DA, DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, FORT DRUM, NY 13602-5220

M -- THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC WORKS AT FORT DRUM, NY SOL DAKF36-98-R-0011 DUE 122198 POC Contract Specialist RONALD C. JOHNSON Contracting Officer SANDRA A. BROWN (315) 772-6510 (Site Code DAKF36) This sources sought synopsis is being issued to determine the feasibility of conducting a commercial activity cost comparison study of the Directorate of Public Works at Fort Drum, New York under small business set-aside procedures. This synopsis and subsequent market survey is to determine if there are any small business concerns that have the demonstrated capability and financial resources to successfully perform a contract with an estimated annual dollar value in excess of $20.0 million. To qualify as a small business concern for this requirement, you must meet the size standard of $20.0 million for Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 8744. Small businesses who do not qualify as a small business under SIC 8744 need not respond. Any responses from large or small businesses that do not qualify as small businesses under SIC 8744 will not be evaluated. Since the estimated value of this requirement exceeds half the small business size standard of $20.0 million, the Small Business Administration's (SBA) new rules on affiliation apply. If you are considering entering into a joint venture with other small business concerns and need assistance to submit a proposal on this requirement, contact your local SBA Office. The OMB Circular A-76 Cost Comparison Study of Public Works Services at Fort Drum, includes the following range of functions which are subject to change based upon mission requirements: Work Reception and Management, Supply Support Programs, Carpentry, Plaster and Drywall, Roofing, Packing and Crating, Locksmith, Masonry, Painting, Signage, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Sheet Metal and Welding, Plumbing and Pipefitting, Swimming Pools, Ground Water Remediation Wells, Central Vehicle Wash Facility, Fuel Dispensing Equipment, Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance, Pest Control Management, Grounds Maintenance, Surfaced and Unsurfaced Areas, Railroads, Refuse Collection and Disposal, Alarm Systems, Environmental, Engineering, Master Planning and Real Property Management, Project Work, Housing/Billeting, Water Treatment and Distribution Systems, Wastewater Collection, Natural Gas Distribution Systems, Electrical Distribution Systems, Fuel Distribution Systems, Snow Removal Operations, and Wash Racks. Any resultant contract will have a performance period consisting of a base year with four option years and the contract type is anticipated to be a Cost Plus Award Fee. All responses to any subsequent Request for Proposal will require a complete technical, management and cost proposal with associated documentation. This is the only notice being sent. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No telephone calls requesting a bid package or solicitation will be accepted or acknowledged. There is no bid package or solicitation. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement that may arise from this market survey, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given, nor will any appointments for presentations be made. Interested small business concerns should complete the market survey requirements at http://www.drum.army.mil/garrison/spcl/dircon/service.htm. A more comprehensive description of the requirements is provided with the market survey. Due date for responses is 4:00 PM EST, 21 Dec 98. Only those responses submitted through the market research procedures outlined in this synopsis and it's market survey will be accepted. Posted 12/08/98 (I-SN278279). (0342)

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