Packing, Containerization, and Local Drayage of Direct Procurement Method (DPM) personal property shipments

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (Not a Notice of Solicitation) FA8601-13-R-0063SS The United States Air Force, LCMC/Operational Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is seeking potential sources including small business (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Women-Owned (WO), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) small businesses, that are capable of providing packing, containerization, and local drayage of Direct Procurement Method (DPM) personal property shipments. The Joint Personal Property Shipping Office-Northeast, Detachment 2 is seeking an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract (base year plus four one-year options) for the preparation of personal property of Department of Defense (DOD) personnel for shipment and/or storage and related services through the DPM. Firms responding shall specify that their products/services meet the specifications provided below and provide detailed product information to show clear technical compliance. Additionally, sales history including recent commercial companies sold to shall be included to determine commerciality. The specifications for this requirement are listed in the attachments cited below: 1. DRAFT Performance Work Statement (FA8601-13-R-0063SS) 2. DRAFT PWS (FA8601-13-R-0063SS) - Attachment G1 3. DRAFT PWS (FA8601-13-R-0063SS) - Attachment G2 4. DRAFT PWS (FA8601-13-R-0063SS) - Attachment G3 5. DRAFT PWS (FA8601-13-R-0063SS) - Attachment G4 6. DRAFT PWS (FA8601-13-R-0063SS) - Attachment G5 7. DRAFT PWS (FA8601-13-R-0063SS) - Attachment G6 All interested firms shall submit a response demonstrating their capabilities to produce the requested equipment to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. As stipulated in FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 488991, with a size standard of $25,500,000. Firms responding should indicate their size in relation to this size standard, and indicate socio-economic status (SB, 8(a), HUBZone, WO, and SDVO). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. 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 evaluation 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 designation (e.g. 8(a), HUBZone, WO, SDVO, etc.). Capabilities package: All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: Eric.Burton.2@us.af.mil . All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads "FA8601-13- R-0063SS, Packing and Crating." 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, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. Responses may also be mailed to AFLCMC/PZIOB, POC: SSgt Eric Burton, 1940 Allbrook Dr., Rm 109, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-5309 to be received no later than 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, 10 July 2013 . Direct all questions concerning this acquisition to SSgt Eric Burton at Eric.Burton.2@us.af.mil.