Requirement Description/Overview:
• 3 Each, 20' containerized latrine unit, to include delivery, placement and installation.
o (See attached DRAFT Specifications Sheet for more details)
• 4 Each, 20' containerized shower unit, to include delivery, placement and installation.
o (See attached DRAFT Specifications Sheet for more details)

Contracting Office Address:

HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA/A7K
Unit 3050 Box 10
APO AE 09094

The Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe/Air Forces Africa/A7K, Ramstein Air Base, Germany anticipates to solicit (i.e. tender) in the near future for (3) 20 Foot containerized latrine units and (4) 20 foot containerized shower units. These units will need to be delivered, placed, and installed.

Pricing/Payment Information:
The anticipated forthcoming solicitation will require companies who wish to tender, to propose prices as "Firm-fixed-Priced"; whereby such proposal pricing will not be subject to adjustment, revision, and/or negotiation during the US Government's evaluation process leading to a subsequent contract award decision. Additionally, the authorized payment procedures by the US Government DOES NOT allow payment to be furnished to the chosen contractor until the appliances have been delivered and subsequently accepted. Additionally, payment under US Government Contracts must be made by means of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) whereby companies wishing to quote to the subsequent solicitation must register with certain US Government data-bases SAM (System Acquisition Management) and WAWF (Wide Area Work Flow). Anticipate award in USD.  Note that there is not an associated cost for companies to register accounts under the aforementioned databases.

Delivery Information:
The destination delivery location specified by the attached Specifications sheet is to:

Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM)
Niamey, Niger

Freight-On-Board (FOB) Destination. Accordingly, under FOB Destination delivery procedures, associated costs will not be separated under the resultant solicitation and/or contract award; whereby associated costs by the contractor shall be inclusive of the quoted unit pricing of the vehicles themselves. The contractor will be liable for any damage or costs incurred FOB Destination.

NOTE:  Per US Embassy in Niamey, the recommended way of delivery via air/sea are as follows:

For Ocean Shipments (Surface)
Port of Discharge:
Lome, Togo

Consignee:
NAVITRANS TOGO
Rue des Grands Moulins
Immeuble Unico 55
BP 61198
Lomé - Togo
Phone : +228 22 27 56 12
OR
COGETRAM-Lomé,Togo

BP:60265 Lomé,Togo
POC : Yves K BADASSOU
E-mail: [email protected]

For Air Shipments

Airport of Discharge:
Diori Hamani; NIM

Consignee:
National Air Cargo

 NOTE: Way of travel listed above is SUGGESTED ONLY; if you choose to ship to destination via another route that will be your decision as the vendor/expert. This will not affect the evaluation criteria during contract award.

NOTE: Although a "DRAFT" Specifications sheet is provided, this notice does not constitute a solicitation. This notice is for planning purposes only.

Requested Information:
The following is requested from interested companies;

1. With reference to the Specifications sheet, please indicate if your company is willing to provide specifications and the intended appliance which will be used for solicitation within scope and complexity of the requirement. If so, please provide the appliance's specifications within the provided Government minimum specification list along with the brand/model of the appliance. Please provide item brochures/promotional material commonly provided to the general public if applicable.

NOTE: If your company is able to quote more than one (1) manufacturer or model of appliance that meets the minimum technical specification, please submit accordingly using additional specification sheets as attached.

2. Based upon the attached "DRAFT" Specifications sheet, are there any aspects that are unclear and/or do not allow a clear understanding of the US Government's requirements?

3. Based upon the attached "DRAFT" Specifications sheet attached, are there commercial industry practices that appear to differ greatly than what is being requested by the US Government under the anticipated, forthcoming solicitation/tender? Please account that the Pricing/Payment information above regarding payment cannot be made before the delivery of vehicles (if awarded to your company), and EFT payment processes, are not subject to change

4. Based on the aforementioned, if/when a formal solicitation is tendered by the US Government, would your company be interested in providing a quotation? If so, please provide the contact details of your company.

Please submit a written response via scan/email-attach on company letter head to points of contract listed below by the following deadline:

Deadline for Responses:
The deadline for response to this notice is close of business, 0800 Eastern Standard Time, 16 Sep 2013.

Point of Contact:

Submit written responses via scan/email-attach or any questions with relation to the aforementioned notice to:
MSgt Brian Cooper, Contracting Officer, at [email protected] and TSgt Jermain Compton, Contracting Officer, at [email protected].

MSgt Brian Cooper, Contracting Officer, Phone: +49 (0) 6371475713
TSgt Jermain Compton, Contracting Officer, Phone: +49 (0) 6371475713

Thank you for the opportunity!