Schedule I & II, Outbound & Inbound Services at Fort Lewis/McChord Air Force Base, WA State and Surrounding Areas

W911S8-09-B-0002, Fort Lewis/McChord Air Force Base, Washington State Area

The Department of the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Enterprise and Installation Operations (EIO), Directorate of Contracting (DOC), Fort Lewis, Washington is currently requesting information to determine the existence of viable commercial sources capable of providing complete services for Outbound and Inbound (Schedules I and II) Packing and Containerization and Local Drayage of Direct Procurement Method (DPM) Personal Property Shipments for Department of Defense (DoD) personnel located in the Fort Lewis/McChord Air Force Base, Washington State area. The anticipated period of performance is 1 May 2009 through 30 April 2010 plus four (4) one-year Option Periods.

This Sources Sought shall not be construed as a Request for Proposals (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this Sources Sought shall not serve as proposals, bids, or offers, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. MICC, EIO, DOC will not accept unsolicited proposals related to the subject of this Sources Sought. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked - Proprietary - will be handled accordingly. The responder must clearly identify any information it considers sensitive or proprietary. Responses to this Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with and incurred by responding to this Sources Sought. The Government reserves the right to determine how it should proceed as a result of this notice.

A Market Research Questionnaire is below. Responses to the Questionnaire are encouraged from all interested parties. You are advised that providing responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation. Please provide any additional feedback in your response that you feel is relevant.

E-mail your response to Darlene.Anderson@us.army.mil

Respond no later than 07:00:00 AM PDT on 27 October 2008.


MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE, W911S8-09-B-0002, Fort Lewis/McChord Air Force Base, Washington State Area

Company Name ____________________________________________

Phone Number ______________________

Email Address ____________________________________________

DUNS ______________________

CAGE ______________________

1. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] code 488991, Packing and Crating, the largest a firm can be and still qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs is no larger than $25.5 Million average annual receipts.

[ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB)
[ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone
[ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a)
[ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
[ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business
[ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
[ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify)

2. Does your firm have the capability to handle a maximum of 1000 net hundred weight (NCWT) Inbound and 1000 NCWT Outbound shipments per day in the Fort Lewis/McChord Air Force Base, Washington State area?

_____ yes _____ no

3. Would subcontracting be considered to meet the requirement of 1000 NCWT Inbound and 1000 NCWT Outbound shipments per day in the Fort Lewis/McChord Air Force Base, Washington State area?
_____ yes _____ no

4. How does your company meet fluctuations in number/size of shipments?

5. How does the rising price of fuel get factored into Inbound and Outbound packing and crating costs?

6. Is your firm aware that effective 1 March 2008, the liability for lost and/or damage to personal property under Direct procurement Method (DPM) contracts changed from $1.25 times the net weight of each shipment for Schedule I & II services to Full Replacement Value (FRV) with the following limitations: the greater of $5,000 per shipment, or $4.00 times the net weight of the household good (HHG) shipment, in pounds, not to exceed $50,000.00?

_____ yes _____ no

7. How would your company meet the challenge of the new liability rates of FRV (see question #6 above)?

8. How would the new liability rates of FRV (see question #6 above) be passed along to the Government in rate changes?

9. How many calendar days does your firm need to prepare a bid for a solicitation?

_____ 15 days _____ 30 days _____ 45 days _____ 60 days

10. If your company were selected, how many calendar days would your company need after the contract award date before you could be completely set-up and begin providing services?

_____ 15 days _____ 30 days _____ 45 days _____ 60 days

11. Is use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) a common practice in the Packing and Crating for Local Drayage of Personal Property Shipments industry? In other words, if there was a dispute between your company and your customer you are doing services for, is it common to go to court with lawyers or is it common to have a neutral third party meet with the parties to try to resolve the dispute out of court (ADR)?

_____ ADR is common in our industry. _____ ADR is NOT common in our industry.

12. Is showing proof of insurance coverage (bodily liability, vehicle liability) before beginning to work for your customers a common practice in the Packing and Crating for Local Drayage of Personal Property Shipments industry? In other words, if you have a new customer you will begin services for, do you show that customer proof of your insurance before you begin services?

_____ Showing proof of insurance to a new customer before beginning work for them is common in our industry.

_____ Showing proof of insurance to a new customer before beginning work for them is NOT common in our industry.

13. Comment on any other current or potential technical, cost, schedule, or performance risks not mentioned above that you would like to make the Government aware of that concerns inbound and outbound packing and crating and local drayage of personal property shipments in the Fort Lewis/McChord Air Force Base, Washington State area.

Thank you for your participation.