FOOD SERVICES, Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center, 2555 East Avenue P, Palmdale, CA 93550

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is conducting a Market Survey/Request for Information to gain understanding of the current marketplace and to identify responsible, capable sources. Responses to this market survey will be used to determine if there are capable Sources who are interested in providing this requirement. This survey is being conducted in accordance with FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Section 3.2.1.2.1 for the purpose of soliciting statements of interest and capabilities from interested vendors. This survey will be utilized for acquisition planning. This Market Survey is for the establishment and operation of a food service facility at the FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC), 2555 E AVENUE, PALMDALE CA, for the purpose of selling foods and non-alcoholic beverages in accordance with the attached Draft Statement of Work. All responses to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals at this time. All interested vendors are advised that the FAA will not pay for any information or any administrative costs incurred that are associated with any response received in response to this Market Survey. Therefore, any costs associated with Market Survey submissions will be solely at the interested vendor's expense. The FAA is seeking responsible contractors interested in providing food service facility at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) Building, PALMDALE CA, for the purpose of selling foods and non-alcoholic beverages. SECTION I: Description of work to be performed: Project Description: The FAA's intent to award a zero dollar award with an estimated price range $0.00. Please reference the attached Draft Statement of Work for further details. SECTION II - CAPABILITY STATEMENT: All respondents must provide a Capability Statement that addresses the following (in order): a. Type of services provided by interested firm that demonstrate its ability to perform the services described in the Project Description. b. Services provided under previous contracts that are similar in size, scope and complexity to this effort. Provide detailed information and past performance information for at least three (3) previous contracts including program title, customer name, project dates, project value, customer point of contact, and description of work performed. c. Respondent's access to additional resources, skills, subcontractors, etc, if necessary to perform the contract. If subcontracting, teaming, or partnering arrangements are anticipated, those arrangements must be identified, as well as the estimated percentage of the total effort that each subcontractor, partner, or team member will provide of the total effort. d. Copies of certification letters from all responding small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged businesses that have been certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA), if applicable. Response submittals must include the following information : A) Name of company B) Address C) Phone and Fax number D) Point of contact E) Email address F) Business size status: 8(a), Small Business, SDVOSB, VSB, etc. G) Verification of registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) H) Any other pertinent information. NOTE: Electronic submission is preferred. The electronic submission should be in either Microsoft WORD format or portable document format (PDF), not in a zipped format. Please note that the FAA e-mail server restricts file size to 10MB per email message, therefore, responses may have to be submitted in more than one e-mail in order to be received. ALL CORRESPONDENCES MUST CONTAIN THE NOTICE ID # IN THE SUBJECT LINE. Capability Statements due date: All responses to this market survey must be received by the response date. The FAA will not be responsible for any failure attributable to transmitting or receiving your Submission. All responses should be submitted to: contact@example.gov. Information on pricing is NOT required. However, if vendors submit General information on prices/costs or a commercial/catalog price list, the FAA may use the information for informational purposes only and is NOT binding in any way. SECTION III - QUESTIONS All questions must be addressed to the Contracting Officer in writing. Any questions regarding this advertisement must be received three (3) days prior to the response date. ALL CORRESPONDENCES MUST CONTAIN THE NOTICE ID # IN THE SUBJECT LINE. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Potential offerors should note that the FAA reserves the right to communicate with one or more offerors at any time during the solicitation process. This advertisement is not to be construed as a contract or a commitment of any kind. The Government must not be liable for payment of any costs attributed to the preparation and submission of offers in response to this solicitation. Questions and answers that clarify Market Survey details will be provided to all Offerors; however, the source of questions will not be identified. SECTION IV - LEGAL EXEMPTIONS NOTICE TO OFFERORS: The FAA has been exempted from several Federal laws and regulations as part of the 1996 DOT Appropriations Act, signed into law by President Clinton on November 15, 1995. Some of the exemptions include the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, the Small Business Act, the Competition in Contracting Act, and the Federal Acquisition Regulations. The FAA's new Acquisition Management System (AMS) became effective on April 1, 1996 and applies to this requirement.