A11 - Sources Sought Notice - Rev20220318.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE

Sources Sought Notice Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Title: Independent Assessment of Child Safety in Military Housing Units NAICS Code: 541350 Building Inspection Services Product Service Code: R499, Other Professional Services Sources Sought Notice Post Date: Friday, 18 March 2022 Sources Sought Notice Response Date: Friday, 25 March 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Request for Information Notice To facilitate market research, the Government is looking to identify qualified sources under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541350 (Building Inspection Services) or other applicable NAICS codes. This Notice seeks industry comments to assist the Government. If you have any comments or find any ambiguities, please advise the Government to develop the proper acquisition strategy.

Responses from “all” sources are requested. Other than Small Businesses, Small Businesses, 8(a) small businesses, HubZone small businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Woman-Owned Small Businesses and Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Businesses are encouraged to respond.

This notice is for market research purposes only and is not a Request for Quote (RFQ), nor does it restrict the Government as to the final acquisition strategy. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice.

Contracting Office Address

Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 09F09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3400

Background

Per Section 2817 of the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with an independent entity with experience in performing technical evaluations of the compliance of housing units with the codes and standards of the International Code Council and other relevant codes and standards to conduct and to submit to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees an assessment of child safety issues in military family housing units, with an emphasis on assessing hazards that may result in falls.

Further, the independent entity conducting the assessment under paragraph (1) shall include in the assessment such recommendations for modifications to military family housing unit standards as the entity considers appropriate for ensuring the safety of minor children in such units.

Objective/Scope

The objective of this notice is to obtain information to identify firms capable of performing the assessment described above.

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform program management support as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The task areas in this PWS require the contractor to have expert knowledge and work experience in the fields referenced above in the Background section.

Place of Performance

The Government has no specific envisioned place of performance.

Security Requirements

Personnel assigned to this requirement must have a Secret clearance.

Critical Tasks Elements

Interested parties submitting a response to this Notice should address the performance of the following Critical Tasks Elements in their capabilities statement. Interested parties are requested NOT to submit marketing materials; but rather, speak directly and specifically to the required capabilities and/or service requirements critical/tasks elements outlined below:

1. Does your company have experience in performing technical evaluations of the compliance of housing units with the codes and standards of the International Code Council (ICC) and other relevant codes and standards?

2. Is your company capable of conducting an assessment of child safety issues in DoD government-owned military family housing units, with an emphasis on assessing hazards that may result in falls?

a. Inside the United States, including its territories?

b. In the following countries: Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea, Cuba, the Marshall Islands, Spain, Italy, Australia, and Belgium.

DoD has approximately 33,000 government-owned family housing units. Approximately 800 of these housing units are located in the U.S. excluding its territories, as summarized in the following table. In addition, approximately 1,600 of these housing units are located in the U.S. territories of Guam or Puerto Rico, with the remainder at foreign locations. The vast majority of DoD’s government-owned housing units at foreign locations are in Japan or Germany, followed by the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea, Cuba, the Marshall Islands, Spain, Italy, Australia, and Belgium. (Information on the number of

DoD government-owned military housing units in these countries is not publicly available in consolidated format, but will be provided to the selected vendor.)

DoD Government-Owned Housing Units Located in the United States Excluding

Territories - Approximated and Rounded Numbers as of January 2022

State # of Housing Units

Arkansas 10

California 190

Colorado 2

District of Columbia 1

Florida 10

Iowa 1

Louisiana 1

Massachusetts 10

Nevada 30

New York 20

Ohio 100

Oklahoma 10

Pennsylvania 10

Texas 1

Utah 120

Virginia 140

Wisconsin 120

SUBTOTAL Rounded 800

Submission Requirements

Interested firms should submit their response to include a capabilities statement covering experience, staffing and technical capabilities. The capabilities’ statement should address the questions identified above and for each question demonstrate how the firm’s recent past experience (last 3 years) is relevant including the dollar value, period of performance, size and scope of the firm’s prior contracts.

The following information is also requested and should be included with your capability information: Please indicate whether your firm will submit a quotation if a Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued and whether your firm’s interest is for prime contracting or as a subcontractor.

Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. Responses to this Notice will not be returned.

Response Format

To facilitate a timely and comprehensive review of all submitted responses, firms should respond using the format requested in this Notice. Any deviation from this format may lead to the rejection of the response.

All interested firms having the experience, skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are requested to provide capability statements between 6-8 pages – no more than 8 pages maximum- in “Times New Roman” 12-inch font on 8.5 x 11 paper that include the following information:

1) Company name, address, point of contact name, telephone, and email address.

2) CAGE Code and DUNS Number.

3) Business Size Status and Socio-economic categories associated with the company (e.g., 8(a), SDB, VOSB, WOSB, etc.) based on the NAICS: 541350 - Building Inspection Services must be submitted to be used.

4) Documentation that addresses each of the two (2) questions as it applies in the Critical Task area above.

5) A description of corporate experience for similar contracts and/or projects accomplished within the last 3 years. The description must include where, when, and for whom each similar contract and/or project was performed and a brief description of each contract and/or project, including the size, scope, dollar value, and period of performance. This information must demonstrate how the firm’s recent corporate experience (last 3 years) is relevant to the MHPI requirement. At least one relevant example of corporate experience within DoD is required.

6) Point of Contact name, phone number, and emails of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses.

7) Any applicable GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts that your firm may hold for similar services and expiration dates.

Additional Information:

1) Indicate whether your firm will submit a proposal if a Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued, and whether your firm’s interest is for prime contracting; teaming agreement, or joint venture.

2) Validation of, or Recommended NAICS codes for this effort.

3) Validation of, or Recommended Contract type for this effort.

4) In each task element, indicate any Small Business Subcontracting opportunities, as applicable.

5) Identify in each task element listed above the percentage of Small Business

Subcontracting opportunities, as applicable.

6) Other Recommendations

a. Any information missing from the PWS that would provide a better understanding of the effort desired.

b. Please submit any other questions or comments along with your response.

Capability Statements

Vendors must demonstrate their ability to comply with the requirements in this Sources Sought Notice in order to be considered capable of satisfying the Government’s requirement. Overall page will be limited to 8 single-sided pages.

Submission of Responses

Please submit your final documentation electronically no later than 4:00 p.m. on 25 March 2022 to the primary point of contact, Stevie Krekelberg, at stevie.a.krekelberg.civ@mail.mil, with a copy to Douglas Boorstein, douglas.j.boorstein.civ@mail.mil. The email subject line must be “Sources Sought: Independent Assessment of Child Safety in Military Housing Units.”

Submissions to any person other than those listed above will not be considered.

Submissions after this date may not be considered.

No hard copy or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Cover letters and extraneous materials (brochures, etc.) will not be considered. Capability statements will not be returned. No telephone requests will be honored.

No questions or phone calls will be accepted concerning this Sources Sought Notice. All firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice are advised the Government will not provide or acknowledge receipt of the information received, provide feedback to firms with respect to any information submitted, or provide any follow-up information well after the deadline of this sources sought notice.