Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. No solicitation is being issued at this time. 99 CONS/LGCB is seeking commercial sources with the technical expertise to provide a Contractor-Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) for the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron at Nellis AFB, NV. The general description of services is as follows: The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, and materials (except those items identified in the Performance Work Statement as Government-furnished) to support a COCESS located on Nellis AFB, NV. 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. It is anticipated that the contract performance period will include a base period of twelve months and four one-year option periods exercised at the unilateral right of the Government. This proposed contract is being considered as a set-aside under a small business set-aside program. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed for the requirement is 561210. The size standard for NAICS 561210 is $32.5M. The Government is interested in all small businesses including 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses that are interested in performing this requirement. The Government requests any interested contractors submit a completed sources sought questionnaire (see attached). The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision. Interested firms are requested to provide the aforementioned information, along with interest and capability statements NLT 11 Nov 2008 using the attached form. This Sources Sought Notice is also issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. The draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is posted with this notice and interested parties are encouraged to submit industry comments and/or suggested changes to the PWS. Respondents are also encouraged to submit information (see attached form) regarding commercial practices that the Government should consider implementing for this acquisition. Industry comments, suggested changes for the PWS, and/or submittal of commercial practices for the Government's consideration (please limit to no more than three pages) are requested to be submitted in writing NLT 11 Nov 2008. Additional information regarding this requirement will be posted for viewing on FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ as it becomes available,. Interested parties are cautioned that the draft PWS posted with this notice is subject to change; the formal version of the PWS will be released with the solicitation on a future date. 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 the FedBizOpps web site for release of any future synopses or release of the solicitation. Submissions to this notice may be mailed to TSgt Amy Daniels, 99 CONS/LGCB, 5865 Swaab Blvd Bldg 588, Nellis AFB, NV 89191, faxed to (702) 652-5405, or sent via email (preferred) to amy.daniels@nellis.af.mil. If emailing your response, 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.