THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. The Fort Hood Directorate of Contracting, Fort Hood, TX is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy for an Amateur Boxer Training Service at Fort Hood, TX. This is a request for information (RFI) and not a formal solicitation. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately at a later time. Information provided to the Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. Contact with Government personnel, other than the Contracting Officer, by potential offeror's or their employees regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. The purpose of posting this RFI is to locate capable businesses that are interested in performing a non-personal service contract that provides trainers (coaches) for amateur boxers at Fort Hood. The U.S. Army is interested in determining if sufficient and qualified small businesses are available and interested in providing the contemplated service of approximately 50-60 hours of training during the period of 4 Feb 2009 through 28 Feb 2009. The Army reserves the right to set-aside this entire acquisition for small business; however, we invite both large and small businesses to address the questions below. The contractor shall be required to provide four (4) trainers (coaches) with a minimum of eight-years experience in amateur or professional boxing. Trainers shall be responsible for helping amateur boxers master techniques, polish skills, sport safety, ethical coaching and skill analysis. The Government will provide a training facility and all necessary equipment. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 711320 with a size standard of $7.0M. Interested small business concerns who are certified and qualified as a small business under NAICS 711320, and registered in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) under NAICS 711320 should submit a capabilities package (please limit to no more than 10 pages total). All companies are encouraged to respond and submit their capability statements to this office NLT COB on 04 Feb 2009. To support the set-aside decision, it is particularly important that potential small business concerns provide industry comments as follows: (1) If you are a Small Business that performs on contracts under NAICS 711320 and plans on participating in the competition of this acquisition, please provide information relative to past performance and/or experience similar to training amateur boxers. Information should be sufficient to support your capability to perform these requirements and should include detailed references (contract number, dollar value, scope of services and point of contact with their telephone numbers and whether it was a Government or a Commercial type contract); (2) State your business size (average numbers of employees and approximate annual gross revenue; (3) Please list your specific small business status (if applicable) for your company whether (a) HUB Zone Small Business; (b) Small Disadvantaged Business; (c) 8(a) Firm; (d) Women-owned Small Business; (e) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; (f) Veteran-Owned Small Business; and (g) other (explain); (5) Please provide your company's name, CAGE code, DUNS, Tax ID Number (TIN), address, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address; (6) Please provide suggestions to maximize the effectiveness of the anticipated solicitation and resulting contract in providing quality services to Fort Hood, TX. All responses must be provided no later than 1700 CST 04 Feb 2009. Firms should provide their information via e-mail to Carolyn Wardell, Contracting Officer, at [email protected] (254-287-2434) or Ms. Kay Brown at [email protected] (254-287-5820).

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