NAICS Code: 811191, 811198, 811111, 811112, 811113, 811119 Request for Information Notice - Quick-Lube Service Concessions and/or Auto Care Service THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY . It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes, and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this RFI must be in writing. The purpose of this RFI announcement is for advanced market research in order to make appropriate acquisition planning decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified offerors interested and capable of providing the services described below. Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS), is requesting information from nationally recognized name-brand companies interested in doing business with MCCS to provide and operate a concession for (1) Quick-lube services aboard Marine Corps military installations within the 50 United States and/or (2) Auto care services. Any contract awarded may require a contractor to renovate an existing facility or build a new facility aboard the installation. If MCCS chooses to pursue a contract, more details would be provided in a follow-on Request for Proposals (RFP) regarding participating installations, specific locations and facility requirements, etc. Interested companies are requested to provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought Announcement: 1) A statement that you believe your company has the capability to meet all above stated requirements. 2) Overview of company and brief history of your company's past experience (within past 3 years) as a nationally recognized name-brand operation performing similar services 3) High-level concepts of operations and capability to provide (1) quick-lube services with nation-wide warranties and/or (2) auto care services with nation-wide warranties 4) Contracting approach (i.e., through one contract with the company headquarters or via separate contracts with local franchisees) All information submitted in response to this Request for Information is strictly voluntary and shall be provided free of charge to the Government. The Government will not return any data provided in response to this announcement. This request for information does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Interested parties shall submit information via email to Carolyn Klenner at
[email protected] no later than 3:00 pm eastern time, 29 November 2016.