The U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Mission Installation Contracting Command is seeking sources that can provide Provide propane deliveries to Dugway Proving Ground to satisfy propane requirements for Dugway customers. Dugway Proving Ground is located 83 highway miles from downtown Salt Lake City and 40 miles from the nearest town with services (Tooele, Utah). Dugway Proving Ground uses propane in lieu of natural gas for heating facilities on the installation. There are over 202 propane tanks at Dugway ranging in size from 10 gallons to 30,000 gallons. There are five 30,000-gallon propane tanks and three 15,055-gallon tanks but the majority of tanks (85%) are 1,000 gallon tanks. Except for the large tanks and a few others all tanks are owned and operated by the contractor. The new contractor will replace the existing tanks owned by the incumbent contractor and maintain useable propane levels in both contractor-owned and Government-owned tanks for the duration of the contract. A determination on the contract type, mechanism for procurement, and possible set-aside will not be made by the Government until after the market research has been completed. No proposals are being requested or accepted under this synopsis. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 324119 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. Qualified companies are encouraged to respond. Responses should provide the following information in response to this sources sought announcement: (1) business name and address; (2) name of company representative and their business title; (3) pertinent details and experience in providing this commodity (identify any relationship with work conducted with the Government s chemical and biological programs); (4) business size as it relates to the NAICS code and size standard stated in this sources sought announcement; (5) contract types typically used for these types of services; and (6) other contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of these services, to include General Service Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedules; and/or any other Department of Defense contracts. PROCEDURES: This Request For Information (RFI) is a required component of a complete and systematic process to evaluate interested parties in order to minimize cost both to potentially interested parties and the Government. Interested sources are also encouraged to submit product literature in response to this Request for Information (RFI). Any submission of such product literature or catalog cut sheets will be treated separate from, and will have no bearing on, any subsequent evaluation of proposals submitted in response to any resulting future formal Request for Proposal. Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead (not to exceed 20 pages in length) to: U.S. Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Attn: CCMI-CHD-DG (Samuel Layton, Contract Specialist), Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah 84022-5000. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this SOURCES SOUGHT or Government use of any information provided. Elaborate proposals or pricing information are neither required nor desired. Any innovative and new conceptual ideas to achieve the stated objective are encouraged. No solicitation document exists for this request for Sources Sought. This notice is for informational purposes only; it is not a request for proposals nor should it be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended into responding to this sources sought announcement. Responses must be submitted no later than 10:00 AM (local prevailing time at U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Utah), November 21, 2013 via email (
[email protected]), or facsimile (435-831-2085). The point of contact concerning this sources sought action is Mr. Samuel C. Layton, Contract Specialist at (435) 831-2932, or email
[email protected].