COCESS

The Air Force intends to issue a solicitation, Request for Proposal Number FA4610-09-R-0002, for a Contractor-Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) at Vandenberg AFB, California, on or about 7 Jan 2009. The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, and materials (except those identified as Government-furnished) to support a COCESS located on Vandenberg AFB. 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, repair, and support of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron (30 CES). The proposed period of performance includes a base period of seven months (1 Apr 2009 - 31 Oct 2009) and two one-year option periods (extending through 31 Oct 2011), exercised at the unilateral right of the government. Award is contemplated as 100% set-aside for small business. The NAICS code is 444130 and the size standard is 500 employees. This acquisition will be procured pursuant to the requirements in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. A draft solicitation and related attachments will be posted with this notice; however, potential offerors are cautioned that the draft solicitation and related attachments posted with this notice are subject to change prior to the release of the official solicitation. This solicitation is subject to FAR Clause 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation; offerors are encouraged to visit the web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/UID to learn more about the requirements related to this clause. 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. Additional information or postings will be posted for viewing on FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. NOTE: It is the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor these sites for release of any future notices and/or release of the solicitation and amendments thereto. General inquiries regarding this notice may be mailed to Sandra Odem or Sean Kennedy, 1515 Iceland Ave, Building 8500, Room 150, Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437-5212, faxed to +1 (555) 000-0000, or sent via email (preferred) to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov. Questions regarding the solicitation package should be addressed in writing (email preferred) to the aforementioned points of contact no later than 4:00 PM Pacific Time on 14 Jan 2009. Questions and Answers will be posted on FedBizOpps on or about 20 Jan 2009. If emailing your inquiry, please note that due to increased firewall protections some emails may be blocked; therefore, follow-up via telephone (if an acknowledgement is not received back via email) is strongly recommended to ensure receipt of your submission by the Government.