Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

56 -- BUILDING TRADES MATERIAL SOL TBD POC Jo Escalera (619) 532-2558 WEB: Click here to view the FAR website., http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffar1.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer., jo_c_escalera@sd.fisc.navy.mil. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego (FISC-SD), CA is issuing this "Market Research -- Sources Sought" synopsis. Industry comments will be accepted by email. The objective of a market research is to determine if existing commercial or non-developmental items are available or could be modified to meet the Government's needs. The proposed acquisition is for Building Trades Material for use by Department of Defense (DoD) activities in the state of Texas. It is anticipated that delivery orders and payment will be based upon the DoD purchase card program. If the market research establishes that the Government's need may be met by a type of item or service customarily available in the commercial marketplace that would meet the definition of a commercial item at FAR Subpart 2.1, the contracting officer shall solicit and award any resultant contract using the policies and procedures in FAR Part 12. The FAR on-line web site is located at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffar1.htm. FISC-SD is researching market capabilities of companies who provide Building Trades Material, provide contractor-owned facilities to store items, and offer their products for sale to the general public and/or the Government. Customers may desire to pick up their items at the contractor facility, or have the items delivered by the contractor. Historically, building trades items consumed by DoD contracts have included, but are not limited to the following: Adapters, adhesives, anchors, angle irons, ballast tubes, belts, bits (auger), bits (drill), rotary hammers, blades, bolts, box connectors, box utility, brushes, bushings, caps (copper, pipe, slip), capacitors (motor), ceiling tile, cement, chain saws, chemical pesticides, circuit breakers, compressors, conduits, connectors, copper Tubing, couplings, doors, drier liquidline, elbows, faucets, fence (chain link), filters, fittings, freon, fuses, gaskets, glass, gutters, heater (water), hinges, hooks, hoses, insulation, key blanks, ladders, lamps, light fixtures, locks, lumber, motors, nails, nipples (iron/galvanized), nuts, paint, pipes, reducer (bell pipe), relays, sandpaper, saw blades, screws, seals, sheetrock, split bolt connectors, straps, switches, tapes, tees, thermostats, transformers, tube (copper), unions, valves, wall plate switch, washers, weatherheads, wires, wrench pipes, zinc rich, etc. There may be other items, which have historically been purchased through Building Trades Catalogs. If a Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued from FISC-SD, the Contracting Officer anticipates an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity -- type contract. It is also anticipated that the RFP will include a Statement of Objectives (SOO), oral presentations of Technical Proposals, and the performance period will be a base year with four option years. Please note, this is not a request for a proposal nor does the Government intend to pay for any information provided by industry in response to this market research -- sources sought synopsis. When responding to this synopsis, please provide your company name & address, point of contact & phone number, and your business size. Contact the Contracting Officer by email, if you would like to participate in an interactive, on-line communication or interchange meeting with contracting and the customer. You may also submit catalogs, product literature published by manufacturers, distributors, and dealers, and/or provide your available on-line product web site address. The cutoff date for responses is 30 September 1998. Small businesses are strongly encouraged to participate. Posted 09/14/98 (W-SN249554). (0257)

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