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This is a sources sought announcement only. All responses will be used for market analysis in determining the availability of potential qualified small businesses that may be used to determine appropriate acquisition strategy. No solicitation is being issued at this time, but will be issued at a later date. The 413th Contracting Support Brigade at Schofield Barracks/Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii is seeking commercial sources to provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, transportation, and equipment necessary to perform air conditioning duct system cleaning services at various Army Installations, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. Perform all work in accordance with current Federal, State and County laws and regulations; manufacturers' instruction manuals and specifications; and commercial practices. It is anticipated that the contract performance period will include a one-year basic period, and four (4) one-year option periods.
The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed for the requirement is 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings. The size standard for NAICS 561790 is $7M. The Government is interested in all small businesses including Small Business, 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Woman Owned Small Businesses that are interested in performing this requirement. The Government requests interested parties submit a response which includes a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., Small Business, SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOB, etc.), anticipated teaming arrangements (i.e. prime contractor/subcontractor, joint venture, mentor prot g relationship, etc.), and a description of same/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 provide their aforementioned information, along with interest and capability statements no later than 08 January 2013. No pricing input is being requested.
This Sources Sought Notice is issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10.
Additional information regarding this requirement will be posted for viewing on FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov/ as it becomes available. All potential offerors are reminded that lack of registration in the System for Award Management (https://www.sam.gov) will make an offeror ineligible for contract award. NOTE: It is the responsibility of all potential offeror's to monitor the FedBizOpps web site for release of any future synopses or release of the solicitation and any associated amendments.
Submissions to this notice may be emailed to Carolynn Schneck, 413th Contracting Support Brigade at carolynn.j.schneck.civ@mail.mil. When emailing your response, please note that due to increased firewall protections some emails may be blocked; therefore, follow-up via telephone (if an acknowledgement is not received back via email) is strongly recommended to ensure receipt of your submission by the Government. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information.