THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary and at no cost to the Government. This RFI is for market research purposes only. Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement. The 30th Contracting Squadron is seeking commercial sources with the technical expertise to provide the Lease or Rental of 60' Altec Line truck D3060 Digger/Derrick High-Reach Truck (or equal) for the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California. Period of Performance: It is anticipated that the contract performance period will run for a period not to exceed 60 days after contract award. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code anticipated is 333120, Post hole diggers, powered, manufacturing. The applicable Small Business size standard is 750 employees. In accordance with FAR 19.502-2, Total Small Business Set-Asides, the Government anticipates this acquisition will be set-aside for small business concerns and that the acquisition will be conducted under FAR 6.2, Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources. Interested parties are requested to address the questions in the Market Research Questionnaire. Respondents are also encouraged to submit information regarding commercial practices that the Government should consider implementing for this acquisition. As noted in the Market Research Questionnaire, the Government requests interested parties submit a brief description of capabilities, anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers. Any responses involving teaming arrangements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. All information received in response to this announcement that is marked "Proprietary" will be handled accordingly. Responses will not be returned. Please limit your response to no more than five (5) pages inclusive of the Market Research Questionnaire. Please email responses with a subject heading of "Digger Derrick Rental: Contractor Name" to the attention of Lucy Ngiraswei at email address:
contact@example.gov. Please note that telephone calls and faxed responses will not be accepted. Please also note that all potential offerors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov.
