Live Pheasants

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (Not a Notice of Solicitation) Live Pheasants The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/ Operational Contacting Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is seeking capabilities packages of potential sources including Small Businesses (SB). This Sources Sought Synopsis is published for market research purposes only, to identify potential sources capable delivering 540 live, healthy pheasants in 13 separate deliveries to the Rod & Gun Club, Building 892 in Area A of Wright Paterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The contractor shall provide all labor and supplies in order to successfully execute the required services of this contract at Wright Paterson Air Force Base, Ohio. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS The following paragraphs include specifications for the live ring neck pheasants for the Rod and Gun Club at WPAFB, Ohio. Contractor must be able to: - 13 deliveries that total 540 live pheasants to WPAFB - Make Friday deliveries The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 114210-Hunting and Trapping, with a size standard of $5,500,000. The government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business program. CAPABILITIES STATEMENT Interested parties shall submit a capabilities package, with a cover letter, that is brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrates ability to meet the stated requirements with sufficiently qualified personnel, as outlined in the attached Draft PWS. Capability packages must not exceed 5 pages. Responses should include the following: 1. Company name, physical and mailing address: 2. Point of contact with phone number and email address: 3. A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned or controlled (if foreign, please indicate the country), and whether use of any foreign national employees are contemplated on this effort: 4. Statement of socio-economic status (e.g. large, small, 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business, etc): 5. Provide Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. 6. A statement specifying ability to meet requirements of Performance Work Statement, including frequency of deliveries, quantity, and health of the birds. 7. A statement describing pheasant delivery contracts within the last three years. Advertising or marketing information is NOT appropriate. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: jane.hutch@us.af.mil. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads "Live Pheasants" If this subject line is not included, the email may not get through email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachments. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. Responses may also be mailed to: AFLCMC/PZIOBA ATTN: Jane Hutch 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3 WPAFB OH 45433-5344 Email: Jane.hutch@us.af.mil Phone: 937-522-4588 ALL INQUIRIES AND/OR RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 4:00PM EST, ON 22 AUGUST 2016