HD_Sources_Sought_Memo.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

ACQUISITION

DIRECTORATE

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Market Research Determination

Summary

The Department of Defense (DoD) Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) is conducting market research for information purposes only to determine market capability for providing maintenance to the WHS Facilities Services Directorate (FSD). The purpose of this announcement is to determine all potential sources, particularly those firms that are considered to be small businesses, 8(a)s, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, historically underutilized business zones, minority-owned small businesses and/or service disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The information attained as a result of this announcement will be used to determine the extent to which this acquisition will be set aside for small business concerns. This notice is not intended to solicit business for proposals; this is for market research purposes only.

Description of Services

The objective of this requirement is to provide a various of plumbing services for the Pentagon.

It is anticipated that the majority of the work will be performed at the Pentagon located in Washington, DC. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 238220, Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning Contractors, with a size standard of $15.0 million average annual receipts.

To evaluate the potential number of firms capable of performing the required work, a thorough review of capability statements will be made. Interested firms shall submit to WHS a capability statement that addresses, at a minimum, the following questions.

The performance work statement is attached as additional pages following this document.

(Note: Company brochures are not acceptable.)

Market Research

Question 1 The following tasks from the PWS are found to be the most critical to determining vendor capability: safety engineering and inspections, fall arrest system installations, & training program

For each of the three task areas referenced above, please provide information to address the following questions.

1.1 Has your firm performed this task?

1.2 Provide a brief summary of the work performed.

1.3 Provide contract numbers, the total dollar amount, and the agency/company for which the services were performed.

Question 2 Provide information about your personnel qualifications to support the three task areas identified in question 1, above. For your informational purposes, the Government anticipates requiring the following personnel and qualifications to perform the work:

P.E. Engineer/ Plumber: Must be on-call and available if problems arise during emergency and routine maintenance. Must have 10 years of documented licensed plumbing experience or equivalent.

SMEs: Certified Exhaust Cleaning Company/Cleaner/ or Licensed plumbers must have thorough knowledge of NFPA 96 - Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations

Question 3 Vehicle height access into the Pentagon is limited to 10 feet – 4 inches and 10 feet – 2 inches in some areas due to roadway restrictions. The Contractor shall utilize vehicles that will adequately clear this height restriction. Does your company have adequate equipment?

Question 4 At this time, does your firm intend to submit a proposal if a Request for Proposal is issued? This is for informational purposes only and does not prohibit the firm from deciding otherwise in the future.

Please provide any input that you believe would be beneficial in helping WHS better describe this requirement. This includes suggestions regarding missing information in the SOW, key personnel requirements, etc. (Note: This question is NOT included in the page count.)

Submission

Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on March 20, 2015, to Sara C. Rodriguez-Matos at sara.c.rodriguezmatos.civ@mail.mil. The following items shall be submitted in PDF or Word-compatible format:

mailto:sara.c.rodriguezmatos.civ@mail.mil

- Capability statement that addresses questions 1 through 3, above (3 pages MAXIMUM)

- Company identification sheet

- (Optional) Responses to question 4, above.

No late submissions will be accepted. Information submitted will be used to determine the qualifications of the business community with respect to this requirement. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to concerns regarding their individual submissions.

Attachments: Company Identification Sheet

NOTE:

DEPENDING ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, THIS REQUIREMENT WILL

BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL

BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

AND/OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS AND/OR REQUESTS

FOR A SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. INFORMATION SHALL FOCUS ON

THE CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES.