Synopsis - Contractor Operated Civil Engineering Store (COCESS) Operation

The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, and materials to support a "one stop shop" Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Mountain Home (AFB). The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, store, and provide a simplified method for authorized personnel to purchase a variety of quality material, equipment, parts, tools, and supplies for work orders, construction, facility maintenance and repair, lawn and garden equipment repair, and self-help items for use by authorized government personnel. The store shall be located on the installation, provide easy access for authorized individuals, and contain a wide variety of commercial and industrial products (i.e., items found in commercial stores like Lowes, Home Depot or other local lumber and hardware stores). The store shall provide a customer service center with access to a user-friendly, state-of-the-art ordering and purchasing system for non-stocked items. The store shall stock high use/consumable items for immediate purchase. Store management and personnel shall provide quality customer service. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) and will be 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this solicitation is 444130 and the small business dollar threshhold is $7,000,000.00. The contract will be for a base period of one (1) year with six (4) option years. This is a commercial acquisition; therefore, award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12. The solicitation will be issued via FedBizOps (FBO) on or about 12 Aug 2009. Any amendments will be posted on FBO as well. Paper copies of the solicitation and amendments will not be mailed. All offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (http://www.ccr.gov) in order to be eligible for award. Instructions for registering are available at the CCR website. In accordance with AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, the ACC Ombudsman is Mr. Eric Thaxton. He can be reached at HQ ACC/A7K, 129 Andrews Street, Suite 102, Langley AFB, VA 23665-2791, phone: (757) 764-5372, fax: (757) 764-4400, email: eric.thaxton@langley.af.mil.