89--Request for Information - Potable Bottled Water in the African nations of Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Mauritania, and Sierra Leone.

This notice is a Request for Information (RFI) to support U.S. Government personnel in several African nations and is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). The government will not award a contract on the basis of this notice, or otherwise pay for information solicited by it. The requested information is for planning and market research purposes only and will not be publicly released. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. Proprietary information should be clearly marked. Description: The 414th Contracting Support Brigade, Regional Contracting Office Africa is issuing this Request for Information as a means of conducting market research to identify businesses having an interest in, and the resources to support requirements, for the supplies and services listed below: Basic Requirement: Potable Bottled Water 1. Provide potable bottle water to U.S. Government personnel in the following African countries: Burundi Ethiopia Kenya Nigeria Mauritania Sierra Leone 2. Individual bottles packaged in plastic wrapped cases to be delivered by the contractor in case, lot or pallet. 3. Preferred bottle size is .50 Liter, 1Liter and 1.5 Liter. 4. The contractor shall provide all labor, transportation and equipment to deliver the potable bottled water within the country listed above. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1. Organization name 2. Address 3. Email address 4. Web site address 5. Telephone number 6. Tailored statement addressing the capability of the company to fulfill the basic requirement indicated above. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to fulfill the requirement, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. Inquiries shall be addressed through electronic mail only. Include quote mark W56PFY-14-RCOA-0015 quote mark in the Subject line of your electronic mail. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Request for Information no later than Friday, 11 April 2014 3:00PM Central European Time (CET). All responses under this Request for Information shall contain quote mark W56PFY-14-RCOA-0015 quote mark in the Subject line and be emailed to Mr. Casey Gordon at [email protected], Mr. Rickey J. Torres at [email protected] and Ms. Lucinda Archer at [email protected].