Request for Information - War Reserve Material

Product Service Code: R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support R429 - Support - Professional: Emergency response/disaster planning/preparedness support Proposed NAICS Code: 541614 - Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services This is a request for information (RFI) announcement to conduct market research relative to the War Reserve Material Services Requirement (WRM). This RFI announcement is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The information from this RFI is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The Government's acquisition strategy continues to develop and if and when a solicitation is issued, it will issue a sample task and site visit information. This announcement is specifically targeted for interested, qualified small businesses that can perform the services required as stated in the DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) Titled, MEFPAK and Medical Logistics Support Services dated 18 Nov 2011. This is a non-personal services effort that provides Expeditionary / Contingency Medical Equipment (ECME) management services to implement the United States Air Force (USAF) WRM services at USAF Facilities throughout the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). This program provides for ECME packages to be properly maintained and ready for use and deployable for expeditionary/contingency operating taskings, Humanitarian Relief Operations (HUMRO) and Consequence Management (CM), Pandemic Influenza/disaster response, exercise scenarios and/or assemblage modernization efforts within timeframes outlined by Medical Manpower, Equipment, and Force Packaging Responsible Agencies (MRA). The 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (773 ESS/PK) is seeking responses to the questions listed below. Please provide your responses on company letterhead to the Point of Contact (POC) identified at the end of the RFI. 1. Please provide the name, address, DUNS and CAGE Code of the company. 2. Are you considered a small business under NAICS 541614? 3. What is your input on the proposed NAICS code? Is there another NAICS you would propose given the draft PWS? 4. Does your company fall under a Socio Economic or disadvantaged business category? If so, please identify. 5. Based on the information provided in the attached PWS, do you have enough information to provide an accurate proposal? If not, what additional information can the Government provide to assist you in creating a more accurate proposal? Interested parties must send their responses to the RFI, no later than (NLT) 12 Noon Central Standard Time (CST), 21 December 2011 to patricia.prats@us.af.mil and sharon.bickford@us.af.mil. Disclaimer - This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise reimburse the responder for information submitted as a result of this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use the information provided by any respondent for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Do not submit any proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in your response. Information submitted will become the property of the Government. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.