Department of the Army (DA) Photo Services

This is a sources sought announcement only. All responses will be used for market analysis in determining the availability of potentially small businesses that may be used to determine appropriate acquisition strategy. No solicitation is being issued at this time. The 413th Contracting Support Brigade at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii is seeking commercial sources to provide Department of the Army (DA) photo services in support of the United States Army Garrison, Hawaii (USAG-HI). The contractor shall operate the USAG-HI's Visual Information Studio with photo labs at Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in the contract and adhere to all local, state, and Federal regulations for DA photo services. It is anticipated that the contract performance period will include one basic period from 1 Mar 2019 to 29 Feb 2020, with four (4) pre-priced twelve (12) month option periods extending through 29 Feb 2024. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed for the requirement is 541922 Commercial Photography. The size standard for NAICS 541922 is $7.5 Million. The government requests interested parties submit a response which includes a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size, business status) and a description of same/similar services offered to the Government and to commercial industries. The Government will use this information in determining its set-aside decision. Interested firms are requested to provide the aforementioned information, along with interest and capability statements no later than 26 October 2018. This Sources Sought Notice is 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. Interested vendors should submit their capability statement in writing, limited to three pages. The capability statement shall be in sufficient in detail to allow Government to determine the organization's related qualifications to perform the work. The statement shall include: 1. A statement of interest in services contained herein 2. A synopsis of the contractor's capabilities and related experience, limited to three pages. Additional information regarding this requirement will be posted for viewing on FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.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, SAM, lack of registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) 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 emailed to Marie Tanaka, 413th Contracting Support Brigade at marie.j.tanaka.civ@mail.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. Hawaiian Pacific Time (HST) 26 Oct 2018. Submission shall include the subject line DA Photo Services Response to Sources Sought. 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.