Hqs, USARAK, Directorate of Contracting, P.O. Box 5-525, Bldg 977, Fort Richardson, Alaska 99505-0525

M -- OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED FACILITIES -- SUPPLY AND SERVICES WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS DUE 080100 POC Yvonne Finley, (907)384-7104 WEB: Click here to access the U.S. Army Alaska Directorate, http://www.usarak.army.mil/doc/. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, yvonne.finley@richardson.army.mil. IAW AR215-1, 7-4 and 7-5 the US Army Alaska is conducting a review of potential contractor services for performance of activities within the Directorate of Community Activity Services at the US Army garrison. The major functional area program under consideration are the Supply and Services Warehouse operations located on Fort Richardson and Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The purpose of this notice is to identify and establish initial interest from the vendor community. Responses are for planning purposes only. There is no obligation on the part of the government to issue a formal solicitation as a result of this request and participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the US Government. Information may be used to help formulate bidder's mailing lists, acquisition strategies, to include socioeconomic program support and to help establish commercial practices available to the government. Companies responding may indicate interest in one or both functional areas. Services are currently being performed by six (6) full time Government employees (appropriated and non-appropriated funding). Supply and Services Operations: The warehouses are open 5 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Provides programs and services: Operate and maintain DCA warehouse in Building 800 on Fort Richardson (60,000 SF) also buildings 3030 and 1053 on Fort Wainwright (15,200 SF); provide and document proper receipt, handling and delivery of materials required by DCA activities including accountable appropriated and non-appropriated property; provide technical inspection of turned-in equipment; schedule and perform on-site inspections of accountable fixed asset property; organize and store equipment and materials as required for both appropriated and non-appropriated property; schedule, organize and execute bid sales; provide routine preventative maintenance for non-appropriated vehicles; operate, repair and maintain a 10 ton truck, several light trucks and fork lifts; provide snowplowing service for DCA facilities; serve as IMWRF property manager; pickup and deliver U.S. Mail for DCA; assemble new equipment received; deliver special orders offsite; pickup credit card purchases; provide record keeping; ensure safe receipt, storage, movement and issue of HAZMAT. Any responses to this notice should include the following information: company name, point of contact, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, brief description of company and capabilities, experience areas, size, history, awards or certifications received by the company or its employees, CAGE code and/or tax ID number, and business size category. The Standard Industrial Classification is 8999. The standard size for small business is $5,000,000. Small businesses will be expected to demonstrate experience in all areas and good past performance. Interested parties should provide responses to the market survey questionnaire that can be accessed on the U.S. Army Alaska, Directorate of Contracting web site located at http://www.usarak.army.mil/doc/, by 1 August 2000. All contractors who provide goods/services to the Department of Defense must be registered in the Central Contractor's Register (CCR). Award of a DOD contract for solicitations issued after 31 May 98 will not be made unless the contractor is registered in the CCR. You may register via the internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil If you do not have internet access, you may contact the CCR Registration Assistance Center at 1-888-227-2423. Posted 06/28/00 (W-SN469670). (0180)

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