Z -- Public Announcement of OMB Circular A-76 Standard Competition Study at United States Coast Guard Training Center, Petaluma, California, for Base and Facilities Maintenance Services.

The following information, required by Department of Homeland Security Management Directive System, MD Number 0476 (Issue Date: February 25, 2004), applies to the formal A-76 Study announcement posted on 15 October 2004. Organizational Element: United States Coast Guard. Agency: The United States Coast Guard (USCG). Location: USCG Training Center, Petaluma, California. Type of Competition: Standard. FAIR Act Function Code: S200 and S310. OMB functional description: Installation, Base, or Facility Management and Materials Expediter. Estimated in-house FTE: 22. Estimated dollar value of contract support likely to be included in the competition: $0.00. USCG Competitive Sourcing Official: Mr. Robert Horowitz. Contracting Officer: Ms. Sheila Leonard. Source Selection Authority: Ms. Kathy Volpe. Human Resource Advisor: Ms. Christine Reese. Agency Tender Official: Captain Brian Marvin. A-76 Study Start Date: 15 October 2004. Solicitation issuance date: 23 May 2005. Contract type: Firm-Fixed Price with some Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity Line Items. Source Selection Method: Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Date that all offers and tenders will be due to the Contracting Officer: 13 July 2005. Projected A-76 Study Performance Decision: 30 September 2005. Solicitation Amendments will be posted at FedBizOpps as necessary and may include the formal Solicitation document, comments, clarifications, questions and answers. All comments and questions must be directed to the attention of Mr. Robert Townsend, Contract Specialist, in writing via e-mail at [email protected] or by FAX 510/437-3014 or by Mail to: Commander (fcp-1), Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific, Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 54, Alameda, CA 94501-5100. All interested firms are encouraged to register at FedBizOpps to receive notification of further postings regarding this procurement. No telephone questions will be accepted. Interested parties should monitor FedBizOpps for more information about this A-76 standard competition. All FOIA requests should be sent to the FOIA Control Officer, Ms. Sharon May, at [email protected]. Offerors are notified that this is a first time procurement. Prior contract or price information and estimated total project cost information are not available. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business. See Note 1.