Contractor Capability Survey.pdf

REQUEST FOR SOURCES SOUGHT

(NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION)

Contractor’s Capability Survey for the Duluth Drydock Services Action

The Government is issuing this survey to determine a competitive basis. THIS IS NOT A

SOLICITATION. THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES

ONLY. Only contractors capable of performing this type of work should respond to this Sources Sought Notice.

Your response to this survey is requested by 12:00 PM Eastern Time, Wednesday, December 22, 2021.

Please send by email to LRE-Proposal@usace.army.mil, Catherine.Sheppard@usace.army.mil and Shandora.Acrey@usace.army.mil.

1. Name of your firm:

2. CAGE Code:

3. Point of Contact, phone number and EMAIL address:

4. Capability: Provide supporting documentation showing your company possess the capability to supply the required products and services.

5. Provide description of 2 past projects (similar in size and scope as Duluth Drydocking) that your company has completed for the Federal Government by providing the following information:

a. Year Completed:

b. Dollar Amount:

c. General Description of project:

d. Program Title

e. Whether the company has a GSA, other DoD contract that would address all required equipment and services. If so, please provide the relevant contract number.

6. Are you a Small Business classified under the above NAICS code?

7. Please list any Special Small Business Certifications you currently possess (e.g., Women-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), etc.):

8. Please describe any recent contracts or experience within the previous 24 months that are similar to this requirement. Please include the scope of work that was performed as well as the quantity and type of rental equipment and the dollar value of the project.

9. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that has the effect of limiting competition among potential vendors?

10. Does your company have the ability to provide the required services in the PWS?

11. Is there an alternative NAICS that you believe is more appropriate for this requirement? If so, what is the NAICS and why.

Duluth Drydock Services Contractor Capability Survey

12. Performance Work Statement: The Government request the vendor provide comments on the PWS if the vendor has concerns with the document.

a. Is there anything in the Performance Work Statement that has the effect of creating duplicative of unnecessary costs to the Government?

b. Do you have any additional comments on the PWS?

c. Has the Government fully defined the PWS?

d. Is there additional information that the vendor requires for these services?

e. What additional information is needed in order to ensure that offerors can propose a Firm Fixed Price proposal for this effort?

13. What Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) types does the contractor expect to see for this acquisition based on the PWS (FFP, COST, or T&M)? Does the contractor anticipate requiring a Cost Type CLIN for any aspect of this acquisition?

If so, please explain.

14. If this requirement is advertised, do you anticipate submitting an offer?

15. Do you have a price list that shows different inspection and maintenance pricing established?

16. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.705-2, the

Government is to determine whether subcontracting possibilities to small business for this requirement exist by considering relevant factors such as-

(a) Whether firms engaged in the business of furnishing the types of items (or services) to be acquired customarily contract for performance of part of the work or maintain sufficient in-house capability to perform the work; and

(b) Whether there are likely to be product (or service) prequalification requirements.

For large business respondents (note – small businesses are exempt from this portion of this Sources Sought Notice), please discuss the effort as described in the sources sought and identify potential small business subcontracting possibilities in terms of task and overall estimated percentage of effort (e.g., as identified in DRAFT PWS, a large business respondent may indicate that it would likely subcontract the requirement for “maintenance service” to small business, representing an estimated five percent of the overall workload tied to this effort; etc.)

If a respondent has been or is presently a contractor on an effort that is similar in size and scope to that outlined in the sources sought, please provide a contract number and existing, approved, “on contract” subcontract plan with your response. This “subcontract plan” document will NOT count to overall page count of your response.

If a respondent does not believe subcontract possibilities exist for this effort, please explain (e.g., since the nature of the DRAFT PWS is highly specialized, we, as a large company, keep the necessary expertise in house to support such requirements and such expertise is considered “low density” in the overall marketplace, therefore not readily available to support subcontracting efforts; etc.) If able, please provide DoD contract numbers for comparable equipment rental efforts that do not contain a corresponding subcontract plan, presumably because the respective Government Procuring Agency has determined that “there are no subcontracting possibilities” pursuant to FAR 19.705-2(c). Please provide a Government Contracting Office point of contact (email and phone number), so USACE can verify and validate this assertion.

17. Attention - Small Business respondents who are interested in submitting a response as the prime contractor for this effort - Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set Aside is that a prime contractor must be capable of providing at least 50% of the entire scope of the effort, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. Provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 would

Duluth Drydock Services Contractor Capability Survey be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, etc. If subcontracts are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large businesses will be used. Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be clearly delineated and previous experience in teaming must be provided.