Fuel Support for PIFSC

Notice Type: Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Response Date: March 24, 2018 by 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time. NAICS Code: 324110 FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: Information. (end of clause) THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a Request for Information (RFI); a market research tool used by the Government to gauge the marketplace and learn the industry's capabilities. Responses from all qualified businesses will assist in that determination. The information requested hereunder is for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued or contract awarded. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of information. Responses to the notice will not be returned. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with Government regulations. The Western Acquisition Division (WAD) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Seattle, WA is posting this Request for Information on behalf of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). This request is issued for the purpose of exchanging information to improve the Government's understanding of industry capabilities. The RFI will enable potential offerors to determine whether, or how, they could satisfy the Government's requirements to provide supplies and services at reasonable price. For purposes of determine Small Business size standard, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement 324110. BACKGROUND NOAA field operations in the Pacific region require small boats to conduct scientific operations to fulfill mandates set by the organization. Many of these small boat operations are conducted from the NOAA research vessels Oscar Elton Sette and Hiialakai, and chartered vessels. Projects range in duration from 7 days to 120 days and occur throughout the Pacific basin (Guam, CNMI, Samoa, Johnston Island, Wake island, Hawaii, NWHI, etc.). In addition to shipboard missions, the PIFSC mobilizes remote field research stations in the northwestern Hawaiian islands (NWHI) that use small boats. These field stations are deployed by NOAA vessel or contract charger and range in duration from 70 to 110 days. In addition to ship board small boat operations, shore based small boat operations are conducted for training, scientific projects, law enforcement, and gear testing. PIFSC requires a vendor that can deliver to the NOAA Inoyue Regional Center (IRC), over water to the NOAA Vessel Hiialakai, and to chartered vessels home ported on Oahu. The primary objective of this Request for Information is to identify vendors that are capable of providing fuel support to these islands for a five-year Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. ? RFI Response Instructions Interested contractors should include the following information in their response: 1. Capability statement (core competencies and other relevant information). 2. Company size status (small business concern per 13 CFR, educational institution, federal, local or state entity, commercial entity, nonprofit organization, etc.). 3. Your Socioeconomic status, if any. 4. Your status as a manufacturer or reseller of the items noted. 5. Your firm's DUNs and Cage Code. 6. Relevant past performance. Relevant past performance is performance under contracts or efforts within 3 years that is of the same or similar scope, magnitude, and complexity to that which is described in this Request for Information. Include a list of current or previous contracts performed (both Federal and commercial) within the past 3 years that are of a similar nature to this request. Responses to this RFI are due no later than Saturday, March 24, 2018 by 5:00 pm Pacific Time. Responses shall be sent via email to Paul Park, Contracting Officer, paul.park@noaa.gov of your response must be in ".pdf format" and readable by the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Questions pertaining to this notice may also be emailed to Paul Park.