Communication Infrastructure Installation

Closing Date 24 June 2019 at 13:00 Local Korea Time DESCRIPTION Introduction: The 411th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB), Korea is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement to provide communications infrastructure installation services at Gwangju Air Force in South Korea. The contractor shall install, relocate, or remove fiber optic and/or copper cable, underground conduit, and/or Protected Distribution Systems in accordance with PWS. The Contractor will be required to supply required parts. Some Government Furnished Parts Will be provided. This contract will be used to accomplish installation for outside plant (OSP) (copper and/or fiber optic) cabling. Additionally, the contractor will be responsible for performing updating cable location records through the use of GPS assisted survey equipment as directed by the primary customers of this contract, and when making any modifications to the existing telecommunications infrastructure. All work shall conform to the original Engineering Design Plan (EDP) designed by the government for the site where the work is being conducted unless the required work is an Option CLIN. The contractor will be required to design a small section of the infrastructure project plan, and propose infrastructure upgrades to the primary customers of this contract as an option CLIN. The contractor shall complete all maintenance actions in accordance with government and industry developed standards to ensure minimal degradation occurs. Place of Performance: This requirement requires work at multiple locations across the Republic of Korea. The primary place of work to be completed under this contract is Gwangju Air Base Period of Performance: The period of performance for this contract shall be for one (1) year from NTP. Funding Source: This is a new contract utilizing Logistic Cost sharing (LCS) funds. Only Korean Vendors can apply due to the funding source. Business licenses will be required that only Korean vendors can obtain. Please, please do not submit information if you are not a Korean vendor. Draft PWS will be added to this RFI due to interest. The PWS is DRAFT ONLY and will change. The purpose of the PWS is to provide as much information as possible to determine market capability for the type of service required in the draft PWSs. You may present technical questions as it relates to the PWS to the Contract Specialist, who will then submit the questions to the customer technical contacts. Please respond to questions 1-8 below and provide business credentials in a-d. Be aware that the solicitation number will change in the future. Do not send questions to the customer they are notified not to respond. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The 411th CSB is seeking the following information: 1. There will be an option included for Contractor Design: Potential respondents shall describe their ability to create design - drawings or as- built drawings. How many years' experience do you have in design or as built? What certifications or business license do you have to do this? Are there any projects that you have worked on that you designed? This ability may be an evaluation criteria. 2. Potential Respondents shall describe both their existing relationships with the following entities and the extent to which such relationships would enable Respondents to successfully perform each of the services below: a. Communication Infrastructure back ground b. Ability to upgrade or propose upgrade to existing infrastructure. c. Experience working with Korea Contracting Command or Army Corp of Engineers Korea. d. Outside Plant Infrastructure installation. e. Experience with Configuration Management Processes. f. Ability to document and manage network infrastructure visibility. 3. What key personnel with certification do you have within your organizational structure that can perform to the scope of work in the RFI? (The ability to show your organizational chart may be required once solicited) 4. Do you have a Staffing Plan to support all locations identified in this RFI? The ability to show your Staffing Plan may be required once this requirement is solicited. 5. List similar projects worked on over the past 7 years and service provided to those projects. 6. How many years do you have in this business? (Relevant business) 7. Statement of capability and qualifications of the organization to perform the requirement. Requirements for the response below: All interested business concerns for this requirement shall provide the following information when responding to this RFI: In addition to the questions above. a. Company name b. DUNS number c. Type of business concern large business or small business d. Statement of capability and qualifications of the organization to perform the requirement POC Contact information: (email) **The North American Classification System (NAICS) codes for this acquisition is #238210. ** The response date for this market research is 24 June 2019. No calls will be accepted. The CS will acknowledge all responses to this RFI. RFI may be submitted via e-mail to lorna.p.beckman.civ@mail.mil. Future updates and notification on pending vendor day will be send out to all who respond to this RFI.