Hoist Maintenance Service

This acquisition is a competitive Small Business Set-Aside for a Hoist Maintenance Service Contract. It will be a Firm Fixed Price Contract and award will be made to a Total Small Business Concern. This acquisition is being synopsized under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 811310. All other firms are deemed ineligible to submit offers. Small business size standard is $7,000,000.00. The work requirements to be performed by the contractor consists of, but are not limited to, providing all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to perform inspection, maintenance, load tests, and unscheduled repair of hoisting equipment. The hoists/cranes shall be maintained to meet the manufacturer's specifications at all times. Notice to Offerors: Funds are not presently available for this project. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. Place of Performance: Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Period of Performance: The performance period 1 October 2013 - 30 September 2014 with one government option year. A site visit will be held on the following date/time: The meeting location will be in the 7th Contracting Squadron, 381 Third Street Building 7238, Dyess AFB, TX on 3 September 2013 at 9:00 AM for the purpose of answering questions regarding this solicitation. All interested parties must send an email or fax to A1C Colleen M. Toman stating the name and telephone number of all individuals to be in attendance. The names of all attendees will need to be submitted to A1C Colleen M. Toman prior to 27 August 2013. This information must be provided in advance in order to ensure acces to the military base/conference site and adequate seating for the conference attendees. Bidders/Offerors are requested to submit questions to the point of contact not later than 2:00 PM on 9 September 2013. The solicitation will be issued via Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) at https://www.fbo.gov/. No paper copies of the solicitation, specifications, plans or bidders mailing list will be issued from this office. Telephone requests will not be accepted. You must register on the FBO site in order to receive notification of changes to the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. The SAM site is http://www.sam.gov. When the solicitation is downloaded, it is important to read the solicitation COMPLETELY, as there are milestones that MUST be met by the prospective offeror in order for the proposal to be considered responsive. Points of Contact: A1C Colleen Toman, Contract Administrator, at (325) 696-3112, email Colleen.Toman@dyess.af.mil or A1C Sean Williams, Contract Administrator, at (325) 696-3863, email: Sean.Williams2@dyess.af.mil.