Contract Opportunity - Source Sought - National Bridge Rating Services.pdf

General Information

Contract Opportunity Type Updated Published Date

Sources Sought (Updated) Nov 18, 2024

Date Offers Due Inactive Policy

Dec 02, 2024 4:00 PM EST 15 days after response/Contract Award Date

Inactive Date Initiative

None

Allow Vendors to Add/remove from Interested Vendors List

Allow Vendors to View Interested Vendors List

Yes No

Classification

Original Set Aside Product Service Code

C219-ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- GENERAL:

OTHER

Place of Performance

National, Multiple Locations

NAICS Code(s)

NAICS Code NAICS Definition

541330 Engineering Services

Description

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement and is for information and market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT

A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT

ANNOUNCEMENT. No solicitation yet exists; therefore, do NOT request a copy of the solicitation/RFP. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The USDA Forest Service Procurement and Property Services, Forest Service, Special Projects Operations Center (SPOC)

– Eastern Region is planning to solicit for multiple award Architect- Engineer [A-E] services Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite

Quantity [IDIQ] contracts, in accordance with Public Law 92-582 (Brooks Act) and FAR Parts 36.6 Architect-Engineer

Services and 16.5 Indefinite-Delivery Contracts.

The requirement is for Professional Architect and Engineering [A-E] services for specifically for Bridges.

The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is to gather knowledge of the interest, capability, and qualifications of available and interested Architect-Engineer firms to specifically include the Small Business community. The Forest Service tentatively plans for the upcoming solicitation to be a total small business set-aside.

The type of set-aside decision for this requirement will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this sources sought announcement. Therefore, small businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

The North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] code for this acquisition is 541330 Engineering Services with small business size standard of $25.5M in annual revenue.

The contracts are intended to be awarded during this fiscal year (2024) and are anticipated to have a five-year performance period with a base year and four (4) one-year option periods.

The planned A-E IDIQ contract(s) are intended to provide engineering support services for bridges and other transportation structures. Those services include but are not limited to: inspection, assessment, load rating, design, training, database development, and technical writing.

Work may include: Load Ratings, Training Services for USDA FS personnel, Bridge Inspection Services, Bridge Design

Services, Bridge Scour assessments, and Technical Writing Services. Details are provided within the draft Performance

Work Statement provided.

Projects are located nationally with the USDA Forest Service. Projects are located on National Forest land and are generally located in remote or rural areas. Access to road bridge projects are generally by low standard road. Access to pedestrian bridge project sites may be by hiking trail.

Project requirements will vary for each Task Order issued under the IDIQ contract. Project (task order) values typically do not exceed $250,000. The IDIQ minimum guarantee is anticipated to be $25K. The IDIQ contracts are anticipated to have a cumulative maximum value/ceiling of $25M over the 5-year performance period.

A response to this Sources Sought announcement shall be limited to five (5) pages and shall include the following information:

1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and email address.

2. Firm's interest in submitting their SF330 i.e. responding to the solicitation when it is issued.

3. Firm's capability to perform projects (task orders) of similar magnitude and complexity as generally described above.

Firm shall submit examples of A-E contracts with a similar scope and comparable work performed within the last five (5) years. Provide at least three (3) examples. Provide brief project description, dollar value, and results.

4. Firm's Business Size and specific socioeconomic program if applicable. Such as 8(a), HUBZone, VOSB/SDVOSB, WOSB/EDWOSB, etc.

Responses are due NLT December 02, 2022, by 4pm (1600) EST – and shall be provide via email only to the Contracting

Officer