129 CS - Telecomm Conduit Install

This Sources Sought Posting is being issued in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Part 10, Market Research. The purpose of this posting is to gain knowledge of potential sources for this service including interested Small Business Concerns. Its sole purpose is to provide information for planning and market research only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government.

The Government welcomes responses from all interested parties; however, no decision or award of contract will be made based on responses from industry. The Government will not pay for the preparation of, nor the subsequent use of, information submitted in response to this Sources Sought. Respondents will not be notified of the outcome of the Government’s review of the information received.

Additionally, the Government does not intend to hold discussions concerning this Sources Sought with any interested parties but reserves the right to contact vendors if additional information is required for clarifications as it pertains to the Sources Sought. The objective of this effort is to engineer, furnish & install (EF&I) a new inside plant (ISP) telecomm conduit that the 129 CS will use to support the future install of a new outside plant (OSP) fiber optic cable (FOC).

The primary necessity of this effort is to ensure that an ISP telecomm conduit pathway is already in place and available for use prior to the onset of the forthcoming OSP FOC install inside Rm 21A. See attached draft Statement of Objectives for more information. The NAICS code for this requirement is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors. The Small Business Administration size standard for small businesses in this industry is $19,000,000.

Instructions to Vendors All interested concerns will submit a written notice, not to exceed five (5) pages, stating the concern’s positive intention to submit a proposal as a prime contractor no later than the deadline posted with this notice. Responses to this Sources Sought should include the following information: A positive statement of intent to submit a proposal as a prime contractor, A listing of projects completed during the past five (5) years for both Government and private industry.

The list should provide the type of service, dollar value, contract number, location, and point of contact. Also, please indicate whether the firm was a prime or subcontractor—if the firm was a subcontractor, please provide a point of contact with the prime contractor, A brief outline of resources, subcontractors, and key personnel that would be used to accomplish the contract, and Demonstration of the firm’s socioeconomic status (i.e., SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.), and size.

If adequate small business firms are not available for adequate competition for this project, it may be advertised as an unrestricted solicitation. Submit responses directly to austin.breault.1@us.af.mil; telephone calls and facsimile responses will not be honored. Please reference the Notice ID and project title in the subject of your message. Please limit your responses to standard documents (i.e., Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, etc.). Do not send compressed (i.e., .zip or .exe extension) or other file types as they will be stripped from your message.