Request for Information (RFI) Copper Cable Removal United States Air Force Europe (USAFE) INTRODUCTION This announcement constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) for industry comment. Please note this notice is NOT a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The 764th Specialized Contracting Squadron (SCONS) is part of the United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) centralized organization for executing enterprise-wide strategic sourcing. This RFI is in consideration of a potential solicitation for copper cable removal multiple locations throughout Europe. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes to obtain information related to general programmatic topics, price, delivery, product line capabilities analyses, and demographic/other market information. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. Responses will be treated as information only and will not be used as a proposal. Any information provided by industry to the Government, as a result of this RFI, is strictly voluntary. Vendors will not be reimbursed for any cost related to this RFI. The information obtained from industry responses to this notice may be used in the development of an acquisition strategy and a future RFP. Evaluation results will not be provided to contractors responding to this notice. PURPOSE The Government is considering the removal of deactivated multi-pair cables from manhole and duct systems within USAFE-AFAFRICA bases to include military installations in Germany, Italy, and Turkey. It is the Government's intent to award a no-cost contract under which the contractor shall remove the cables and associated appurtenances (splice cases, terminals, etc.) at no-cost to the Government in exchange for possession of the cables and appurtenances in abandoned-in-place status and no reuse value. The contractor will be responsible for the disposal of the abandoned in place cable in accordance with FAR 52.245-1. In addition, depending on the value of the extracted copper cables the Government may also consider to receive a certain percentage of the proceeds from the recycling of the cable. The intent of this RFI is to locate potential sources for this requirement. The information obtained in this RFI will be used to build an acquisition strategy for copper cable removal at various installations throughout Europe. All submission will be used for market intelligence purposes, will become the property of the Government and will not be returned. Please, do NOT submit actual quotes, prices, marketing materials, or any other deliverables in your company's RFI response. DO NOT submit item prices or product information at this time. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS All responses should be submitted via electronic email format to Ms. Jennifer Schneider (
[email protected]) NLT COB 02 November 2018. All emails submissions must be less than 5MB. If larger files are required please contact the aforementioned via email to set up an alternative submission method. The response shall include the capability statement and responses to the additional questions as specified below. A. CAPABILITY STATEMENT Interested companies responding to this sources sought notice must provide a capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills, and capabilities to fulfill the Governments requirement specified in this sources sought notice. Interested vendors may provide the following information: 1. Company / Organization Name 2. Point of Contact Position and Name. 3. Point of Contact email and phone number. 4. Company / Organization DUNS number. 5. Is your company registered and active in the System for Acquisition Management (SAM)? Note: Your company must be registered and current in SAM to be eligible for an award. 6. Company's socioeconomic type and business size (Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned and/or Small Business, 8(a), WOSB, etc.). 7. Provide a Statement of Capabilities which demonstrates your company's / organization's ability to perform the requirements. This statement may include previous experience performing similar projects. 8. Would your company sub-contact work in the performance. If so, what percentage of work would your company perform as a Prime Contractor? 9. Is your company capable to provide this type of service at various locations throughout Europe? 10. Company's capability to perform contracts of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 3 years - Describe your self-performed effort, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples. 11. Other. Provide any other information about your company / organization that may demonstrate capability and / or interest in performing the requirements. B. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS 1. What type of business arrangement is normally used in industry for this type of requirement? 2. What issues (like customs, local labor or US labor, exchange rate) do you foresee working in Europe? 3. Describe and identify your approach on how you would accomplish the task?