Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Maintenance

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice and not a Solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP/solicitation package will be available at a later date. Proposals are not being solicited or accepted at this time. Interested parties should follow the instructions below. The Air Armament Center (AAC)/PKO intends to solicit, negotiate and award a contract for Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) maintenance at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The service provider shall provide dispatching, servicing, inspecting, cleaning, corrosion control, modification and maintenance of powered/non-powered Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE), munitions material handling trailers/components, and equipment other than AGE as determined by the Contract Officer Representative (COR) that is in scope with the contract. The work shall be accomplished by the service provider in accordance with the time and materials provisions of the basic contract, terms and conditions set forth herein. In addition, the service provider shall provide AGE familiarization training and manage the flightline waste fluids program. There will be a solicitation posted within 15 calendar days from the date of this notice. The solicitation will not be provided in hard copy. Potential offerors may download the solicitation online from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website www.fbo.gov, searching under RFP number FA2823-12-R-0002. This is an 8(a) Set-Aside competitive acquisition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 488190. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Government; however, due to the security requirements, foreign contractors are not permitted to participate. IAW FAR 10.002(d)(2), the Government does not intend to use FAR Part 12 for this acquisition; FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation will be utilized. Offerors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and have a valid Cage Code and DUNS number at the submittal of their proposals. Online Representation and Certifications can be accomplished online at ORCA website https://orca.bpn.gov. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offeror during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of a routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman but rather to the Contracting Officer, Contract Specialist, or the Technical Official identified above. For contractual information contact Ms. Karen Matuskey, Contract Specialist by email karen.matuskey@eglin.af.mil, Mr. Fausto Fernandez, Contract Advisor, email fausto.fernandez@eglin.af.mil, or Capt John Sidor, Contracting Officer, email john.sidor@eglin.af.mil