Sports Officiating and Scorekeeping

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. No solicitation will be issued at this time. This synopsis is issued for the sole purpose of the 30th Contracting Squadron to conduct Market Research in accordance with FAR Part 10. This effort is to seek qualified sources capable of providing all labor, tools, equipment, uniforms, material, supervision and transportation necessary to provide Sports Officiating and Scorekeeping services at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. It is anticipated that the contract performance will include a base period of one-year (1 Oct 2010 - 30 Sep 2011) and four one-year option periods (extending through 30 Sep 2015) exercised at the unilateral right of the Government.

This proposed contract is being considered as a set-aside under a small business set-aside program. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed for the requirement is 711219, Other Spectator Sports (specifically Referees and Umpires). The size standard for NAICS 711219 is $7M. The government is interested in all small businesses including 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses that are interested in performing this requirement. The government requests interested parties submit a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, small business) anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision.

Interested firms are requested to submit interest and capability statements (maximum of three pages, not including the cover page) in writing. In addition to the information requested in the previous paragraph, the capability statements should show evidence of relevant experience in the services described above and in the draft PWS posted with this notice and should include, at a minimum, the following information: brief description of any relevant contracts (commercial or government), contract numbers, contract dollar values, dates of performance, number and type of personnel involved, and the name of the government program manager. The draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is posted with this notice and interested parties are encouraged to submit industry comments and/or suggested changes to the PWS. Respondents are also encouraged to submit information regarding commercial practices that the government should consider implementing for this acquisition. Industry comments, suggested changes for the PWS, and/or submittal of commercial practices for the Government's consideration (please limit to three pages) are requested to be submitted in writing

This acquisition will be set aside for small business if enough small business firms can demonstrate qualifications to perform the required services and such firms express an interest in proposing; otherwise, this acquisition may be solicited under full and open competition. Additional information, as it becomes available, will be posted for viewing on FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. All potential offerors are reminded that in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (CCR), lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible for contract award. NOTE: It is the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor these sites for release of any future synopses or release of the solicitation. Submissions to this notice may be mailed to Brady Cillo or Patricia Rosa, 30 CONS/LGCB, 1515 Iceland Ave, Bldg 8500, Rm. 150, Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437-5212, or sent via email to brady.cillo@vandenberg.af.mil and patricia.rosa@vandenberg.af.mil NLT 19 March 2010.