, and Sell seized and/or forfeited Assets throughout the United States.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
This announcement is posted as a RFI only, for an upcoming solicitation that will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. This request for information is issued to determine whether there are qualified sources that will be able to meet the requirement. The solicitation will be for the Repair of a 74' Vessel in the Fort Lauderdale, FL. The vessel will not be relocated for repairs.

If you have an interest in the upcoming solicitation, please provide a written response to the questions below along with your company's capability statement. Provide your response to Shannon Dinkelman, Contract Specialist via email at Shannon.dinkelman@usdoj.gov or you may fax your response to 703-308-0376, Attn: Shannon Dinkelman. You are advised that providing responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation. All responses are due by August 15, 2013 at 2pm EST.

Name of Firm:

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Address:

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Point of Contact:

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E-Mail Address:

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Telephone #:

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Indicate your firm=s size and status of your organization: ____Small Business, ____Large Business, ____ 8a, ____Veteran-owned, ____Service Disabled Veteran-owned, ____HUB Zone Small Business, ____Small Disadvantaged Small Business, ____Woman-owned Small Business, and ____Historically Black Colleges/Minority Institutions?

What percentage of the work would your firm perform and what percentage of the work would you subcontract. If subcontracting opportunities are available, do you anticipate subcontracting with ___small business, ___veteran-owned small business, ____service-disabled, ___women-owned small business concerns?

Does your firm offer maintenance to the General Public on a Commercial Basis?

Is it customary and offered to the General Public that records are maintained showing maintenance performed on Vessels repaired at your facility?

Are you aware of any Laws and Regulations that are unique to the services being acquired?

Does your firm possess the necessary licenses and permits to conduct business for these services in the proposed state?

Does your firm belong to any trade organizations? If so, please list the organization.

Would your company be interested in participating in this requirement?

End of Survey.

Solicitation will be posted at the FEDBIZZOPPS, http. www.FBO.GOV.