FCA Followup RFI - 1MAR23.pdf

722 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron/PKD, Tyndall AFB, Florida

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

*OCONUS ONLY*

THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED A SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR

INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), solicitation, or package Requesting technical competencies/qualification of the prospective Contractor, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. Since this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. A solicitation does not presently exist. The Air Force will not accept or acknowledge: emails over 5MB, brochures, samples, catalogs, and any other marketing solicitation information.

The Government is performing follow-up market research primarily in order to determine if there are firms that possess the capability to execute the requirements of this RFI. Therefore, we further invite all business concerns to provide a capability statement in response to this requirement. Prospective contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of any Federal Government contract. Contractors are encouraged to obtain further information on SAM registration at the following website:

https://sam.gov/content/home

This announcement does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any preparation costs.

If your firm would be interested in such work, you are strongly encouraged to submit a capability statement that addresses as a minimum the questions presented within this announcement, and submitted to the pointes of contact listed below by the due date. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541330 – Engineering Services, is applicable to this acquisition. The small business size standard for this NAICS is $25.5-Million.

Following submissions of a capability package, USAF representatives may choose to engage in additional communications with selected respondents only intended to support market research for further clarification of industry capability to meet requirements.

The Air Force Civil Engineering Center (AFCEC) Operations Directorate, Asset Visibility Division, Facilities/Transportation/Utilities Branches (AFCEC/COAF/COAT/COAU) have the responsibility for facilitating Built Infrastructure Assessments (BIA) on Air Force Bases (AFBs) in accordance with Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) guidance. It is the Government’s intent to procure contracted services utilizing a multiple award, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite- Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This shall enable the Government to award 120-day (60 days on site max) task orders to accomplish BIA’s at over 100-AFBs and Geographically Separated Units (GSUs) within the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside of Continental United States (OCONUS) to include bases in the: Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), United States Air

Forces in Europe (USAFE) and the Central Command Area of Responsibility (CENTCOM AOR); see RFI Attachment 1, List of Representative Inventory/Assessment Sites. The Contractor shall visit the locations as specified in Attachment 1 to perform BIAs and Real Property Record Validations. The Contractor shall be required to gather facility/transportation/utility data at AFBs, update BUILDERTM Sustainment Management System (SMS), and provide reports to the Government.

This BIA IDIQ contract shall include: Facilities Inventory/Assessment of Buildings/Structures/Linear Structures; Transportation Inventory/Assessment of non-recordable bridges and water front facilities;

and Utilities reviewing and updating base/installation GIS files, to ensure the accuracy of data collected from 12-mandatory OSD mandated fields during prior linear segmentation data collection efforts.

Contractors who can provide these services are requested to identify if they are interested and submit in writing an affirmative response which includes as a minimum the following information:

a. What is the name of your business?

b. What is your business address?

c. Provide a point of contact to include telephone number and email address.

d. Based on your professional experience in the private sector, would you consider this requirement to coincide with products typically provided in the commercial market?

e. Provide an additional NAICS code with justification that you would recommend as being more applicable.

f. Specify your business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business based upon NAICS 541330. Specify all that apply.

g. Would your firm propose on this project as a prime contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s), prime contractor with team member subcontractor(s), or a joint venture? If you have proposed a joint venture, identify to the extent possible, your team members. Identify the business size of your team members or joint venture firms. If a teaming arrangement is planned, give details to the extent practicable on how the team will likely be composed. See FAR Subpart 9.6 for Government policy on teaming arrangements and 8(a) Program regulations described in 13 CFR 124.513.

h. Identify any projects completed in the past five (5) years for the same or similar type services to help determine your firm’s capability in meeting the requirement for the items listed below.

