| Location: | Federal |
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| Posted: | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Due: | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
| Category: |
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| Solicitation No: | FA561325ELEVATOR |
| Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
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Sources Sought
Vertical Transportation Equipment (VTE)
Maintenance, Inspection, and Repair in the
Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC)
Synopsis:
As part of market research, the 700th Contracting Squadron is seeking qualified contractors that are capable of providing all management, tools, supplies, equipment, parts and labor necessary to maintain, repair, and inspect the real property vertical transportation equipment (VTE) in the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC), Ramstein Air Base (TYFR), Ramstein Air Base-Construction & Training Squadron (MTMC), Kaiserslautern-Vogelweh (YANB), Kaiserslautern-Einsiedlerhof (TYFT), Kaiserslautern-Kapaun Air Station (TYFU) and Landstuhl-Kirchberg (MTMN) in a manner that will ensure its continuous and safe operation. Should a future requirement evolve from this preliminary planning process, the anticipated start date of performance is on 1 January 2026. 700 CONS anticipates to award a firm-fixed price contract with a contractual period of one (1) year with four (4) option years as outlined below:
Base Period: 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026
Option Year 1: 1 January 2027 – 31 December 2027
Option Year 2: 1 January 2028 – 31 December 2028
Option Year 3: 1 January 2029 – 31 December 2029
Option Year 4: 1 January 2030 – 31 December 2030
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids nor proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, IFB or RFP, if issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.
Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Beatrice Meier at beatrice.meier.1.de@us.af.mil with a courtesy copy (cc) to TSgt John Sinclair, john.sinclair.1@us.af.mil at no cost to or obligation to the Government not later than 4 April 2025 at 14:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST).
In response to this sources sought, please provide responses to the attached market research questionnaire by the time and date specified above.
Attachments:
1 – Draft Performance Work Statement, Draft Appendix B, Equipment List
2 – Market Research Questionnaire

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