This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified business sources; (2) Business capability to satisfactorily perform the requirements at a high degree of satisfaction. (3) Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. Requirements: Major tasks requirements for service providers include the following: 1) Coordination with Pakistan's consulates 2) Coordination with Pakistani customs officials 3) Coordination with Afghani customs officials at the Pakistani Border 4) Tracking of designated materials and equipment at designated locations in Pakistan (including, but not limited to, Karachi and border crossing points with Afghanistan) 5) Reporting of status of equipment and materials to United States Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District-North Anticipated Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance is 1 October 2011 with one (1), one (1) year award term option period. Capability Statement/Information Sought: Interested qualified business organizations should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not to exceed 5 single-sided pages (including all attachments, past experience with the U.S. Government , performance on prior/current identical requirements, etc.), presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above. The capability statement should be separated into the following sections; (1) Business Capability, (2) Personnel Capability, (3) Past Experience, (4) Past Performance. Information Submission Instructions: All submission information sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to
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[email protected] in MS Word, or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) by 03:00 P.M. 14 June 2011 Afghanistan time. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. Respondents will be added to the prospective offerors list for any subsequent solicitation. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary information in any resultant solicitation(s).