Include information from any Government contracts (Federal, State or Local) you have been awarded for this type of requirement. Also, include the contract number and a Government point of contact, with email address and telephone number. Identify if your company was the prime contractor or a subcontractor for these projects.

i. *Specify the countries of the OCONUS locations listed in Attachment 1, where you have the following justification:

*Foreign Nation Support (Permission to Conduct Business). The Contractor shall acquire and maintain the relevant copies of any permissions, licenses, approvals to enter a foreign nation and conduct business in the relevant country, state, province, city, site, location as identified in individuals task orders. These documents shall be translated into English if the documents are not in both host nation language and English. The countries requiring permission to conduct business and sponsorship of personnel may include Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey, Republic of Korea, and others as identified in task order award.

j. Specify if you can provide Contractor personnel who possess immunizations/vaccinations, and medical and dental screenings that meet Department of State and DOD requirements for Contractor personnel performing duty in the CENTCOM AOR.

k. Specify if you can provide Contractor personnel that can meet the requirements of the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 which requires vetting of U.S. personnel (military, civilian and Contractors) prior to being granted access to U.S. Government installations or U.S.

Government network systems.

l. Specify if you have the capability to deliver some or all of the tasks in the eight (8) areas below.

In addition, interested firms shall briefly explain how they would accomplish the tasks.

1. Ability to properly identify components and component-sections as classified by ASTM E

1557 UNIFORMAT II.

2. Capability of performing facility condition assessments on built infrastructure (e.g.

buildings, structures, linear structures) using BUILDERTM.

3. Capability of collecting data in accordance with the requirements set forth by the Air Force Built Infrastructure Inventory and Assessments Manuals for all 14-systems identified as: A10-Foundations, A20-Basement Construction, B10-Superstructure, B20- Exterior Enclosure, B30-Roofing, C10-Interior Construction, C20-Stairs, C30-Interior Finishes, D10-Conveyance, D20-Plumbing, D30-HVAC, D40-Fire Protection, D50- Electrical and E10-Equipment.

4. Capability of updating inventory and assessment data utilizing BUILDERTM Remote Entry Database (BRED).

5. Ability to address real property validation anomalies with Air Force Real Property Installed Equipment (RPIE).

6. Capability of performing Transportation inventory and condition assessments of non-reportable bridges. The work includes but is not limited to identification and inventory to include Real Property Asset Database (RPAD) validation, GPS location, map, dimensions, construction type, visual inspection, load ratings, and component conditions. Inspection standards shall be in accordance with following references: UFC

3-310-08: Non- Expeditionary Bridge Inspection Maintenance and Repair and 23 CFR Part 650: National Bridge Inspection Standards, latest edition. The Contractor shall employ a certified bridge inspector who has completed National Highway Institute (NHI) training courses for the type of inspections to be conducted (i.e. NHI course 130056, Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges for Professional Engineers for initial/routine inspections; NHI course 130091, Underwater Bridge Inspections for underwater inspections, etc.) and is currently certified to perform the inventory and assessment services required for the bridge facilities.

7. Capability of performing Transportation inventory and condition assessments of waterfront facilities in accordance with the references UFC 4-150-07: O&M – Maintenance of Waterfront Facilities, latest version. The work includes Real Property Asset Database (RPAD) validation, engineering analysis of waterfront and ocean facility structural, mechanical and electrical systems and component conditions. The data from assessments shall be loaded into BUILDER Section H.

8. Capability of performing assistance to AF installations in reviewing and updating their GIS files to ensure the 12 mandatory OSD mandated fields from previously populated Linear Segmentation data are correct. There is a need to provide support to assist installations in reviewing, updating, and maintaining their segmented Geospatial Information System (GIS) files to ensure OSD’s mandatory attribute for Linear Segmentation are properly populated and recorded in the latest Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE). As required, review and update Linear Segmentation GIS data on installed utility distribution system (s): Water, Wastewater, Electrical, Stormwater, Natural Gas, Petroleum Oil and Liquids (POL), Thermal (heat, cooling, mechanical plants) to include all linear structures and facilities (such as pumps, transformers, etc.) make up the respective utility distribution system.

All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement response to this announcement. All such responses will be considered by the agency. Responses shall be submitted electronically using the following address: ryan.rhea.2@us.af.mil and tommy.leos.2@us.af.mil.

All responses shall be received by Wednesday, 8 March 2023 @ 12:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Responses shall be no more than 15-pages (single spaced, front and back, Times New Roman theme font, no smaller than size 12 or equivalent). Extraneous materials (e.g. brochures, manuals, etc.) will not be considered. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to firms as it relates to the Government’s review of the data submitted in response to this announcement.

LIST OF ATTACHEMENTS:

1. BIA RFI Locations