89--Potable Bulk Water

Sources Sought: This is a Sources Sought announcement seeking only qualified Small Business responses in order to determine Small Business and/or other socioeconomic (8a/HubZone/SDVOSB) set aside action for this acquisition. The Army Contracting Command Ft Dix, NJ intends to procure supplies for Ft Devens, MA. The supplies sought include potable bulk water to include the following: The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, supplies, and transportation to provide and deliver potable bulk water to a drinking water treatment, storage and distribution facility located at Fort Devens South Post Training Area 9A in Lancaster, Massachusetts. The contractor must be a Massachusetts DEP (MADEP) approved Emergency Bulk Water Provider as listed on the official MADEP website (http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/bulkvend.htm) and as regulated under 310 CMR 28 et. seq. Deliveries of up to 18,000 gallons are to be made on-demand from the Contracting Officer and are to be done within 72 hours. This time includes weekends and holidays; Deliveries are not required on weekends or holidays. The minimum delivery size is 6,000 gallons. The bulk water will be measured in gallons. The Fort Devens Water Operator will receive, sample, and test the delivery. Coordination with the Fort Devens Water Operator is required 24 hours prior to the delivery. The designated NAICS Code is 312112, with a small business size standard of 500 personnel. Your response shall include the following information: socioeconomic status of company (i.e., 8(a), HUBZONE, WOSB, Veteran Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, etc.), and company CAGE code. Responses shall be limited to 2 pages and emailed to [email protected] no later than (NLT) 04:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, 25 April 2013. IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE IN A SEPARATE ANNOUNCEMENT, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. It is incumbent upon the interested parties to review the site frequently for any updates and amendments to any and all documents. All potential offerors are reminded, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) will make an offeror ineligible for contract award. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.