Contractor Operated Hardware Store for Eagle Hardware, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan   3

The Air Force is soliciting for proposals from qualified vendors for a firm-fixed price contract for a COHS (Contractor Operated Hardware Store) of Eagle Hardware. 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 the requirement for the 718th Civil Engineering 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 expected contract start date will be 1 October 2014. The government intends to make a single award to the offeror that represents the best overall value considering technical, price, and past performance. Solicitation No. FA5270-14-R-0015 is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) advertised with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 444130. A site visit is scheduled for prospective offerors. Proposals will be accepted when submitted via e-mail to kyle.bookhardt@us.af.mil and justin.fryar@us.af.mil or when hand carried, proposals must be deposited in the bid depository located at 18 CONS/LGCA, Bldg 99, Kadena AB, Okinawa. The closing date for receipt of offers will be 19 May 2013 01:00AM Mountain Time; 04:00PM Japan Standard Time. Anticipated award date will be on or around 15 August 2014.
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 Point of Contact (POC) after the solicitation is posted. Point of contact is TSgt Kyle Bookhardt/ LGCA at phone number 011-81-98-961-4693.

See attached documents for solicitation and corresponding attachments.

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.