SOURCES SOUGHT
F -- Sources Sought Notice- Wildfire Detection Services
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- MICC - Fort Benning, Directorate of Contracting, Building 6, Meloy Hall, Room 207, Fort Benning, GA 31905-5000
- ZIP Code
- 31905-5000
- Solicitation Number
- 10664459
- Response Due
- 5/11/2015
- Archive Date
- 6/29/2015
- Point of Contact
- Shawndra Nicole Rhodes, 7065457639
- E-Mail Address
-
MICC - Fort Benning
(shawndra.n.rhodes.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The Mission and Installation Contracting - Fort Benning, Georgia, is conducting market research to determine availability of firms that are capable of providing professional services include detecting wildfires on Fort Benning and reporting the bearing and approximate location of each wildfire to appropriate Fort Benning personnel. The Contractor shall, at a minimum, man the Georgia Forestry Commission fire tower (Chattahoochee fire tower) located in Cusseta, GA during high fire danger days as determined by the National Fire Danger Rating System with a class rating of three (3) or higher. The Chattahoochee fire tower will be manned during the day when fire activity is most likely, from 1200 to 1600. Once fire activity is detected, the Chattahoochee fire tower operator will utilize an Osbourne Firefinder (alidade) and a Fort Benning Military Installation Map (1:50,000 scale) to determine bearing and approximate location. Then, the Chattahoochee fire tower operator will contact the Land Management Branch fire tower to report the bearing and approximate location. Together, the Chattahoochee fire tower (located off-Post) and the Land Management Branch fire tower (located on-Post) will triangulate the approximate location of the wildfire. The only contracting avenue available is with the Georgia Forestry Commission (Chattahoochee Fire Tower). No other fire tower is available or in close proximity to Fort Benning that can be used to meet the requirements of the PWS. No other vendor can be contracted to use the Georgia Forestry Commission owned fire tower. This special notice is for planning and informational purposes only and SHALL NOT be considered as an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, or Request for Proposal. There is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this Sources Sought. The Government is not obligated to, and will not, pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. Your responses to this sources sought will be treated as information only. The results of the market research will be used to determine the best overall acquisition strategy. The Government is seeking responses to this sources sought synopsis from all interested businesses capable of providing the requirement. Small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.) are highly encouraged to identify capabilities in meeting the requirements at fair market prices. Provide suggestions on how the requirement could be structured to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. Participation is limited to companies that have approval from Intergraph Government Solutions to work on their RCW computer program. Description of the Requirement to Include: 1. Description of services: This requirement has a Performance Work Statement (PWS) stating the required services in terms and outcomes to be achieved. The Contractor shall, at a minimum, man the Georgia Forestry Commission fire tower (Chattahoochee fire tower) located in Cusseta, GA during high fire danger days as determined by the National Fire Danger Rating System with a class rating of three (3) or higher. The Chattahoochee fire tower will be manned during the day when fire activity is most likely, from 1200 to 1600. Once fire activity is detected, the Chattahoochee fire tower operator will utilize an Osbourne Firefinder (alidade) and a Fort Benning Military Installation Map (1:50,000 scale) to determine bearing and approximate location. Then, the Chattahoochee fire tower operator will contact the Land Management Branch fire tower to report the bearing and approximate location. Together, the Chattahoochee fire tower (located off-Post) and the Land Management Branch fire tower (located on-Post) will triangulate the approximate location of the wildfire. The only contracting avenue available is with the Georgia Forestry Commission (Chattahoochee Fire Tower). No other fire tower is available or in close proximity to Fort Benning that can be used to meet the requirements of the PWS. No other vendor can be contracted to use the Georgia Forestry Commission owned fire tower. 2. The estimated period of performance: 01 June 2015 through 31 May 2020. 3. NAICS code for this requirement: 115310, Support Activities for Forestry ; Size Standard is $7.5M. FSC Code: _F003____ Interested firms responding to this synopsis are to include the following information: 1. Firm's name, profile, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, point of contact, telephone number, and email address. 2. Firm's capability to perform the REQUIRED service. Be specific with RELEVANT contracts of same or similar in nature of work, size, and complexity. Include contract description, dollar value, and customer POC. Describe your recent and relevant contracts performed within the past three years for the same or similar service as required in the draft PWS. Contracts may include those with Federal, State and local Government as well as private companies. Each reference must include the contract dollar value; the contract period of performance; and a brief description of the contract requirements. 3. Firm's business size (large or small) and all applicable socio-economic category information (i.e. SDB, 8(a) HUBZ, EDWOSB, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.). 4. Responses are limited to email correspondence, and limited to 5 pages. Respondents are encouraged to review the information requested above carefully and ensure a complete response for thorough consideration. The Government will not review general capability statements, please ensure submissions are tailored to this requirement(s) of the above request. The Government will not return any information submitted in response to this synopsis. Questions shall be submitted via email to the POC below. Questions regarding this Sources Sought announcement shall be submitted NLT 0800 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Monday 11 May 2015. No telephonic request will be answered. After this deadline, questions will not be considered regarding this announcement. Additional Info: Additional documentation Contracting Office Address: MICC - Fort Benning, Directorate of Contracting, Building 6, Meloy Hall, Room 207, Fort Benning, GA 31905-5000 Place of Performance: MICC - Fort Benning Directorate of Contracting, Building 6, Meloy Hall, Room 207 Fort Benning GA 31905-5000 US Point of Contact(s): Shawndra Rhodes; Shawndra.n.rhodes.civ@mail.mil, 706-545-0350
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- Place of Performance
- Address: MICC - Fort Benning Directorate of Contracting, Building 6, Meloy Hall, Room 207 Fort Benning GA
- Zip Code: 31905-5000
- Zip Code: 31905-5000
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