J -- TRAINER MAINTENANCE SERVICES

This is a pre-solicitation notification for a 37th Contracting Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas, requirement for non-personal trainer maintenance services. An electronic solicitation for this requirement is anticipated to be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov around or about the middle of May and end of June 2007. The successful offeror/contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment and labor necessary to maintain government-owned training equipment/devices (which include obstacle courses, static vehicles and aircraft, ground instructional training aircrafts (GITA), aerospace ground equipment (AGE), support equipment, trainers/mock-ups, simulators, ranges, and other training related equipment) located at Lackland AFB, Lackland Annex (Medina), and Lackland Annex (Kelly Field), Texas. An Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is contemplated, with a base period and four (4) option periods commencing on 01 Oct 2007 or date of award, whichever is later. This is a best value acquisition using Performance Price Trade-Off (PPT) procedures. The North American Standard Industry Classification System (NAICS) code anticipated for this acquisition is 811310 with an associated small business dollar size standard of $6.5 million. The Service Contract Act of 1965 applies and this acquisition is 100 percent Set-Aside for small business participation. The solicitation will be available only via the Federal Business Opportunities web site at www.fedbizopps.gov. No paper copies will be furnished. Potential offerors shall register at www.fedbizopps.gov in order to receive notification and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information, and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. All interested parties must be registered in the Central Contracting Register (CCR) as prescribed by DFARS 252.204-7004. CCR can be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or accessed via the internet at www.ccr.gov. Interested parties must also be registered at the On-Line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) website at www.bpn.gov, and have a tax identification number and a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. DUNS information and/or application can be accessed at http://smallbusiness.dnb.com or by calling 1-800-234-3867.