NAVAID-GATR-CHANNEL BANK MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES   2

This Sources Sought Notice serves as a market research tool and is being used for planning purposes to determine availability of sources prior to determining the method of acquisition. The intent of this Sources Sought is to identify sources for NAVAID-GATR-CHANNEL BANK Maintenance and Support Services to be performed at Lajes Field Air Base, AZORES, PORTUGAL. The 765 ABS/CONF/PKA is conducting market research to determine potential sources having the skills, capabilities and experience necessary to perform the described work. No award will be made from this Sources Sought. A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached to this notice.

Services Description: Non-Personal Service: The contract shall provide maintenance and support services on all NAVAID/GATR Channel Bank equipment listed in Appendix A of attached Performance Work Statement. The Channel Bank equipment, equipment shall be kept in manufacturing operating condition and shall be maintained in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Altice Empresas (MEO) maintenance specifications and schedules. The North American Standard Industry Classification System (NAICS) code anticipated for this acquisition is 811213 Communication equipment repair and maintenance services and the Product Service Code J059 Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components. This Sources Sought Notice serves as a market research tool and is being used for planning purposes to determine availability of sources prior to determining the method of acquisition. No award will be made from this Sources Sought.

General Information: This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. The Government is seeking industry's input to determine the availability of qualified sources with the technical capability to fulfill the requirement described above. No contract awards will be made from this notice and no solicitation is available on beta.SAM.gov at this time. In order to develop a sound acquisition strategy, early industry participation is highly encouraged; however, participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought will be solely at the interested party's expense. The Government will not reimburse costs and will not be liable for any costs associated with responses to this procurement notice. Respondents will not be notified of the responses to this notice. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Disclaimer: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY. It also does not constitute a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. Responses will be treated as information only and will not be used as a proposal. Any information provided by industry to the Government, as a result of this notice, is strictly voluntarily. Vendors will not be reimbursed for any cost related to this notice. The information obtained from industry responses may be used in the development of an acquisition strategy and a future RFQ. All responses will be treated in whole or in part for determining the most effective acquisition strategy for NAVAID-GATR-CHANNEL BANK Maintenance and Support Services acquisitions or similar requirements and information provided will be used within the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. Please, do NOT submit actual quotes in your company's response.

Requested Information: The following is requested from interested vendors:

1. Please provide the following information:
   1. Company name
   2. Company address
   3. Point of Contact Name
   4. Point of Contact E-mail address
   5. Is your company registered in SAM?
   6. Company CAGE number
   7. Company DUNS number
      
2. Is your company able to provide the service to maintenance and support NAVAID/GATR Channel Bank service at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal? If so, provide a company detailed capability statement in providing the same similar services described in this notice and attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Submission Instructions: Please provide responses to all mentioned above questions. All interested vendors should notify this office in writing by email no later than 14:00, Azores Local Time by 25 May 2021. Responses must include sources sought title in the subject line of their email response. Submit response and information to Ashley Fantasia at ashley.fantazia.pt@us.af.mil and 65CONF.LGC.ALL@us.af.mil. Only electronic responses will be accepted. Responses submitted by any other means will not be considered.

Points of Contacts:

Primary POC: Ashley Fantasia, Contract Specialist

Phone: 295 57 2261

Email: ashley.fantazia.pt@us.af.mil

Secondary POC: Claudia Silva, Contracting Officer

Phone: 295 57 4020

Email: claudia.silva.pt@us.af.mil