United States Marshals Service, Asset Forfeiture Division, Personal Property Unit, Performance Work Statement for Vessels and Related Services
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Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
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This notice is a Sources Sought Notice and Request for Information issued by the United States Marshals Service, Asset Forfeiture Division, Personal Property Unit, to assess industry capabilities for potential future acquisition of vessel services and related support under a performance work statement. The requirement seeks qualified vendors capable of providing comprehensive services tied to the management, maintenance, and operational support of vessels used in asset forfeiture operations, with an anticipated period of performance spanning up to 66 months, including a 12-month base period, four 12-month option years, and a possible six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8. The NAICS code for this effort is 493190, and responses must align with the detailed requirements outlined in the associated Performance Work Statement, though the full document is not provided here. Respondents are required to submit a capability statement not to exceed ten pages, supplemented by a completed pricing schedule and an online questionnaire, all submitted electronically to the designated point of contact by the deadline. All submissions must include specific details about the respondent’s technical expertise, staff qualifications, current capacity, prior similar projects, management capabilities, and experience with government contracts, along with the organization’s SAM UEI number, business size and type, and full contact information. While responses are strictly for market research and do not constitute a solicitation or commitment to award a contract, respondents must not include proprietary or confidential information, as non-proprietary data may be used in future acquisition planning. The submission deadline is Friday, July 14, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time, and all responses must adhere to strict formatting rules including document size, font, margins, and spacing. The government will not acknowledge receipt, provide feedback, or cover any costs incurred by respondents, and responses will not be considered if submitted after the deadline or lacking any of the required components. A potential solicitation is expected to be posted on SAM.gov in Federal Fiscal Year 2026 Quarter 4.
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Full Description
This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) / Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this SSN/RFI is to identify the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement.
This SSN/RFI is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement, the method of acquisition, and gather information about the capabilities currently available in the industry. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. A potential solicitation may be posted in Federal Fiscal Year 2026 Quarter 4 on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website at http://sam.gov.
- Solicitation: 15M50026QA4400TBD-20260629
- Title: United States Marshals Service, Asset Forfeiture Division, Personal Property Unit Performance Work Statement for Vessels and Related Services
- Classification Code: S215
- NAICS Code: 493190
- Description: See Performance Work Statement (PWS)
- Background: See PWS
- Purpose and Objective: See PWS
- Project Requirements: See PWS
- Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for a duration of up to 66 months that consists of a 12-month Base Period, four (4) 12-month option years, and the FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services clause for a possible extension of up to six (6) months.
- Capability Statement / Information Sought:
Respondents shall:
A. Provide a capability statement that clearly describe your ability to provide the requirements specified in this notice.
B. Provide sufficient details of the respondent (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience and formal and other training; b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; c) prior completed projects of similar nature; d) corporate experience and management capability; and e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information.
C. Provide the respondent SAM UEI number, organization name, address, point of contract, and size and type of business e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc. pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements.
Also, respondents are encouraged to provide their opinions about the difficulty and/or feasibility of the potential requirement or proposed acquisition, possible solutions and approaches that may currently exist in the marketplace, and information regarding innovative ideas or concepts.
11. Submission Instructions:
One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8.5” by 11” paper size, with 1” top, bottom, left, and right margins, and with single or double spacing.
The information submitted must be in outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement/information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but it is not required.
The response is limited to 10 pages. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. The response page limit does not also include the questionnaire mentioned below in Item #15.
The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone, and e-mail addresses.
12. The Government point of contract is Eliana York, Assistant Chief, at afp.procurement@usdoj.gov.
13. All capability statements to this notice must be submitted electronically to Eliana York via e-mail (see e-mail address above in Item #12) with the e-mail subject line as “USMS AFD PPU PWS Vessels and Related Services”
Facsimile responses are not accepted.
Submission Deadline: The response must be received on or before Friday, July 10, 2026, by 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
14. Pricing Schedule: In addition to a capability statement, all interested parties must complete the attached Pricing Schedule by the response deadline.
Provided estimated rates are for USMS market research only and definitive, proposed rates will be required for the potential solicitation published on SAM.gov.
Please note all cells in the provided Pricing Schedule are locked with the exception of those identified in yellow. Please do not submit a modified Pricing Schedule, only input estimated rates within the yellow cells.
15. Questionnaire: In addition to a capability statement and pricing schedule, all interested parties must complete the linked questionnaire, found below, by the response deadline.
https://usms.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8q4Uczrfk7M6GLI
16. Disclaimer and Important Notice:
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 purposed 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 determinate 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 The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any organization’s input resulting from this RFI.
After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published. However, responses to this notice and/or providing responses to the questionnaire will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
17. 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).