Kirtland Air Force Base Fire Department Trainer Maintenance – Sources Sought

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an Invitation for Bid (IFB).

This notice is not to be construed as a commitment, implied or otherwise by the Government, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein pursuant to FAR part 10, Market Research and FAR part 19, Small Business Programs. This is for planning purposes only.

Any information submitted by respondents to this Source Sought Notice is voluntary. The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose, and should refrain from providing proprietary information in the response.

1. INTRODUCTION: This is the initial step in the planning process for Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) to provide maintenance, inspection, and repair services for the 377 MSG/CEFO Fire Department.

The 377 MSG/PKA at Kirtland AFB seeks sources with the following capability and interest to provide the following:

The 377 MSG/CEFO Fire Department requires a vendor to furnish all labor, transportation, materials, equipment, special tools, expertise, supervision and services required to maintain and/or repair the Aircraft Fire Facility (AFTF), The Structural Trainer (SFTF), The Car/Helicopter Fire Trainer and The Haz-Mat Roller over Trainer at Kirtland AFB, NM.  

The attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) provides details regarding the subject requirement.

377 MSG/PKA anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this effort. The effort is expected to result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract.

NAICS code is anticipated to be 811310* – Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance, size standard $8,000,000.00. 

*If there is a more appropriate NAICS code please provide our office with your recommendations along with your capability statement.

2. INSTRUCTIONS: All interested businesses capable demonstrating the ability to meet the draft SOW are invited to respond electronically with Statement of Capabilities. Do NOT merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the attached draft SOW.

Responses shall include company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, point of contact with email address and telephone number, and  indicate business size (small business, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, woman-owned small business, or HUBZone) using NAICS 811310 – Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance, size standard $8,000,000.00. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside for any subsequent acquisition based upon responses to this notice. Small business respondents should provide a statement of capabilities to assist the Air Force in making a set-aside decision.

Statement of Capabilities are limited to 5 pages, using Times New Roman 12 Font.

Do NOT include any marketing material in the capabilities statement.

Responses must be received no later than 16 July 2021 at 12:00pm Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) and addressed to Amanda Perea, Contracting Specialist, at [email protected] and Brittany Jewell, Contracting Officer at [email protected].

Attachment 1 - Draft Statement of Work