SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA) REQUESTING INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS FOR A MARKET SURVEY -- PERFORMANCE BASED SERVICES FOR VEHICLE LEASING WITH MAINTENANCE AT YOKOTA AIR BASE (YAB) JAPAN

THIS SSA IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL ONLY, IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. YAB currently has 79 Government owned vehicles that are being used by various organizations. A list of the types of vehicles and the current quantity is as follows: BUS SCHOOL 42&45 PASSENGER - 5; MAINTENANCE UTILITY DELIVERY VAN - 11; TRUCK UTILITY 4x4 - 1; TRUCK PICK-UP 4x2 4600GVW - 3; TRUCK PICK-UP 4DOOR 4x2 - 6; TRUCK-PICK UP 4DOOR 4x4 - 4; TRUCK STACK BED 4x2 1 TON - 3; TRUCK STACK & PLATFORM 4x2 10000GVW - 3; TRUCK TRACTOR 4x2 5TON - 8; TRUCK TRACTOR 6x4 10TON - 11; SEMI TRAILER 22TON TILT DECK - 2; SEMI TRAILER 20 TON 40 FT - 6; SEMI TRAILER 60TON - 3; TRUCK REFRIDGERATOR 4x2 - 1; SEMI TRAILER VAN REP 10TON - 4; TRUCK DUMP 44500GVW - 3; GRADER SIZE 5 - 1; EXCAVATOR WHEELED MTD HYDRAULIC - 2; TRK FORK LIFT DED 6K - 1; TRK FORK LIFT 15K - 1. Many of the vehicles will need to be replaced in the near future (timeframe for replacement and quantity are not known at this time). The Government is researching the availability of a contractor that can provide these vehicles on a lease basis (base year plus at least two option years) with maintenance services. All vehicles will be used in Japan. The contractor will be required to provide the following: Leasing of the vehicle; authorized license plates; Preventive maintenance and On-call repairs. All vehicles must be manufactured in compliance with the Road Trucking Vehicle Law (Doro Unso Sharyo Hou), Government of Japan (GOJ). The title of the vehicles will remain with the Contractor. Japanese insurance coverage and registration at the local land transportation office will not be required. The contractor will need to deliver the vehicles to YAB. The Government plans to request each interested source to provide answers to a Market Survey Questionnaire (can be provided in Japanese as well as English). Specifications for the vehicles will also be provided. SOURCES INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE MARKET SURVEY ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company Name; Point-of-Contact (POC) Name; Company Address; POC e-mail address; and whether the Market Survey needs to be provided in Japanese. All correspondence related to this SSA will be made via e-mail so please respond to: PAMELA MOODY, CONTRACTING OFFICER, at [email protected], no later than 20 January 2009.