MARKET SURVEY / SOURCES SOUGHT FOR FUEL DELIVERY (LP GAS) AT SUNNY HAY MOUNTAIN, ALASKA I. PURPOSE: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Northwest Mountain Region, is conducting a Market Survey / Request for Information to improve the Government’s understanding of the current marketplace and to identify qualified and capable sources. This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Offer of any kind. Responses to this market survey will be used to determine if adequate competition exists to set the requirement aside for certified Small Economically Disadvantaged Businesses (SEDB) / 8(a) program, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Small Businesses in lieu of opening the acquisition up for full and open competition. All interested vendors are advised that the FAA will not pay for any information or any administrative costs incurred that are associated with any response received from industry in response to this Market Survey. Therefore, any costs associated with vendor’s market survey submissions will be solely at the interested vendor’s expense. II. II. SCOPE OF WORK: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Northwest Mountain Region, intends to solicit and award a firm-fixed price Purchase Order to deliver approximately 1,000 gallons of LP Gas (Propane) from a portable tank via helicopter to Sunny Hay Mountain in Alaska. The vendor is to furnish all labor and equipment to perform services, including but not limited to, labor, equipment rental (bobtail, flatbed, pump, hose, etc.) and helicopter services. III. RESPONSES TO THIS MARKET SURVEY: To assist the FAA in its acquisition planning, interested firms are requested to provide the following information: 1) BUSINESS DECLARATION FORM (see attachment): (a) Name of company (b) Address (c) Phone and Fax number (d) Point of contact (e) Email address (f) Business size status: 8(a), Small Business, SDVOSB, VSB, etc. (g) Primary NAICS Code of Business (h) Verification of registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) sam.gov (i) Any other pertinent information Please submit responses to the market survey by close of business (5:00pm, PST) on March 4, 2013. The FAA prefers that all response submittals, including attachments, be submitted electronically to the following email at: [email protected], or by fax to: (425) 227-1055. Non-electronic submittals should be sent to: Federal Aviation Administration Attn: Chris Sykes, AAQ-530 1601 Lind Ave. S.W. Renton, WA 98057 PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE: Anticipated delivery date is mid-to-late March of 2013. NAICS Code: 424720, Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) which has a SBA size standard of 100 employees. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION: All amendments/instructions concerning this project will be posted to the FAA's Contract Opportunities website. If you are viewing this announcement from another site, please visit: http://faaco.faa.gov/ to view the entire announcement. NOTE: Prospective offerors are herby notified that employees of Acentia, a private contractor to the Government, may be used in evaluating offers received under this SIR. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, has programs to assist small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women-owned concerns to acquire capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT short Term receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $750,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/13284 to view the original announcement.

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