The Air Force intends to solicit proposals from qualified vendors for a firm-fixed price contract for Japan Joint Land Mobile Radio Maintenance and Repair services, located at Kadena Air Base and various other Military installations on Okinawa and mainland Japan. The procurement is a commercial acquisition wherein the contractor shall provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, labor, manpower, and appropriate license(s), qualification(s), and permissions necessary to perform and accomplish radio maintenance and repair services for the 18th Communications Squadron with contract service conducted at Kadena AB, and various other Military Installations on Okinawa, Japan. This requirement is a commercial acquisition using Commercial Acquisition procedures (Reference FAR Part 12) and will be negotiated pursuant to FAR Part 15. The proposed contract will be awarded using full and open competition with a period of performance anticipated at five (5) years; consisting of one (1) base year of twelve (12) months and four (4) option periods of twelve (12) months each. The anticipated effective date will be 1 October 2013. The government intends to make a single award to the offeror that represents the best overall value considering price and past performance. The Solicitation No. FA5270-13-R-0006 will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This was previously advertised under presolicitation: FA5270-12-R-0027. It is advertised with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 811213. A site visit will be scheduled for prospective offerors. The solicitation will be issued electronically on or about 25 March 2013 at www.fbo.gov. Proposals will be accepted when submitted via e-mail to
[email protected] or when hand carried, proposals must be deposited in the bid depository located at 18 CONS/LGCA, Bldg 99, Kadena AB, Okinawa. Offerors must submit a paper copy of their proposal as well as all information required by the solicitation if proposal is submitted by email. The Request for Proposal issue date is an estimation of the date on which the solicitation will be available; however, the solicitation may be posted before or after this projected date. The closing date for receipt of offers will be on or about 25 April 2013. Anticipated award date will be on or around 15 August 2013. Facsimile, telephone or written request for the solicitation package will not be honored. HARD COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR ANY REASON. All prospective offerors interested in submitting proposals must have a Commercial and Governments Entity (CAGE) code, and must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) in order to be eligible for receipt of contract award. Questions you may have regarding this impending acquisition should be submitted to the POC after the solicitation is posted. NO HARD COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED FOR ANY REASON. Anticipated award date will be on or around 15 August 2013. Point of contact is TSgt Kyle Bookhardt/ LGCA at phone number 011-81-98-961-5817. NOTE: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, does not restrict the Government in its ultimate acquisition approach or obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. The Government reserves the right to cancel the solicitation, whether before or after RFP closing, with no obligations to the offeror by the Government.