THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS A PRELIMINARY MARKET RESEARCH: NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES/SOURCES SOUGHT This Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI) is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10, Market Research. It is for information, planning and market research purposes only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Air Force. The Air Force will use this market research information to assess the market capability to successfully meet the Air Force's requirements for the performance of the maintenance of the Local National Payroll Software at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The Air Force welcomes responses from all interested parties. The general requirements are for the maintenance of the hosted payroll service program for Local National (LN) Employees hired in accordance with art. IX c. 4 of the London Convention, including the maintenance of the automated time and attendance reporting system and the automated leave module. The maintenance service encompass also the system developed to properly determine the costs LN's costs in accordance with the U.S. Government accounting principles, with particular reference to the DEAMS system. Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the outcome of the Air Force's review of the information received. Additionally, the Air Force does not intend to hold discussions concerning this RFI with any interested parties. This request is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this announcement. However, the Air Force reserves the right to contact one or more of the respondents if additional information is required or to request demonstrations. Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in the subsequent solicitation if issued. This announcement is Government market research and may result in revisions in both its requirements and its acquisition strategy based on industry responses. To improve the understanding of the Government requirements and industry capabilities, interested parties should provide their inputs and availability by email to Mrs. Jose de Pascalis (
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