Maintain Substations

Sources Sought Synopsis for substation maintenance at Vandenberg AFB, CA. This proposed contract is being considered as a set-aside under a small business set-aside program. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed for the requirement is 811310. The size standard for NAICS 811310 is $7.0M. The government is interested in all small businesses including 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses that are interested in performing this requirement. The government requests interested parties submit a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Busineses, small business) anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision. Objective is to provide scheduled, preventive and predictive-diagnostic maintenance services for nine high voltage substations located at Vandenberg Air Force Base. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. The contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, materials, labels, containers, tools, transportation and supervision necessary for performing all operations and, transportation, from and back to Vandenberg AFB, CA. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of the effort mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website, located at www.FedBizOpps.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. This is a Sources Sought, and feedback from industry is also sought on our requirements as stated in this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement and demonstrate their ability to provide the requirements and list current substations that you are maintaining listed above by 25 February 2010. All data received in response to this sources sought notice, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. It is highly encouraged that capability statements be submitted electronically to Contracting in Microsoft Word format, or Portable Document Format (PDF), at the following email address: contact@example.gov Alternatively, the capability statement may be sent to the following address: 30 CONS/LGCB, 1515 Iceland Ave., Bldg 8500, Room 150, Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437. ATTN: Sean Kennedy. The information may be faxed to +1 (555) 000-0000, ATTN: Sean Kennedy. Telephone and other means of oral communication requesting information will not be permitted. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these source sought.