82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION-PROPANE SERVICE SS

See Sources Sought Synposis Attachment. 

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure 82nd Airborne Propane Services on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women- Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.
1. Specify that offered services meet the specifications provided below; and 2. Provide detailed information to show clear technical compliance.
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/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 or 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 any 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 or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 221210 - Natural Gas Distribution with a size standard in number of Employees 1,150 . A need is anticipated for the 82nd Airborne Division Attached are the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). In response to this sources sought, please provide:
1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.
2. All interested firms shall submit a response to the the Point of Contact demonstrating their capability to provide service to the 82nd Airborne Propane Service , stipulated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. A solicitation for this requirement does not exist, therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract will be solely within the Government's discretion.
3. Review Slide attachment and Technical Exhibit to Ensure your business is capable of meeting all requirements listed
4. Information to help determine if the requirement service is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.
6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the sam.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.
7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.
The Government does not anticipate providing individual responses to contractor inquiries; however, the Government will review and consider all comments for possible use in the development of any upcoming Solicitation for the subject services requirement.
Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought is voluntary. This Sources Sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business or any particular small business program.
All Potential Respondents:
Briefly describe the capabilities of your business and the nature of the services/supplies that
you provide. Please include a description of your staff composition and management
structure.
3. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this
CAPABILITIES PACKAGE:
Review attachement
All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package for providing Propane and Natural Gas to the 82nd Airborne Division that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide the
required service. The capabilities package should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirements. However, the response must not exceed five (5) pages. Capabilities Packages submitted in response to this sources sought synopsis must be received at the following e-mail addresses NOT LATER THAN 26 November 2025 AT 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME.
requirement. Include contract number and date, a brief description, agency/organization supported, and point of contact name and telephone number.
4. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provided that would currently preclude your product/service from being a viable solution to our requirement?
5. Are there established market prices for our requirement? If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is our requirement offered to under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences
All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads: Sources Sought –
2026 82ABN Propane . If this subject line is not included, the email may not get through email filters. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachments. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted.
Responses shall be submitted via email to the following addresses: eric.p.garcia11.mil@army.mil , margarita.m.aragon.mil@army.mil and Michael.davis210.mil@army.mil