99 -- COCESS at EAFB

The contractor shall furnish all personnel, vehicles, tools, supplies and equipment required to operate and maintain a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) at Ellsworth AFB, SD. Operations and maintenance shall be in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, standards, and commercial practices as described in the statement of work. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 444130 and the small business size standard is 500 employees (SIC code 5252). The acquisition will be 100% set-aside for small businesses. This will be a firm-fixed priced contract with a performance period of one (1) year and four (4) possible option years. The successful offeror will be selected using Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) procedures, resulting in the best value to the Government. The solicitation will be posted at http://www.eps.gov. Offerors not already registered in the central contractor registration (CCR) database are highly encouraged to do so by visiting the site, http://www.ccr.gov, or by calling 1-888-227-2423; an offeror must meet this requirement to be eligible for contract award. To be considered, responsive offerors must be registered Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at www.bpn.gov before submitting an offer. The solicitation issue date will be on or about 9 August 2006. No response to this pre-solicitation is necessary.