Medical Gas Refill Services

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The 21st Contracting Squadron is searching for vendors that can provide medical gas refilling services for the 21 Medical Group at Peterson Air Force Base and Shriever AFB, CO in accordance with the PWS. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is anticipated to be 424690, Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers. The size standard is 100 employees. A Government requirement for this service is being developed, and a contract may or may not result. Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement. Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement limited to a total of five pages which address the following areas: 1) Is your business categorized as a large or small business? Please include your DUNS number and CAGE code. 2) If small, does your firm qualify in other categories? If so, please state which categories such as 8(a), disadvantaged, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran, etc. 3) Would your business require a "phase-in" period at start-up of contract? If so, how many days? 4) What information do you require to propose to this service other than a performance work statement and the attachments to the performance work statement? 5) What comments do you have to the attached performance work statement and attachments? 6) The government is contemplating a 5-year firm fixed price contract or a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). What is your experience with similar length and types of contracts with medical gas services? What was the annual contract value? What is the volume of customers your company has experienced in the past? 7) What type of quality program have you utilized in any of your previous operations? 8) Do you provide on-call and after hours service? 9) If a call is made after hours, how long does it take for service to be provided? 10) When conducting market research we are not always aware of what questions shoud be asked. If you would like to provide any additional information that may be beneficial for this requirement please do so. Thank you for your participation. This Sources Sought Announcement is issued solely for informational and planning purposes only and is not a solicitation. All information received in response to this announcement that is marked "Proprietary" will be handled accordingly. Please send responses with a subject heading of FA2517-11-R-6003 by 0900 MST, 15 August 2011 to SSgt Sharday Leedy, 21 CONS/LGCBA, Peterson Air Force Base, email address: sharday.leedy@peterson.af.mil and S. Kristin Davis, susan.davis@peterson.af.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Future information about this acquisition, including issuance of a solicitation and/or applicable amendments, will be issued through FedBizOpps. Interested parties are responsible for ensuring they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database and ORCA. The website for registration is www.ccr.gov and https://orca.bpn.gov/.