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**UPDATE: 31 JANUARY 2020 – Industry Day** The Government invites interested firms to present information at Industry Day meetings to be held at the US Air Force Academy February 10-13, 2020. The purp... **UPDATE: 31 JANUARY 2020 – Industry Day** The Government invites interested firms to present information at Industry Day meetings to be held at the US Air Force Academy February 10-13, 2020. The purpose of these meetings will be to further our market research by identifying qualified and capable firms that are interested in this requirement and to gather industry feedback on the acquisition. This invitation shall not be construed as a formal solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the 10 CONS to acquire any products or services. Information provided to the 10 CONS is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. A formal solicitation may be executed and posted separately on the Government Point of Entry (beta.SAM.gov) at a future date. The 10 CONS is interested in identifying interested and capable contractors and receiving industry feedback to improve this A-E services acquisition. Firms may choose to participate in person or by telephone. Presentations should address the firm’s qualifications and capacity to meet the Air Force Academy’s A-E requirement as written in the Sources Sought notice and Draft Statement of Qualifications. Appointments will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis to available time slots until 12 February 2020. Firms wishing to participate in this Industry Day must contact the Contracting office by email to request a meeting at the email addresses provided for the Sources Sought responses. Please include a Point of Contact and telephone number to schedule the meeting. The Government will call to schedule and confirm the appointment by email with complete instructions. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT Notice for market research purposes only. Do not send proposals in response to this Notice. The Infrastructure Flight, 10th Contracting Squadron (10 CONS), USAF Academy (USAFA), Colorado, seeks information concerning firms interested in performing multi-disciplined planning and conceptual design services in support of United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) campus development. A DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) and summary of qualifications are attached. The planned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541310 (Architectural Services) & 541330 (Engineering Services). The small business size standard is $7.5 million. The 10 CONS seeks input from all A-E firms interested in contracting for Architect-Engineer Services, especially SMALL BUSINESSES in the 8(a) program, HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO), with emphasis in Master Planning and Architectural Design. This Sources Sought Notice shall not be construed as a formal solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the 10 CONS to acquire any products or services. Information provided to the 10 CONS in response to this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. A formal solicitation may be executed and posted separately on the Government Point of Entry (beta.SAM.gov) at a future date. The 10 CONS is interested only in identifying interested and capable contractors for this service and receiving industry feedback to improve the acquisition process as part of the market research. Small Business (SB) Set-Aside Determination: The 10 CONS reserves the right to determine if a SB set-aside is appropriate as well as one of the targeted socio-economic programs (HUB Zone small business, Small Business Administration (SBA) subcontractors referred to as "8(a)" contractors eligible under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 USC 637(a)), or SDVO small business, based on responses to this notice and other pertinent information gathered by the contracting officer. In order for the 10 CONS to make a SB set-aside determination, it is emphasized that SB concerns provide sufficient written information to indicate their capacity and capability to successfully perform and manage all the requirements of A-E Services with emphasis on Architectural Designs. The anticipated A-E contract will cover a one (1) year base ordering period with up to six (6) one-year option(s) periods. Firm Fixed Price Task Orders will be negotiated and awarded for each specific project. Interested parties shall provide the following information: a. Company name, address, Cage Code, DUNS Number, NAICS codes, name of point of contact, telephone number and e-mail address; b. Small business status (service disabled veteran owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), minority business enterprise, etc.) if any; c. Date of business type certification and company’s business size. d. Annual gross revenue; number of full-time employees by direct labor, indirect labor, and administrative/overhead positions. e. Company’s primary source of business (commercial/private or Government sector); Provide responses not later than 2:00 pm Mountain Time on 31 January 2020. The 10th Contracting Squadron is under no obligation to consider information received after 2:00 pm, 31 January 2020, as part of the formal market research for this acquisition. Submit all of the above information in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on the availability of interested parties. Proprietary information should be marked “PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.” An electronic (email) response is the accepted method. Failure to submit all information by the submission due date and time will result in a contractor being considered “not interested” in this requirement. Direct responses to Tiffany Cox, Contract Specialist, at Tiffany.Cox.4@us.af.mil, Amber Bridges, Contract Specialist, at Amber.Bridges@us.af.mil, and Carol Mohr, Contracting Officer, at Carol.Mohr@us.af.mil. This is only a Sources Sought Notice and is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Qualifications (RFQ). No solicitation is being issued at this time, and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All potential offerors are reminded, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM), lack of registration in SAM will make an offeror ineligible for contract award. Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via SAM accessed through https://www.sam.gov/portal. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this sources sought synopsis. Proprietary information should be marked “PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.” Responses should be limited to ten (10) pages. For information on Small Business Administration programs, please contact the USAFA Director of Small Business, Bill Wolski at 719.333.4561. Pursuant to Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) 5301.9102(c), Mr. James Anderson has been appointed as the USAF Academy Ombudsmen. The USAF Ombudsman contact information is as follows: 8110 Industrial Drive, Ste 103 USAFA, CO 80840 Telephone Number: 719-333-2074 FAX: 719-333-9018 Email: james.anderson.72@us.af.mil