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This is a Sources Sought for potential qouters to support the 171st Air Refueling Wing (171 ARW) located in Coraopolis, PA. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), or an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and does not serve to bind the U.S. Government in any way. Interested parties shall not be reimbursed for any costs associated with preparation of their responses.

171 ARW is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to identify potential sources capable of repairing an emergency response fire truck, in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The 171 ARW is seeking sources who are capable of repairing the front right door panel and the right front fender assembly and all additional bolt on components to include the front bumper, sidestep bar, and speaker of a Ford F-550 P-34 Fire Truck. Please see attached PWS for additional information.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 811121, (Size standard is $8M). For a Contractor to be considered under one of the socioeconomic classifications, it must perform a minimum of 50% of the work with its own employees (FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting). Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make the appropriate acquisition decision.

Responses to this Sources Sought shall include:

• Business Name


• CAGE Code & DUNS Number


• Physical/Mailing Address


• Business Size


• Point of contact


• Firm's Capability Statement
  
  Socio-Economic Status: i.e. HubZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), 8(a), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), etc.


• List of relevant references

The Capability Statements shall be no more than 5-pages in length. Interested parties can e-mail their capabilities and relevant history to Steve Sisneros at steven.sisneros.2@us.af.mil and Kaity Fuga at kaitlynn.fuga@us.af.mil, no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 30 January 2023. Facsimiles will not be accepted.

This Sources Sought serves as Market Research only, not a firm commitment on the part of the U.S. Government nor does it constitute an order. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Contract Opportunities website http://www.sam.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.