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Helicopter Hoist Training to Fishing Vessel Role Players Sources Sought

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70Z048-21-I-HELOHOISTFederal

Submission Closed09/24/2020, 01:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Homeland Security → Atc MOBILE(00048)

NAICS

488390 - Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Place of Performance

Mobile, AL, 36608, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

Hoist+Camp+Issue+Paper+2.docx

Hoist+Camp+Issue+Paper.docx

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2 updates

PhaseClosed

PostedAug 25

Sources Sought

Notice updatedAug 27

The notice title changed. NAICS code added: 488390.

Notice updatedSep 10

Response deadline changed from Sep 10, 2020 to Sep 24, 2020. The notice description changed.

Response DeadlineSep 24

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

09/24/2020, 01:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Homeland Security → Atc MOBILE(00048)

Contacts2 people available

OfficeMOBILE, AL, 36608, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Homeland Security → Atc MOBILE(00048)

Office AddressMOBILE, AL, 36608, USA

Contacts

Mitchell Robison

Samantha Tober

Full Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. The United States Coast Guard, Aviation Training Center (ATC), Mobile, AL is in the process of developing a procurement strategy for the award of three days of helicopter hoisting to local fishing vessels. This is a Sources Sought Notice and a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation and quotes are NOT being requested at this time. Information provided to the Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation and shall be provided at no cost to the Government. A Combined Synopsis/Solicitation may follow at a later, to be determined date, and would result in the award of a Firm-Fixed Priced Purchase Order (SF-1449) to a contractor that can provide four local fishing vessels to act as role players. Contact with Government personnel other than the Contracting Officer by any potential Offeror or their employees regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. The purpose of this posting is to locate experienced Offerors capable and interested in providing the services as outlined in the attached draft ATC Mobile Proposal for Fall Hoist Camp Issue Paper. Any interested party shall submit a capability statement by the closing date of this notice and will be considered by the Government for the purposes of determining the procurement strategy for a future Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. The capability statement shall outline the potential Offerors experience with providing the services as stated in the draft Hoist Camp Issue Paper. Please include only capabilities relative to the requirements in the Hoist Camp Issue Paper. Potential Offerors shall not submit proprietary information when responding to this notice. Potential Offerors shall also note that the Government will not return any information submitted in response to this notice. Responses are due no later than 0800 CST on September 24, 2020. Please send your responses to this RFI via email directly to Mitchell Robison at contact@example.gov All responses must include the following information: 1. Company Name. 2. Company Address. 3. Company Business Size/Socio-economic category (if applicable). 4. DUNS Number. 5. Capability Statement. Responses shall not exceed ten (10) single-sided pages. Email submissions are subject to size and type restrictions (typically limited to less than 5MB in size and only executable attachments such as .doc and .pdf files) as well as any other appropriate network measures. It is the potential Offeror's responsibility to verify email submissions have been received and can be viewed.