Thule Air Base, Greenland Base Operations and Maintenance; Competition Limited to Danish/Greenlandic Firms IAW FAR 6. 302-4, International Agreement

I. Description / Purpose: The 21st Contracting Squadron of the United States Air Force (USAF) hereby posts a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the operations and maintenance support for Thule Base Maintenance Contract (BMC) acquisition. The Draft RFP package is attached hereto in the compressed file entitled "Draft RFP #1."
Please reference the included cover letter document, "Cover Letter Draft RFP FA2523-12-R-0006", which describes the Government's intent with the release of this Draft RFP.

II. NAICS Code/Small Business Consideration: The NAICS Code is 561210 with a Small Business size standard of $35.5 million.

III. Declaration: This is not a formal solicitation. Please be advised this is a Draft RFP only and does not obligate the Government to reimburse any cost associated with preparation and/or submission of this information.

IV. Place of Performance: Thule Air Base, Greenland

V. Contracting Office Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Detachment 1, 21 CONS, Dag Hammarskölds Allé 24, 2100 København Ø

VI. Response Classification: Respondents shall provide a non-proprietary and unclassified response to this Draft RFP. Any proprietary or classified response(s) will be returned unread. All questions and answers will be posted to FBO, excluding column D "Company/Team" of the Comment Resolution Matrix (CRM).

VII. Response Format: Respondents shall provide feedback via the attached CRM, no later than 4:00pm Central European Time (CET) on 15 July 2013. Formatting and page layout settings shall be retained (page size shall be 8.5 x 11; font shall be 12 pt. Times New Roman; margins shall be 1 inch).
The Government will not accept company literature or marketing materials in response to this Draft RFP.

VIII. Submission Instructions: Submit an electronic copy of the CRM in Microsoft Excel format to the Primary and Alternate Points of Contact. Hard copy responses will not be accepted.

IX. Questions: All communications associated with this Draft RFP shall be submitted via email to the Primary Point and Alternate Points of Contact.

X. Points of Contact:
Primary: Mr. Patrick King, Contracting Officer, at patrick.king@det1.dk, or at +45 3341 7466.
Alternate: Mr. Carlo Mosca, Contracting Officer, at carlo.mosca@us.af.mil, or 719.556.1595.

The 21st Contracting Squadron of the United States Air Force (USAF) is conducting market research for an acquisition to provide base operations and maintenance support for Thule Air Base, Greenland.  Base support consists of the following services:  supply and purchasing, fuels management, airfield and airport operations, air traffic and transportation management, water port operations, civil engineering operations, vehicle operations and maintenance, fire protection, environmental management, health services, food services, recreation and community services, non-sensitive communications management, and weather operations.   The current contract expires 30 Sep 2015.  The contemplated contract type for the new contract is firm fixed price with Economic Price Adjustment.  The contemplated period of performance is seven years beginning on or around 1 Oct 2015.

Participation in this acquisition is restricted to Danish or Greenlandic firms only per the terms of an International Agreement between the United States and The Kingdom of Denmark.  The Statutory Authority is: 10 USC 2304(c)(4) as implemented by FAR 6.302-4 International Agreement.  To participate in this acquisition, Danish/Greenlandic firms will be required to obtain appropriate clearance from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   Non-Danish or non-Greenlandic firms interested in subcontracting or joint ventures opportunities are encouraged to contact potential Danish or Greenlandic prime contractors that may be interested in participating in this requirement.   Please note that only Danish, Greenlandic, or United States personnel may be employed at Thule Air Base, per the terms of the International Agreement. 

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It is incumbent on interested parties to contact Danish/Greenlandic firms for subcontracting/join venture opportunities. The USAF contracting personnel will not reply to requests for lists of potential Danish or Greenlandic sources and are no longer maintaining an interested parties list.  
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The 21st Contracting Squadron of the United States Air Force (USAF) is conducting market research for an acquisition to provide base operations and maintenance support for Thule Air Base, Greenland.  Base support consists of the following services:  supply and purchasing, fuels management, airfield and airport operations, air traffic and transportation management, water port operations, civil engineering operations, vehicle operations and maintenance, fire protection, environmental management, health services, food services, recreation and community services, non-sensitive communications management, and weather operations.   The current contract expires 30 Sep 2015.  The contemplated contract type for the new contract is firm fixed price or fixed price incentive with possible award fee/term provisions.  The contemplated period of performance is between five and ten years beginning on or around 1 Oct 2015.

Participation in this acquisition is restricted to Danish or Greenlandic firms only per the terms of an International Agreement between the United States and The Kingdom of Denmark.  The Statutory Authority is: 10 USC 2304(c)(4) as implemented by FAR 6.302-4 International Agreement.  To participate in this acquisition, Danish/Greenlandic firms will be required to obtain appropriate clearance from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   Non-Danish or non-Greenlandic firms interested in subcontracting or joint ventures opportunities are encouraged to contact potential Danish or Greenlandic prime contractors that may be interested in participating in this requirement.   Please note that only Danish, Greenlandic, or United States personnel may be employed at Thule Air Base, per the terms of the International Agreement. 

It is incumbent on interested parties to contact Danish/Greenlandic firms for subcontracting/join venture opportunities. The USAF contracting personnel will not reply to requests for lists of potential Danish or Greenlandic sources.
         

Non-Danish/Non-Greenlandic firms:  Please see attached notice.  Suspense for submitting contact information:  Friday, August 10, 2012    

Non-Danish/Non-Greenlandic firms:  Please see attached notice.   

The 21st Contracting Squadron of the United States Air Force (USAF) is conducting market research for an acquisition to provide base operations and maintenance support for Thule Air Base, Greenland.  Base support consists of the following services:  supply and purchasing, fuels management, airfield and airport operations, air traffic and transportation management, water port operations, civil engineering operations, vehicle operations and maintenance, fire protection, environmental management, health services, food services, recreation and community services, non-sensitive communications management, and weather operations.   The current contract expires 30 Sep 2015.  The contemplated contract type for the new contract is firm fixed price or fixed price incentive with possible award fee/term provisions.  The contemplated period of performance is between five and ten years beginning on or around 1 Oct 2015.
 

Participation in this acquisition is restricted to Danish or Greenlandic firms only per the terms of an International Agreement between the United States and The Kingdom of Denmark.  The Statutory Authority is: 10 USC 2304(c)(4) as implemented by FAR 6.302-4 International Agreement.  To participate in this acquisition, Danish/Greenlandic firms will be required to obtain appropriate clearance from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   Non-Danish or non-Greenlandic firms interested in subcontracting or joint ventures opportunities are encouraged to contact potential Danish or Greenlandic prime contractors that may be interested in participating in this requirement.  The USAF contracting personnel will not reply to requests for lists of potential Danish or Greenlandic sources.  Please note that only Danish, Greenlandic, or United States personnel may be employed at Thule Air Base, per the terms of the International Agreement.          

This is a sources sought announcement only, and is not a solicitation or request for a proposal.  A solicitation is not being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the USAF to issue a solicitation.  If your firm is eligible and interested in participating in this acquisition, please contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail (with a copy to the Contract Specialist).