V--V--Packing, Containerization and Drayage of Direct Procurement Method (DPM) Personal Property Shipments

Sources Sought / MARKET RESEARCH Packing, containerization and drayage of Direct Procurement Method (DPM) personal property shipments of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The Department of the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington, is currently requesting information in order to determine the existence of viable commercial sources capable of packing, containerization and drayage of Direct Procurement Method (DPM) personal property shipments of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The intended contract period is for a base period with four (4) one-year option periods (five years total). The Government anticipates that it will award two contracts from one solicitation: one for performance within a 50-mile radius of Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the other for performance within a 50-mile radius of Portland, Oregon. Description of services: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform packing, containerization and drayage of Direct Procurement Method personal property shipments as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government-furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. The area served is typically within a 50-mile radius of Joint Base Lewis-McChord and within a 50-mile radius of Portland, Oregon. The Government is not soliciting offers at this time. The Contracting Officer will determine which suggested changes, if any, are accepted. This is a sources sought notice to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources. A solicitation is not currently available. The Government may use your responses for the purposes of determining how the requirement may be stated and/or how the Government may conduct the procurement. Interested parties shall not construe this sources sought announcement as a commitment by the Government, whether implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or to award a contract. The Government will not reimburse interested parties for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requests. The Government previously posted this Sources Sought under W911S8-13-R-0018. Further responses to this Sources Sought are not required. A SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTIONNAIRE is below. Responses to the Questionnaire are encouraged from all interested parties. Your responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation. Please provide any additional feedback in your response that you feel is relevant. Please limit your response to three pages or less. Sources Sought Questionnaire, JBLM, WA. Company Name ___________________________________________ Phone Number ____________________________________________ Email Address ____________________________________________ DUNS ______________________ CAGE ______________________ 1. A size standard, which is usually stated in number of employees or average annual receipts, represents the largest size that a business (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) may be to remain classified as a small business for Small Business Administration and federal contracting programs. The definition of quote mark small quote mark varies by industry. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following socio-economic small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is tentatively 488991 Packing and Crating; the small business size standard for this NAICS code is $25.5 million. [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify) 2. If your company were selected, how many calendar days would your company need after the contract award date before completing set-up and providing services? _____ 15 days _____ 30 days _____45 days _____other (please list) 3. In your opinion, what are the risks associated with this effort? Comment on any current or potential technical, cost, schedule, or performance risks that you would like to make the Government aware of that concern packing, transportation, shipping, and storage services. How should these risks be mitigated? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Does your company have experience working at other military installations? If yes, provide a brief description of that work experience. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Does your company have the capacity for storage? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is your company's ability to pack/unpack in hundreds of pounds (lbs) per day? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Provide any additional feedback that you feel is relevant (i.e., problems or any other issues experienced with similar contracts). ___________________________________________________________________________________ 8. How are these services priced in the commercial marketplace? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your participation.