VIPSAM at Andrews AFB-Aicraft Maintenance, Transient Alert, Fuels, Supply, Munitions

All future inquiries to this sources sought should be address to De-Leashawn R. Johnson, via e-mail: deleashawn.johnson@afncr.af.mil or Dennis Becker, via e-mail dennis.becker@afncr.af.mil. Sources Sought for Small Business Capabilities The Air Force is assessing the availability and capability of potential small business sources for Very Important Person Special Airlift Mission (VIPSAM) aircraft maintenance at Andrews AFB. The contracting officer has determined that the NAICS code for this procurement is 488190 (2007 NAICS Manual) with a small business size standard of $7 million. The title of NAICS 488190 is "Other Support Activities for Air Transportation." This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing aircraft maintenance services. The contract will provide world-class aircraft maintenance, transient alert, fuels, supply and munitions service requirement to support the missions of the 89th Airlift Wing (AW), 316th Wing (WG) and their customers. This requirement will require security clearances. Based on initial responses from business firms to the Government's sources sought announcement published 1 April 2009 on FedBizOpps and consultation with the Air Force's Program Executive Officer's office, the contracting officer is considering setting aggressive small business sub-contracting goals or providing a small business set-aside for specific areas of work that small business has the capability to manage. This decision may change after receipt and analysis of further responses to this sources sought. Small businesses that wish to influence the contracting officer's decision are urged to respond to this announcement. The contracting officer asks that responses address several "risk areas": 1) The contractor's ability to manage a sufficient number of employees/subcontractors in an efficient and cost effective manner while the requirements; 2) The contractor's ability to provide qualified and experienced personnel at the appropriate security and capability levels; and 3) A company/team composition that can support all areas of the entire scope of the requirement as stated in the PWS with sufficient depth and breadth. Responses shall be very specific as to the kind of work the company/team has the ability to support. The response shall also include CAGE code, a brief description of business size (in terms of annual receipts and number of employees), business status (i.e., disadvantaged, HUB zone, woman-owned), and an itemized list of relevant past performance, to include commercial customers. Additional guidelines for the written responses are to include contract magnitude, program management, technical complexity, workforce management and longevity, and name of the point of contact (POC), address, e-mail, telephone number, fax number, and the company's web page, if applicable. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this sources sought synopsis. Please limit your response to not more than 10 single-sided 8.5X11 pages. Each submission should be submitted electronically. Small businesses should submit written responses to the Contracting Office by no later than 17 November 2009. Written responses from large business firms are not required at this time. Electronic submissions should be E-mailed to: Deleashawn.Johnson@afncr.af.mil and Dennis.Becker@afncr.af.mil