Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS)

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. No solicitation is being issued at this time. 20th CONS/LGCAA is seeking commercial sources with the technical expertise to provide Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) services for the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron at Shaw AFB, SC. The general description of services is as follows: The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, and materials to support a one-stop shop COCESS located on Shaw AFB, SC. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store, for use by authorized government personnel, a variety of materials, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction, facility maintenance, and repair. The Contractor shall provide immediate purchase and on-time delivery at a fair and reasonable price utilizing a user friendly, state-of-the-art, on-line ordering and purchasing system. This contract shall allow the customer three methods of acquiring products: 1) to purchase over-the-counter store stock, 2) to purchase directly on-line through the contractor's automated system, 3) to place an order on-line for items not available for direct purchase from the on-base store, such as custom items. It is anticipated that the contract performance period will include a base period of one year and four one-year option periods, exercised at the unilateral right of the government. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (HubZone, 8[a], small, small disadvantaged, large, etc.) relative to North American Industry Classification (NAICS) 444130 and the applicable size standard of 500 employees. Interested firms are requested to submit interest and capability statements (maximum of three pages, not including the cover page) in writing NLT 24 Jun 2008. The interest and capability statements should include interested firms business size (small or large), business status (HubZone, 8[a], disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran owned, service disabled veteran owned, etc.) The capability statements should show evidence of relevant experience in the services described above and should include, at a minimum, the following information: brief description of any relevant contracts (commercial or government), contract numbers, contract dollar values, dates of performance, number and type of personnel involved. This Sources Sought Notice is also issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. Respondents are also encouraged to submit information regarding commercial practices that the government should consider implementing for this acquisition. This acquisition will be set aside for small business if enough small business firms can demonstrate qualifications to perform the required services and such firms express an interest in proposing; otherwise, this acquisition may be solicited under full and open competition. Additional information, as it becomes available, will be posted for viewing on FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. All potential offerors are reminded that in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (CCR), lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible for contract award. NOTE: It is the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor these sites for release of any future synopses or release of the solicitation. Submissions to this notice may be mailed or faxed to Lt John M. Dix, 20 CONS/LGCAA, 321 Cullen Street, Shaw AFB, SC 29152, or Ronald P. Alexander, 20 CONS/LGCAA, 321 Cullen Street, Shaw AFB, SC 29152, fax submissions to (803) 895-5339, or sent via email to john dix@shaw.af.mil and ronald.alexander@shaw.af.mil.