R--Please see the attached sources sought notice under additional documents.

This is a sources sought notice for information only. This is not a request for proposal or quotation or any announcement of a solicitation. This sources sought request for information is for the purpose of conducting market research to provide data for planning purposes. This sources sought synopsis announcement does not constitute a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposal, request for quote, invitation for bid, does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, reimburse respondents for any proposal preparation and/or submittal costs, nor does its issuance in any way restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender. Services to be performed: The 900th Contingency Contracting Battalion (CCBn), Fort Bragg, NC is seeking potential sources capable of performing animal control services to include compliance enforcement (dog catcher duties), shelter, sustenance and final disposition for domestic animals collected by the contractor and transported to the contractor's facility from Fort Bragg (to include all property owned by Fort Bragg such as but not restricted to Linden Oaks housing area and Camp McCall) See attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) for more details. Feedback, questions, and comments regarding the attached responsibilities are welcomed. Interested firms are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC). Responses to this notice will assist the government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. Firms responding to this announcement should include company name, cage code, point of contact, address, phone number, small business size, and indicate whether they are small business, 8(a) concern, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business. For the purposes of being considered a small business, the following applies: NAICS- 812910, Size Standard- $7.0M. The Government reserves the right to set-aside any subsequent acquisition based upon known sources and/or responses to this synopsis. Responses are requested no later than 04 April 2014. The information should be electronically mailed to Contract Specialist Sherry Carpenter at [email protected] and Contracting Officer Heather Clifton at [email protected] at the 900th Contingency Contracting Battalion (CCBn), Fort Bragg, NC. Any questions can be directed to Sherry Carpenter at (910) 907-5109 or Heather Clifton at (910) 908-1964.