Afghanistan O&M Services

This is a Sources Sought Notice and should not be construed as a solicitation announcement.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified business concerns, both United States (U.S.) and Foreign, capable of performing Operations and Maintenance Services on facility and critical infrastructure throughout Afghanistan. Since all of the work will be performed outside of the continental U.S., no set asides or socioeconomic preference of any sort will be granted.

It is anticipated that a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Services contract will be issued with a period of performance of a base period of 18 months and one (1) option period of 12 months. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services will be included in the solicitation.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) has a requirement for operations and maintenance (O&M) and training services at various Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) sites throughout Afghanistan. Work and responsibilities will include both preventative and unscheduled maintenance/repair to real property assets such as critical infrastructure facility buildings, systems and equipment located on ANA and ANP sites. Critical infrastructure may include water systems (WTP), waste water systems (WWTP), commercial HVAC systems and power generation. The contractor is expected to provide all of the necessary labor, supplies, materials, tools, equipment, spare parts and any other items necessary to perform the O&M services. Interested contractors will also be responsible for developing and conducting regional vocational classroom training programs intended to train facility engineering personnel on how to manage and maintain facilities and infrastructure.

Response Requirements: Interested contractors are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC). The SOC must identify contract(s) (including current point of contact information) in which the interested contractor served as either the prime contractor or as a key subcontractor, performing 30% or more of the total contract value, providing O&M support services in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR), in concurrent multiple locations; and years of company experience maintaining similar services in the CENTCOM AOR executing projects in multiple locations. SOC is limited to 10 pages only including cover and table of content page.

Proof of Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS) registration: Contractor must provide proof of registration in JCCS. The primary system for host nation vendor vetting for CENTCOM is the JCCS. Effective 01 October 2011, contractors for all USACE solicitations shall be JCCS registered. Information on JCCS registration is available at the following web-site: https://www.jccs.gov/olvr/bta_jccs_default.aspx.

The contractor must provide its Company JCCS ID number. The Contract Specialist will search the JCCS database using the JCCS Company ID number supplied by the contractor.

Provide a copy of your active SAM registration, showing your CAGE code and active status.

RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS:

The SOC must contain a cover letter including the company name, address, point of contact, telephone and e-mail address, and business classification. The SOC must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist listed in this announcement. Responses must be received not later than (NLT) 29 July 2019, 2:00 p.m. US EST. Submissions must be made electronically via email. If email response is submitted the subject line must read Afghanistan O&M Services Sources Sought. E-mail address is david.m.proffitt@usace.army.mil and abraham.curry@usace.army.mil.

The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, nor does the Middle East District intend to award a contract on the basis of this request for information or otherwise pay for the information solicited.