SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- National Ice Contract for Emergency Response
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 312113
— Ice Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, P.O. Box 889, Savannah, GA 31402-0889
- ZIP Code
- 31402-0889
- Solicitation Number
- W912HN-09-S-0009
- Response Due
- 3/13/2009
- Archive Date
- 5/12/2009
- Point of Contact
- Henry Wigfall, (843) 329-8088<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This announcement is a Sources Sought Notice. It is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP) or Invitation for Bids (IFB) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify companies with the necessary qualifications to provide the services stated herein: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Savannah Regional Contracting Center, Charleston Office, Charleston, South Carolina, has a requirement under the Advanced Contract Initiative for the delivery of packaged ice and necessary supporting items and services, to include refrigerated storage units (reefers), transportation, loading and unloading of shipments, drayage, operation and maintenance of reefers, participation in Partnering activities and provision of Strategic Planning Services, etc., in the Continental United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Federal States of Micronesia and Republic of the Marshall Islands. This requirement is in support of the National Response Plan (NRP), which is a signed agreement among 27 federal departments and agencies, including the American Red Cross. The NRP organizes the types of federal response assistance that a state or local government is most likely to need. The Department of Defense shares the responsibility with FEMA for Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #3, Public Works and Engineering, and has designated USACE as its operating agent for ESF #3 planning, preparation and response. USACE fulfills requirements for ice at disaster locations first by using ice stored from previous disasters, donated ice, and ice supplied by other federal agencies and requirements for refrigerated storage first by utilization of donated reefers or Government-owned reefers. If ice and/or refrigerated storage from those sources are inadequate to meet the required quantities, USACE purchases additional ice and/or rents mobile refrigerated storage units. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 312113, Ice Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The Government intends to award one Firm Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Requirements Contract with a base year and four (4) one-year option periods. Interested businesses that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this project should submit an electronic copy of their capability statement, addressing the requirements identified above. Please limit responses to 10 pages or less. Any proprietary information should be so identified. Capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 4:30 PM March 13, 2009. References shall include company name, point of contact, telephone number, fax number, and email address. Capability statement shall identify the business status (large, small, HUBZone, SDVOB, etc) of the organization. Respondents may submit their capability statement to: henry.wigfall@usace.army.mil. For additional information, contract: Henry Wigfall, 843-329-8088.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Charleston Office 69A Hagood Avenue Charleston SC<br />
- Zip Code: 2943<br />
- Zip Code: 2943<br />
- Record
- SN01750522-W 20090215/090213220011-a32362ef67733089131f7423923a28ee (fbodaily.com)
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