Yellow Ribbon Event for the 99th RSC in Hershey PA 22-24 November 2013

This pre-solicitation notice is for a Yellow Ribbon Event for the 99th RSC in Hershey, PA from 22-24 November 2013. This requirement includes 1,950 meals, 690 Lodging Rooms, 2 General Session Rooms, 12 Breakout Rooms, 4 Administrative Offices, 8 Counseling Rooms, 4 Youth and Teen Activity Rooms, 2 Registration Areas, 3 Meeting Areas, 14 Visual Equipment, 2 Audio Equipment. This is not a solicitation for Event Planning Services. For a proposal submitted by an offeror that is not a hotel, the offeror must describe in its proposal the technical approach for the offeror's services as a prime contractor and must also include a copy of all insurance (s) (standard business, liability, extraordinary insurances) in order to submit a complete technical proposal for evaluation purposes. (Again, this is not a solicitation for Event Planning Services. An offer which requires the Government to execute a separate agreement with a third party hotel shall be deemed technically unacceptable). The award will be a fixed price contract with a period of performance from 22-24 November 2013. This acquisition is 100% total small business set-aside. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 721110, size standard of $30.0 Million. Prospective Contractors must be verified on System for Award Management (SAM) website. The solicitation will be posted on or about 30 October 2013 via Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) Acquisition to Business Website located at https://acquisition.army.mil . The due date will be stated in the solicitation estimated at 8 November 2013 12PM East Coast Time. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-59. It is the responsibility of the offeror to review the web page for notice of amendments, updates or changes to the solicitation. No hard copies will be mailed. To be eligible for award, prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Internet site, www.sam.gov, under the appropriate small business category and NAICS should be registered on ORCA Internet Site. All questions shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Theodore Goutzioulis at Theodore.Goutzioulis.civ@mail.mil.