Vertical Transportation Equipment

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY; it is not a Solicitation (i.e. Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, or Invitation for Bids) Travis Air Force Base is conducting market research pursuant to Federal Acquisition Part 10. This RFI is part of a Government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), response to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Response to the RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a competitive solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov at a later date and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach to future Solicitation. RESPONSES: Respondents to this RFI are to describe their interest and ability to perform the requirements summarized below in the description of the requirement. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a request for proposal (RFP). Response must contain (1) company name, (2) Cage Code, (3) mailing address, (4) primary point of contact. Responses should be formatted as either MS Word (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) and should be limited to a maximum of ten (10) pages. Proprietary/Competition Sensitive information (appropriately marked) will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extent practical, however it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses. No faxes, courier delivered, or telephone inquiries/submissions will be accepted. Responses should be submitted to Ms. Mena Medeiros, Contract Specialist at mena.medeiros@us.af.mil no later than 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 24 July 2018. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: The Government's objective is to see the industry's ability to provide the repair, maintance, and certification of Vertical Transportation Equipment, which includes elevators, vehicle lifts, chair lifts, and dock levelers. The PWS for this potential service contract is attached. TYPE OF CONTRACT: If this request for information leads to a future solicitation, the Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a request for proposal (RFP). Information should be forwarded to the Contract Specialist. Because this is a request for information only, answers to questions will not be posted. If your organization is capable of providing these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Mrs. Mena Medeiros, Contract Specialist, e-mail at mena.medeiros@us.af.mil with a statement describing your capabilities. Please enter RFI REPLY in the subject line.