21R2509 Sources Sought.pdf

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors for market research purposes and to determine whether to set-aside the requirement for small business concerns.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic is specifically seeking HUB Zone Small Businesses, 8(a) Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses, or other Small Businesses with current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and capabilities to perform the proposed requirement.

The proposed contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary to provide drinking water wells/water treatment plants drinking water sampling and analysis services in and around areas at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The proposed contractor shall comply with all applicable licenses, certifications and permits required by Federal, State, and Local Regulations.

Perform sampling and analysis of fifty-eight (58) Drinking Water Wells and four (4) Water Treatment Plants drinking water (Only) located in and around sites at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Sampling shall be in accordance with EPA Region IV guidance entitled “Environmental Investigations Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance.” Laboratory analyses shall be performed by a laboratory that is certified in the State of North Carolina in accordance with EPA Method 524.2, “Measurement of Purge able Organic Compounds in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. These services shall be performed during the month of February or March, and September or October timeframe, scheduling shall be coordinated by the Government appointed representative.

The Procurement Method is FAR Part 15.

The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price type contract. The resultant contract will include a base period of twelve (12) months plus four (4) one-year option periods, to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. The total term of the contract, including all options, will not exceed 60 months. The Contractor may be required to continue performance for an additional period up to six (6) months under the “Option to Extend Services” clause. In either case, the Government will not synopsize the options when exercised.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this solicitation is 541380 with a size standard of $16.5M.

All Small Business concerns are encouraged to respond. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this market analysis until the pre-solicitation notice is posted. One of the main functions of this synopsis is to assist the Contracting Officer in determining whether a Small Business concern set-aside is an acceptable strategy for this procurement.

The Government encourages all Small Businesses, or other Small Business concerns interested to respond, indicating interest in the acquisition by providing to the Contracting Office a capability statement and a positive statement of eligibility as a Small Business. The capability statement shall include the following:

Ability to meet all technical requirements outlined in this notice Active in the System for Award Management Registration (SAM) at https://beta.sam.gov with:

o DUNS number o CAGE code

Representations as Small Business or other Small Business Concern Type Small Business classification for NAICS Code 541380 Be registered to use Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) for Electronic Invoicing

If adequate interest is not received from Small Business Concerns, the solicitation will be issued as unrestricted without further notice.

The solicitation will utilize source selection procedures which will require offerors to submit a technical proposal, safety ratings, past performance, technical experience, and a price proposal for evaluation by the Government.

Notifications of interest must be submitted in writing via email; phone calls will NOT be accepted.

Notifications that do not address all the required information will not be considered. Interested parties should respond no later than 10 business days from the date of this posting.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be emailed to the following address:

Regenia.d.guest@navy.mil. Telephonic submissions and questions will not be entertained.

Offerors can view and/or download the solicitation, and any attachments, at https://beta.sam.gov when it becomes available. (After 26 November 2020)