Equipment Moving Contract -Request For Information (RFI) The North Atlantic Regional Contracting Office (NARCO) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to determine the general availability, potential contractors, and to identify and resolve concerns prior to issuance of a solicitation and statement of work for the movement of equipment and systems with accessories. Background: The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) is scheduled to close on September 15, 2011 under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). All medical equipment and systems with accessories shall be moved to DOD facilities throughout the Continental United States. The items to be moved cannot be removed from WRAMC until all mission essential items are removed, which is covered on a separate moving contract which will begin no earlier than September 15, 2011. The equipment to be moved will be advertised in January on an internal Government network to DOD agencies for bid to determine where the equipment will be moved to, and the items which are not wanted will be delivered to the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) Fort Meade, MD 20755-0388. It is estimated that the final delivery locations of each equipment item will be known on or about April 1, 2011. An estimated equipment list is provided and special instructions such as items which may require disassembly. Some items will require manufacturers or certified third party disassembly which will be planned and managed by the contractor. The contractor will be responsible for the movement and delivery of items to the locations which will be determined at a later date. Responses to this RFI should not exceed fifty (50) pages and must contain the following information: a capability statement which includes information on the type of services to be used, estimated pricing information, possible delivery schedule/period of performance, management approach, performance history, any knowledge and history of using DRMO, and any other information to assist with the creation of the Governments Statement of Work. In their response, vendors should clearly mark any information that is proprietary. Responses and Questions to this RFI shall be submitted by 18 November 2010 to
[email protected]. Questions will be answered and used as points of interest on any future soliciations. Only e-mail submittals will be accepted. Please send e-mail responses to Keith Costantino at
[email protected]. NOTE: This Request for Information is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-3. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. Attachements: Equipment list version 1 Equipment with deinstall required by certified third party