This is a pre-solicitation notice for Aquarium Service at the Child Development Center, Buckley Air Force Base, CO. Required services are commercial in nature, therefore FAR part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items shall apply to this acquisition. The contractor shall provide: Service to 1 salt water aquarium with a capacity of 85 gallons and 5 freshwater aquariums with capacities of: 30 gallons, 10 gallons, two with 5 gallons and a 29 gallons tank in the tall form at the Child Development Center (CDC), Bldg 725 18600 E Crested Butte Ave, Buckley Air Force Base no later than 2pm each Tuesday from 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2007. The solicitation document will incorporate provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-06, DFARS Change Notice (DCN) 20051209. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 712130. The small business size standard is $6,500,000.00. Will be issued as an RFP on or about 25 August 2006. This solicitation will be made available only on the Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.eps.gov with closing date of 5 September 2006. No paper copies will be issued. 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (17 Aug 2005) fill in; MAJCOM OMBUDSMAN, Ms. Dianne Holmes, address: HQ AFSPC/A7K Attn: Ms. Dianne Holmes 150 Vandenberg Street, Suite 1105 Peterson AFB, CO 80914-4350, Phone: 719-554-5250, Fax: 719-554-5299, e-mail:
[email protected]. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov/ or by contacting CCR Customer Service Contact Information at 1-888-227-2423 and all offerors must submit their representations and certifications at the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov. All responsible small businesses may submit a proposal that will be considered by the 460th Contracting Squadron. The anticipated contract award date is on or around 12 September 2006. Additionally, the Government will not reimburse any interested parties for monies spent to provide a response to the subsequent solicitation notice. Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to Mr. Colin Read, 460 CONS/LGCB, 510 S Aspen St. (MS 92), Buckley AFB, CO 80011-9509, telephone (720) 847-6674, fax (720) 847-6443, email
[email protected].