Request Small Business Concern Capabilities if Interested in Packing and Crating Opportunity if Requirement becomes available

This sources sought is issued solely for informational, planning purposes and market research in accordance FAR Part 10. This sources sought is seeking interest from all small business concerns capable and interested in performing packing & crating services at Sheppard Air Force Base (SAFB), Texas. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a future acquisition that may or may not occur. No award will be made from this sources sought. A solicitation is not available; therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. The packing and crating contract has historically been awarded as a small business set-aside. There is no DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) available at this time to give a general description of the scope of work that is proposed to be provided at SAFB. A PWS will be posted with the solicitation if a requirement becomes available. The contractor is required to furnish all personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, services and materials, except as specified as Government-furnished, for the preparation of personal property of Department of Defense personnel for shipment and/or storage and related services for Services through the Direct Procurement Method (DPM). Work to be performed would be for Schedule I, Outbound Services; Schedule II, Inbound Services, and Schedule III, Local moves for the following areas: Area I Includes: Wichita County in TX. Area II Includes: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wilbarger, and Young Counties in TX. Area III Includes: Cotton, Jefferson, Love and Tillman Counties in OK, and Area IV Includes: Cooke, Grayson, Palo Pinto, Parker and Wise Counties in TX. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 488991, Packing & Crating goods for shipping. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $25.5 million. Service Concerns who are interested in supplying a proposal if said requirement becomes available should notify this office by electronic mail. Please provide the following information: Company's name, address, point of contact, telephone and fax numbers, socio-economic status, i.e., 8(a), HUBZONE, WOSB, Veteran Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, etc., Woman-Owned, etc., cage code, email address, website (if applicable), experience, and an overview of your company. It is important that business concerns responding to this Sources Sought articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately. Any information provided is voluntary. The information should be submitted no later than Sunday, September 30, 2013 at 5:00 pm Central Standard Time to Ms. Robin M. Hart at robin.hart@us.af.mil and & Ms. Cecilia Murray at cecilia.murray@us.af.mil Be advised that the Government will not be held responsible for any cost incurred in response to this Sources Sought announcement. Additionally, all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. No basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response from this sources sought. IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.