Inactive

This is the synopsis of a proposed contract action under the authority of FAR 5.201. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No con... This is the synopsis of a proposed contract action under the authority of FAR 5.201. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430 with a small business size standard of $12,000,000.00 The Government requires the purchase of the following: 1 Job – Venue within the Florida/Georgia region. Members from the Florida/Georgia USAF EOD Community will be having a competition and require the following support. The competition to support USAF Explosive Ordnance Competition. The venue shall be able to support: - 50 personnel - Food and beddown of those personnel shall be available on-site. However, those expenses shall be separate and each member shall be utilizing their Government Travel Card for said those expenses. This purchase order is only for the venue, but the venue shall have the capability to support these needs. - Capabilities for the use of explosives and explosive tools unhindered by scheduling deconflicts for the duration of the event - Realistic urban, suburban, deployment, air field, and contingency environments, all within the same facility/facilities/event compound - Venue shall allow AF EOD to exercise the full spectrum of EOD operations and evaluations needed (conventional and improvised explosives, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons of mass destruction, small tactics and shooting) - Venue shall allow use of explosives up to 15 lbs NEW and allow for explosive tool usage in all areas. Additionally, a 360 degree small arms range is required to conduct a shooting competition. - The venue shall allow for all 50 EOD technicians to train and operate concurrently at the same location The Government intends to negotiate a single-source contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for the purchase of the items described above. The identified single-source provider is as follows: Guardian Centers of Georgia, LLC 600 Perry Pkwy Perry, Georgia 31069 The Government has determined that only one source is reasonably available. Currently, Guardian Center is the only known commercial entity that can provide the full range of capabilities within the competition area. This is a notice of proposed contract action and NOT a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to eric.punjabi@us.af.mil. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 1 March 2022.