Sources Sought Runway Friction Testing

Purchase Request Number:

FY21 Runway Friction Testing

Notice Type:

Sources Sought

Synopsis:

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Joint Base Charleston, located in Charleston, SC seeks a contractor to provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, transportation, labor, supervision and management necessary to provide Runway Friction Testing.  Services shall include but are not limited to scheduling, inspecting, and friction testing of all runways, calibration records, final test reports, and retesting as required in accordance with all Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, latest editions of Air Force Instructions (AFI), manufacturer’s maintenance manuals or applicable industry standards. This requirement includes runway friction testing of four (4) runways; 2 concrete runways measuring 9,001 x 150 ft. and 7,000 x 150 ft, and 2 asphalt runways measuring 12,000 x 150 ft. and 3,000 x 90 ft.  Performance shall be on a quarterly basis.

The government is seeking responses from all qualified sources. Those wishing to identify their capability to provide their aforementioned services should respond to this announcement via email to thomas.hembree@us.af.mil no later than 04 June 2021 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Interested parties should provide the following: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, and capability statement for the services provided as stated above. Additionally include: three customer references to which you have provided similar services, and your company size pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is your business small or large, (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business or small disadvantaged business?, (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, (4) Is your firm a certified HUBZone firm, (5) Is your firm woman-owned or operated business, (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business or Veteran-Owned Small Business?

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR "SOURCES SOUGHT" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. INFORMATION IS TO BE PROVIDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES INCLUDING POSTAGE AND SHIPPING WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.

Contracting Office Address:

Please refer to the notice for address and remittance information.

United States

Place of Performance:

Joint Base Charleston, SC

Primary Point of Contact:

Thomas Hembree

Contract Specialist

Thomas.hembree@us.af.mil

Phone: 843-963-3305