COCESS

1. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY TO DETERMINE THE AVAILABILITY OF POTENTIAL SMALL BUSINESS CATEGORIES (<7M employees under NAICS 444190), FOR POTENTIAL SET-ASIDES. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION. ALL RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE ACQUISITION. 2. Ellsworth AFB, SD is seeking sources interested in a possible contract to provide the Contractor Operated Civil Engineering Supply Store (COCESS). The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, and materials to support a "one stop shop" and a self help store. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, tools, and supplies for construction, facility maintenance and repair, and lawn and garden equipment repair for use by authorized Government personnel. The store shall be located on the installation and provide easy access for authorized individuals and contain a wide variety of commercial and industrial products (i.e., items found in commercial stores like Lowes, Home Depot or other local lumber and hardware stores). The store shall provide a customer service center with access to a user friendly, state-of-the-art ordering and purchasing system for non-stocked items. The store shall stock high use/consumable items for immediate purchase. Store management and personnel shall provide quality customer service. The base period for this service is 1 September 2011 or date of award, whichever is later, through 31 August 2012, with 4 option years. 3. All interested parties are invited to provide the following information about your company/institution, or any teaming or joint venture partners. Interested parties are requested to submit a statement of capability outlining past work relative to this requirement. The statement of capability shall include: a) Contractor Name - Address - Point of Contact (POC) - POC phone number(s) and email addresses - CAGE Code - Website, if applicable - State if your company is registered under NAICS Code 444190 or not b) Description of Relevant Contract Experience (Government and Commercial) - Contract number - Description of the requirement - Dollar Value - POC for the requiring activity - POC address, e-mail, phone number(s), fax number, and the company's web page, if applicable This information shall be no more than 5 pages (one-sided, 12 pitch, Times New Roman). 4. Contractors capable of providing these services should submit a Statement of Capability containing the above referenced information via e-mail to the person(s) stated below in paragraph seven (7). 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. The information obtained from industries responses to this notice may be used in the development of an acquisition strategy and future RFP. 5. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI) The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9.5 requires that action to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate potential organizational conflict of interest be accomplished. Potential Offerors will notify the Contracting Officer (CO) in writing within 5 days of the receipt of the actual RFP (RFP to be released at a later date) regarding any actual/potential OCI and provide applicable mitigation plans. 6. Responses are due no later than 1200 MT, Sunday, 12 September 2010, and shall be electronically submitted to all of the following: Contract Manager, Lt Jake Sabin, Jacob.sabin@ellsworth.af.mil and the Contracting Officer, Mr. Steve Gustaf, steven.gustaf@ellsworth.af.mil. 7. Questions relative to this market research should be sent electronically to Lt Jake Sabin. NO PHONE INQUIRIES. All communications shall be in writing by referencing "COCESS Sources Sought". DO NOT MAIL. Place of Performance: Ellsworth AFB, SD, United States. Primary Point of Contact: Lt Jake Sabin, Contract Manager, Jacob.sabin@ellsworth.af.mil, Fax: 605-385-1741. 8. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE, SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. RESPONSE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OR SUFFER ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY IMPROPERLY IDENTIFIED INFORMATION.