99 -- Lodging/Full Conference Support

THIS IS THE FORMAL PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.204. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the forthcoming electronic release of the final Request for Proposal (RFP) for Lodging/Full Conference Support, to include meals, audiovisual equipment and conference rooms in support of various CONUS seminars/courses/symposiums for The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT FOR EVENT PLANNING. The Government intends to issue a multiple award Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract but reserves the right to issue a single award IDIQ should it be determined to be in the Government’s best interest. This is anticipated to be a 5-year contract ((1) one-12 month base period with (4) four-12 month option periods). Task Orders anticipated will be Firm-Fixed Price. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 721110 with an applicable size standard of no more than $6.5M gross annual revenue. This size standard applies for the establishment of eligibility as a small business. This acquisition will be solicited on an unrestricted basis. FAR Part 12, Acquisition Of Commercial Items shall apply to this acquisition. Source Selection procedures will be followed as prescribed in FAR Part 15, as supplemented, and will be performance/price tradeoff. The anticipated RFP release date is on or about 7 June 2006. This announcement does not constitute an RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The solicitation and all amendments will be announced on the FedBizOpps (FBO) website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov and will be available for viewing/downloading on the DSCA website at http://www.dsca.mil/programs/bizops/business_operations.htm . All contractors interested in receiving information on this acquisition are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps website. No hard copies of this solicitation shall be issued. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency. Facsimile or alternate proposals are not acceptable. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and monitoring the FedBizOpps and DSCA websites for amendments, if any, to the solicitation. All potential offerors are reminded that registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is a requirement for contract award. Contractors may access CCR at the following URL: http://www.ccr.gov. Effective January 1, 2005 the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires that all contractors use the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in federal solicitations as part of the proposal submission. You may access ORCA via the following URL: http://www.bpn.gov . All proposals must be received by the due date and time specified in the RFP. The due date will be no less than 30 calendar days after the release of the final RFP. It is the offerors responsibility to check the RFP for the actual issuance date, proposal due date/time and delivery address. Inquires regarding this notice shall be directed to the POC(s)listed below.