This Sources Source / Market Research is seeking interested contractors for the purpose of eventually being awarded a contract at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida to manage, operate and maintain Watercraft Operations for Drone and Subscale aerial target retrieval. This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis for market research purposes only. This is NOT a Request for Proposal. A formal solicitation has not yet been developed, however a solicitation is planned for release during fiscal year 2009. Detailed requirements and instructions will be provided through a formal solicitation. The anticipated North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is 488330. All interested firms should notify this office in writing by email or fax of your interest in this notice. Responses should include identification of Company, Cage Code, Business size and status, Proof of experience, and Capability. Capabilities statements shall be accompanied by a cover page that includes the Name, Telephone number, and E-mail address of a company representative, the Company's address, and their CAGE Code and CCR status. Capabilities statement shall be limited to no more than 10 single-sided, type-written pages total, not including the cover page. Information submitted in response to this notice will be treated as potential source selection sensitive information and not generally releasable to the public. This is a Sources Sought for planning purposes and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market research nor will the government return any data provided. All companies should respond to the Contract Manager; John Purcell by email at [email protected] or Fax to (850) 283 8491 Not-Later-Than January 26, 2009, 4:30 p.m. CST. Any information required must be submitted in writing, no telephone call request will be addressed. The information provided in the response to this sources sought announcement will be used to finalize the acquisition strategy for this requirement and will only be used by the 325th Contracting Squadron located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida 32403-5526.