Competition for Management and Operation of Sandia National Laboratories
Added: May 20, 2015 9:31 am
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is seeking a contractor to manage and operate Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). SNL is presently managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000 and is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). SNL?s contract expires on April 30, 2016. NNSA will exercise Sandia?s one-year option period, extending performance until April 30, 2017. NNSA will conduct a full and open competition for a follow-on management and operating (M&O) contract consisting of a four-month transition and a five-year base period with options for up to five additional years. Issuance of the solicitation will be announced through the Government-wide Point of Entry?FedBizOpps (https://www.fbo.gov/) and FedConnect (https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/). The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code fo r this action is 561210?Facilities Support Services (size standard: $38.5 million).
Background:
SNL is responsible for non-nuclear engineering development of all U.S. nuclear weapons and for systems integration of the nuclear weapons with their delivery vehicles. SNL's national security responsibilities include design, qualification, certification, and assessment of the nonnuclear subsystems and system qualification of nuclear weapons. SNL also leads the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) in developing new technologies in the safety, security, reliability and use control of nuclear weapons, and works closely with other NSE Sites on issues associated with production and dismantlement of nuclear weapons, surveillance and support of weapons in the stockpile. Other responsibilities include advancing technologies in nuclear intelligence, nonproliferation, and treaty verification.
NNSA is in the process of establishing a website to disseminate information relating to this acquisition. The draft documents, solicitation, notices, questions/answers, information regarding a site tour and proposal conference, and other pertinent information will be made available through the website. Prospective offerors should frequently check the website for up-to-date information.
The current SNL M&O contract is located at the following website: http://nnsa.energy.gov/aboutus/ouroperations/apm/mosupportdept/sandiacorp
NNSA is seeking input from interested companies concerning their capability to meet this requirement and the likelihood that they would submit an offer in response to a solicitation for a follow-on contract to manage and operate SNL. NNSA also requests industry input on any physical, financial, legal or technological barriers to competition or other risks to your company that NNSA should consider in planning for a possible competition. NNSA invites interested parties to provide their views on the optimal contract and incentive structure for this scope of work. Additionally, interested parties are invited to provide suggestions for improvement to the current contract and to the solicitation process.
Submittal Instructions:
1. FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)
(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.
(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: obtaining information to assist the National Nuclear Security Administration in developing a contracting strategy for management and operation of Sandia National Laboratories.
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2. All proprietary material in the submission package shall be clearly identified and will be treated in the strictest confidence.
3. This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a request for proposal. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought, and responses to this Sources Sought will not be returned.
4. This is a Sources Sought and not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Therefore, the Government makes no guarantees that a RFP for your capability will be issued at a later date.
5. Written responses to this Sources Sought addressing the items above (new and innovative approaches, experience, current capabilities), are limited to 15 pages and should be sent to SEB6@nnsa.doe.gov no later than June 30, 2015.
Contracting Office Address: NNSA M&O Contracting Branch NA-APM-131 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585
Place of Performance: Multiple: The principal place of performance is located primarily in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but also conducts work in other locations, including Livermore, California; Amarillo, Texas; Tonopah, Nevada; and Kauai, Hawaii.
Primary Point of Contact: Ariane S. Kaminsky Contracting Officer Email: SEB6@nnsa.doe.gov Phone: (202) 586-9713 Fax: (202) 586-7535
Secondary Point of Contact: Daniel Saiz Manager, M&O Contracting Branch Email: SEB6@nnsa.doe.gov Phone: (505) 845-4024 Fax: (505) 845-5753
DE-SOL-0008470 Department of Energy Headquarters
5/20/15, 9:31 AM SNL M&O Contract Award DE-NA0003525
Added: Dec 16, 2016 11:03 am
Contract Award DE-NA0003525 to the National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) for the Management and Operation of the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories (SNL).
Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 15.503(b), the following information is provided:
(i) The Number of Offerors Solicited:
No mailing list used; Offerors were solicited through the FedBizOpps and FedConnect websites.
(ii) The Number of Proposals Received: 4
(iii) The Name and Address of Each Offeror Receiving an Award:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS)
23500 West 105th Street
MD300
Olathe, KC 66061
(iv) The Item, Quantities, and Any Stated Unit Prices of Each Award:
-Total evaluated price for the best value determination (see solicitation provision M-4) consisting of reimbursable Management Team costs for Base Year 1 and Base Year 2 and the total proposed maximum fee (CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002 for 2017 through 2027): $358,668,363
(v) The Source Selection Authority determined that the NTESS proposal represented the best value to the Government, based on the evaluation criteria specified in the RFP: past performance, organizational structure/management team, small business utilization, and price.
DE-SOL-0008470 Department of Energy Headquarters
12/16/16, 11:03 AM Competition for Management and Operation of Sandia National Labor
Added: Mar 21, 2016 4:00 pm
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has posted the following draft Solicitation documents for the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Management and Operating (M&O) Contract Competition:
?DRAFT Section B DE-SOL-0008470 Contract Type and Fee Structure ?DRAFT Section L DE-SOL-0008470 Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Respondents ?DRAFT Section M DE-SOL-0008470 Evaluation Factors for Award ?DRAFT DE-SOL-0008470 Appendix A SNL Statement of Work ?DRAFT Section L Attachment E ? Past Performance Information Form ?DRAFT Section L Attachment F ? Past Performance Questionnaire ?DRAFT Section L Attachment G - Management Team Cost Sheet
Draft Solicitation documents can be found on FedConnect (the primary medium for communicating this requirement to prospective Offerors) and the NNSA?s SNL M&O Contract Competition website (http://nnsa.energy.gov/aboutus/ouroperations/apm/majcontrsolicitation/snlcomp). A notice will also be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (FedBizOpps). The announcement on FBO will provide a web link to FedConnect, where draft Solicitation documents are posted. NNSA is seeking input/feedback from prospective Offerors on the draft Solicitation documents listed above. NNSA is also especially interested in obtaining input/feedback from Small Businesses, Small Disadvantage Businesses (SDB), 8(a) Small Businesses, woman-owned small businesses (WOSB), veteran owned small businesses (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), and Historically Under-utilized Business Zone (Hub Zone) small businesses capable of providing support as an M&O contractor/subcontractor for the SNL.
Please see FedConnect for submittal instructions. All responses shall be submitted to SEB6@nnsa.doe.gov by 11:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), April 1, 2016.
Primary Point of Contact: Sandra Caesar Contracting Officer Email: SEB6@nnsa.doe.gov Phone: (202) 586-2346 Fax: (202) 586-7535 Secondary Point of Contact: Daniel Saiz Manager, M&O Contracting Branch Email: SEB6@nnsa.doe.gov Phone: (505) 845-4024 Fax: (505) 845-5753
DE-SOL-0008470 Department of Energy Headquarters
3/21/16, 4:00 PM