LF16 Grounds Maintenance

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES This Sources Sought Notice is for market research only. The 65th Contracting Flight, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal is conducting market research to determine potential sources having the skills, capabilities and experience necessary to perform the described work. No award will be made from this Sources Sought. No solicitation or Statement of Work are available; therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential sources to provide Grounds Maintenance Services for use primarily for Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining potential sources. Item/Services Description: Non-Personal Service: The services to be performed requires the contractor to provide all management, tools, equipment, materials, and labor necessary to ensure that grounds maintenance and vegetation control operations are performed at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal in a manner that will present a clean, neat, and professional appearance. Services to be performed includes but are not limited to: Maintain grounds, trees, shrubs, hedges and planted areas; police grounds of trash and litter; on call services; emergency and special events grounds maintenance. Capability Statement: The following requests are designed to apprise the 65th Contracting Flight, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal of any prospective grounds maintenance contractor's capabilities. Please provide your response to the following. The submission is limited to 5 pages. All responses are to be submitted in English. 1) Offerors name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, DUNS number, CAGE code, CCR and TIN. 2) Statement of offerors interest in bidding on the solicitation when issued. 3) Offerors capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years in this location area, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar (euro) value of the project. Provide at least three examples. The Capability Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a Request for Proposal or an Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather short statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capability Statement. Submission of a Capability Statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. All interested contractors should notify this office in writing by mail or email by not later than noon Azores Eastern Time on August 26, 2016. Responses must include sources sought title in the subject line of their email response. Submit response and information to: SSgt Troy Argo/LGCA, 65th Contracting Flight, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. troy.argo@us.af.mil