THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. We are seeking sources for a potential competitive 100% set aside for 8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, or Small Business concerns. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to obtain information on qualified and experienced contractors interested in providing proposals on a solicitation to provide television services (cable/satellite/or IP) at Westover ARB 01022. IF ADEQUATE RESPONSES ARE NOT RECEIVED FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CONCERNS, THE ACQUISITION MAY BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS. Vendor shall be required to provide television service to 619 users. At a minimum stations should included the following channels; ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN NEWS, CNN, CNN HN, TNT, TOON, USA, WEATHER, TBS, CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX 61, PBS, LEARNING, A & E, HISTORY, TURNER CLASSICS, ESPN CLASSICS, BLOOMBERG, FOX NEWS, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, LOCAL CHANNELS AND PUBLIC INTEREST SMATV MONTHLY. Work to be performed will be within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 515210, and the small business standard of $15M. If your firm has an interest in proposing on this requirement as described above, please submit a capabilities statement to Dawn M Whelan via email at
[email protected] no later than 10:00 AM 21 January 2013. Please note that due to increased firewall protections some emails may be blocked; therefore, follow-up (if an acknowledgement is not received back via email within 48 hours) is strongly recommended to ensure receipt of your submission by the Government. Request interested firms respond to this notice and include the following in their Capability Statement: (a) Firm's INFORMATION [name, address, phone number, CAGE Code]; (b) Firm's INTEREST to qualify [e.g., prime contractor, teaming partner, job venture, primary subcontractor]; (b) STATUS [e.g., 8(a) [including graduation date], HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.]; (d) CAPABILITY STATEMENT [Interested contractors must demonstrate a history of relevant experience with a primary focus on firm-fixed type contracts that are recent (within the last three fiscal years), performance history (identified by contract/project number, project title, dollar amount, point(s) of contact with telephone/fax numbers, and in what capacity (e.g., prime, subcontractor, etc.) performed)]; (e) INDUSTRY STANDARDS [Interested contractors must demonstrate a history of relevant experience with industry standards for this type of project. (f) PERCENT OF WORK the firm can commit to accomplishing the referenced project with in-house (no subcontracted) labor. Interested contractors must provide the above information to the points of contacts listed herein. Information submitted shall be in sufficient detail as to allow for government review of firm's interest and capabilities. Responses shall be limited to six (6) pages. The government reserves the right to set this acquisition aside for Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business firms based on the responses it receives. Once the determination has been made to either set-aside the acquisition or solicit on an unrestricted basis, it will be posted on this website. This sources sought notice is issued for planning purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to this notice will assist the government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, or pay for any proposal preparation costs