T--Aerial Photography for Flood Fight

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS, market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -Omaha District has been tasked to solicit for and award a non-personnel services contract to provide transportation of flood fighting AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY during emergency situations. Proposed project will be a Firm Fixed Price Blanket Purchase Agreement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Notice Number: W9128F-11-T-0111 Title: Aerial Photography This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice (SS). The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small business; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. The NAICS code for the project is 541922 or other Aerial Photography Related NAICS code. The small business size standard is $7.0 mil Purpose and Objectives: The Government requires the services of Aerial Photography in response to the 2011 flood fight. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to make "Calls" on a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) in order to evaluate and gather intelligence related to the flood situation. Project Requirements: The contractor must be able to respond expeditiously when given less than 24 hours to appropriately acquire required photos of specified areas of concern. Anticipated Period of Performance: The expected Period for this BPA is to remain active to make "Calls" through 30 Sept 2011. Other Important Considerations: Special Qualifications: The contractor is responsible for ensuring all employees possess valid certifications, licenses, and training to complete mission requirements. Capability Statement/Information Sought: Respondents must provide, as part of their responses, information concerning (a) staff experience, including their availability, experience, and training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capabilities; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. Interested qualified small business organizations should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not to exceed 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement, as well as the eligible small business concern's name, point of contact, address and DUNS number and CAGE Code. Information Submission Instructions: Interested Offerors shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 11:00 AM (CST) 1 July 2011. All interested contractors must be registered in CCR to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response Shaun A. McAfee, Contract Specialist, Email address: contact@example.gov Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).