SOURCES SOUGHT
G -- 2nd BDE JCLC Dirigo Rafting
- Notice Date
- 4/29/2025 8:27:29 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 713990
— All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
- Contracting Office
- W6QM MICC-FT KNOX FORT KNOX KY 40121-5000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 40121-5000
- Solicitation Number
- PANMCC25P0000012626
- Response Due
- 5/2/2025 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 07/15/2025
- Point of Contact
- Lauren E Zuniga
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.e.zuniga.civ@army.mil
(lauren.e.zuniga.civ@army.mil)
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure non-personal services such as equipment, supplies, lodging, facilities, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to perform activities in support of river rafting and meals for lunch cadets and cadre. The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. The contractor shall provide a rafting river experience on the Penobscot River as specified herein to support Camp Dirigo, JCLC 2025 near Katahdin Scout Reservation (KSR) Camp Roosevelt, scheduled 18 June 2025, with a weather day 17or 19 June. The Government desires to procure these non-personal services on a small business set-aside basis, provided two (2) or more qualified small businesses respond to this notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two (2) or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes � it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is 713990; All other Amusement and Recreation Industries. These establishments provide accommodation facilities, such as cabins and fixed campsites, and other amenities, such as food services, recreational facilities and equipment, and organized recreational activities. The size standard in numbers of employees for this NAICS code is 1,250. Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) The contractor shall provide lodging facilities, training facilities, meals services, furniture, equipment, supplies, facilities, medical services, tools, management, certified trainers and labor in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications set forth in the Draft Performance Work Statement. Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to the Contract Specialist, Lauren Zuniga at lauren.e.zuniga.civ@army.mil no later than May 2, 2025 at 11:00am ET (Fort Knox local time). Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule do not apply to small business set-asides for contracts at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). It does apply to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, EDWOSB, and WOSB set asides regardless of the dollar value of the award. Small business contractors awarded contracts above the SAT are required to comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting when utilizing subcontractors. The penalty for non-compliance is the greater of (A) $500K or (B) the dollar amount expended, more than permitted levels. See FAR 52.219-14 - Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business. All WOSB firms need to act in beta.certify.sba.gov in order to compete for WOSB Federal Contracting Program set-aside contracts. In response to this notice, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 520-944-7373, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the sam.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Knox, KY, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN07425367-F 20250501/250429230057 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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