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The 22d Contracting Squadron (22 CONS) of the 22d Air Refueling Wing announces the projected solicitation for Packing and Crating Services at McConnell AFB, Kansas 67221. 22 CONS intends to issue an u... The 22d Contracting Squadron (22 CONS) of the 22d Air Refueling Wing announces the projected solicitation for Packing and Crating Services at McConnell AFB, Kansas 67221. 22 CONS intends to issue an unrestricted Request for Quotation (RFQ) on or about 1 January 2022 for the acquisition of DPM Packing & Crating Services to be performed at McConnell AFB Kansas. Simplified acquisition procedures authorized under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.5 will be used. The Government anticipates evaluation factors for a best value decision, using price and past performance trade-off with past performance being the most important factor. All quotations will require completion of a pre-defined price-list. Total evaluated price (TEP), including all options and a six-month extension pricing (under FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Service) will be used. Past performance will be provided through submission of no more than five references and evaluation will be based on recency, relevancy, quality, and overall past performance expectation rating. Other additional past performance sources, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System, may be used at the Government's discretion. The Government intends to issue an award to a single unrestricted offeror on or about 1 March 2022. Per FAR 19.1307, HUBZONE price evaluation preference will be utilized. Services will be procured pursuant to the regulatory direction of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The expected award shall consist of one base period of performance (1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023) and may include up to four optional periods of performance (each 1 year in duration, following the Federal Fiscal Year and running consecutively from the expiration of the base period of performance). The North American Industry Classification System code for this requirement is 488991, Packing & Crating services. The Small Business Size Standard is $30,000,000.00. The successful contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, services and materials, except as specified as Government furnished, for the preparation of personal property of military members and civilian employees for movement, drayage and related services. This should be performed in a timely manner that will maintain a satisfactory transaction of move service, in accordance with applicable laws and commercial standards, and as set forth in the Performance Work Statement. Areas of responsibility of service include: Area 1/Zone 57: Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner Area 2/Zone 58: Allen, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clark, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Edwards, Elk, Ford, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Hodgeman, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Neosho, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Rush, Sedgewick, Stafford, Sumner, Wilson, Woodson The contractor is not required to perform services on Federal Holidays. The closing date and time for submission of offers shall be contained in the solicitation package. The solicitation shall be made available on the System for Award Management (SAM) website at: https://sam.gov/content/opportunities. Responses to the quotation shall be made electronically through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module. Guidance for PIEE access and instructions for quotation submissions through PIEE will be attached to the SAM solicitation. Requests for copies of the solicitation package, or any cumulative parts thereof, by any other means shall not be honored. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website (which has replaced the FedBizOpps website) for the release of the solicitation package, which should be on or about 1 January 2022, for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package and for downloading their own copy of each associative amendment, if any. All firms wishing to submit a quotation subsequent to the solicitation described herein MUST be registered in the SAM database or risk their otherwise-timely quotation being considered non-responsive regardless of its completeness, timeliness or other salient considerations. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at the following web site: https://sam.gov. No response to this announcement is required. The Government shall not compensate any entity for any information submitted in response to this announcement. The solicitation subsequent to this announcement may be cancelled. After solicitation and prior to award the possibility exists to reject all offers when cancellation is clearly in the public interest. This announcement does not obligate the Government to reimburse for any quotation preparation costs. Per AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN, the following applies: (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Ms. Susan Madison, AFICC OL AMC, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, email: susan.madison@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/ DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.