Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

The 911th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) located at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station (ARS), Pennsylvania, has a requirement to manage and operate the following LRS Base Operations Support (BOS) Serv... The 911th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) located at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station (ARS), Pennsylvania, has a requirement to manage and operate the following LRS Base Operations Support (BOS) Services: (1) Materiel Management, (2) Ground Transportation and Vehicle Management, (3) Traffic Management Operations, and (4) Fuels Management. See draft PWS for additional details. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote or invitation for bid. It is anticipated that the "Official" Solicitation will be published mid to late September 2023. The proposed contractual action will be a single award, five-year ordering period, Firm Fixed Price and Time and Material (T&M), Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) service contract. A possible six-month option period IAW FAR 52.217-8 may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. Annual task orders may contain all or some of the functions identified above and will be based on Government need and/or contractor performance. Separate task orders may be written for a phase-in or phase-out period and/or future T&M requirements. The IDIQ contract will be issued on an All-or-None basis. Evaluation of offers will utilize Performance Price Tradeoff procedures IAW FAR 15.101-1 with an anticipated award date estimated on or around January 2024. This effort will be 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). The solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation module. A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled to be conducted at Pittsburgh ARS, PA on 11 September 2023 at 0930 local time for this effort. A maximum of two individuals per company will be permitted to attend. Offerors wishing to attend will need to submit names of no more than two (2) individuals representing the company. Please submit all visitors’ full names, date of birth, driver’s license number and State, gender, race code and company information to Ryan Scott at Ryan.Scott.34@us.af.mil for sponsorship no later than 30 August 2023. In order to allow for adequate space and transportation planning, no late submittals will be accepted. Race codes include: American Indian or Alaskan Native-“I”; Asian or Pacific Islander-“A”; Origin of racial groups of Europe, North Africa or Middle East, Caucasian or Hispanic-“W”; Persons with origins in any of the racial groups of Africa-“B”; No other race code available-“U”. If visitors already have a DoD identification, please identify. Non-DoD visitors will be vetted upon arrival at the Visitor Center. Of note, if Non-DoD visitors have non-REAL ID compliant identification such as a driver’s licenses that states, “Not for Federal Facilities” or similar language, they must bring either a valid US Passport, Passport card, Nexus Card, TWIC, Veterans Identification Card, Resident Alien ID, or a Social Security card and a birth certificate which contains the raised seal. Of the latter two documents, plus the driver’s license, all three documents must bear the same name, or a former name as documented on acceptable name change documentation such as a court order, marriage certificate, or divorce decree. General entry denial criteria include active warrants of any kind, most felony convictions within ten (10) years, most misdemeanor convictions within five (5) years, and other convictions of serious crimes against persons at any time in the individual’s past. Significant trends of criminal history may also be grounds for denial of entry. There are some exceptions for certain non-violent offenses, such as a DUI conviction. The government reserves the right to limit the number of individuals per contractor based on availability of seats at the meeting location and bus seats. Before the conference, a bus tour of the premises will be provided. No photography while on base will be allowed. Should there be any change to the aforementioned date, the government will immediately notify all prospective offerors by way of sam.gov website. Funds are not presently available for this requirement. The Government’s obligation under this requirement is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this requirement and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) program in order to receive a contract award. Contractors may access the Internet site at: https://sam.gov to register and/or obtain information about the SAM program. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be made available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to visit this website frequently for any updates and/or amendments to all documents. Questions may be submitted after the official solicitation posting using the tentatively scheduled RFP number FA671223R0002 Questions and Answer Worksheet that will be posted with the official solicitation. This worksheet will be used throughout the process and updated as often as necessary. Any questions shall be forwarded to the Primary Point of Contact (POC) via email. It is anticipated that access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) will be necessary. Certain identified documents are not suitable for public release and will be made available upon request by requesting access through SAM. Only offerors who have complied with DFARS clause 252.204-7012 will be given access. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Clause 252.204-7012 requires all Department of Defense contractors and subcontractors to implement cybersecurity requirements in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations. Your NIST assessment results must be documented in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) at https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/. Offerors may go to the SPRS homepage for further information. NOTE: Any inquiries shall be made via email only.