SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR) Hotel Accommodations

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the US Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) Solicitation W52P1J-12-R-0203; which serves as a notification to Industry for the forthcoming procurement of Hotel Accommodations in the SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). This notice does not constitute a solicitation for proposals.

The Government intends to issue Solicitation W52P1J-12-R-0203 in support of the 832nd Transportation Battalions requirement for Hotel Accommodations spanning several nations within the SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). Firms must be able to provide US Embassy approved hotels within the SOUTHCOM AOR. No leases for villas and/or apartments will be allowed. The place of performance is SOUTHCOM-wide, with the primary focus in Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Peru, Suriname, and Paraguay. Offerors must be fully insured and possess the ability to provide hotel accommodations with minimal notice for multiple countries, which will be defined in Solicitation W52P1J-12-R-0203.

Contractor shall provide a primary hotel that can accommodate the room requirements below. Pricing will be per accommodation type: standard single room, one (1) king/one (1) double bed or two (2) double beds to accommodate one guest per room.

Some requirements of the hotel accommodations include:

All rooms shall include a high standard of cleanliness, All accommodations shall be kept in a high standard of cleanliness, rooms shall be fully furnished, and in good repair, and shall include as a minimum the following services and amenities: private bath with full toilet and shower facilities, hot and cold running water, clean linen on a daily basis, working electricity, color television with cable, alarm clock, and telephone. All regular hotel guest facilities and amenities, to include the hotel business center and the spa/exercise facilities, will be made available for registered guests. All personnel will be placed on the same floor if possible.

The anticipated date for release of the solicitation is on/or about 01 October 2012. The Government anticipates awarding multiple contracts or Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA's) as a result of this solicitation. This solicitation shall be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 5.204, therefore hardcopies will not be provided.

CAUTION: This solicitation shall be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation to maintain a bidders mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access FedBizOpps to obtain the solicitation and any amendments, which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them by the date and time set for receipt of proposals may render your proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejection of the same.

Please direct all questions or inquiries to Mr. Jacob Toft, email: jacob.j.toft.civ@mail.mil and Ms. Amanda Pierce, email: amanda.j.pierce.civ@mail.mil. All questions should be submitted via email. No telephone questions or inquires will be allowed.