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MICC Fort Gordons is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Liquid Pet... MICC Fort Gordons is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas. The intention is to procure the petroleum on a competitive basis. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Fort Gordon DISCLAIMER “THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.” REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Contractor shall provide Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas. This contract will also include Pump-Outs. These will be used to transport previously purchased LP Gas to other tanks on location. All LP Gas will be delivered to Fort Gordon, GA and Pointes West (Army Recreation Facility. There are approximately 45 tanks from 250 Gal to 1000 Gal. There is an estimated Storage Capacity of 67,450 Gal. This contract will also include Pump-Outs. These will be used to transport previously purchased LP Gas to other tanks on location. The contractor shall establish and maintain a delivery schedule which will ensure that the level of fuel in each tank never falls below 30% storage capacity (unless otherwise notified). All normal deliveries shall be made from 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Emergency Delivery Orders shall be delivered within 24 hours notice. The contractor shall provide a phone number and a point of contact responsible 24 hour a day, 7 days a week. All deliveries will include receipt tickets on the date of delivery. Weekend delivery tickets shall be provided on the next following working day. The contractor shall provide properly maintained delivery equipment and properly trained delivery personnel to assure that deliveries are made without damage to buildings, vegetation, and pavement adjacent to tanks being filled or elsewhere on the installation or at the recreation center. Contractor delivery personnel who have not exercised reasonable care and delivery equipment that is poorly maintained may be refused entrance to the installation. Contractor shall furnish a copy of the Certification of Motor Calibration, as required by state of Georgia law, for all delivery equipment that may be used in performance of this contract. The pricing will include a coefficient that will be provided by the contractor for the entirety of the contract. This coefficient will be multiplied by the NYMEX posting of daily settlement prices for Product Code PT-Mt Belvieu Propane (OPIS). The NYMEX reading for each Task Order will come from the published number on the 26th day of the previous month. The Pump-Out pricing will be a fixed fee amount proposed by the contractor for the entirety of the contract. If your organization has the potential capacity to fulfill this requirement, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide petroleum consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and other resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment and risk mitigation; and 4) provide Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas . ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 211120 (Crude Petroleum Extraction) with a Small Business Size Standard of $500. The Product Service Code is 9130 (Liquid Propellants and Fuel, Petroleum Base). Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 7 am, EST on 16 July 2019. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to tara.L.mcadoo.civ@mail.mil. This documentation must address at a minimum the following items: 1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? 2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details. 3.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks? 4.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc. 5.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. 6.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements. The estimated period of performance consists of base year plus 4 options, with performance commencing in September 2019. Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation. The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price. Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contracting Officer, Tara McAdoo, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email Tara.l.mcadoo.civ@mail.mil. The Subject line must state LP GAS. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the Contracting Officer identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.