Sources_sought_9030.doc

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This is a market research tool to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing the RFP. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFACENGCOM), implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. An award will not be made on offers received in response to this notice. The Government is not responsible for the cost associated with any effort expended in responding to this notice. All small businesses as well as large businesses are encouraged to respond. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Synopsis, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government's best interest.

NAVFAC Atlantic is seeking eligible business firms capable of providing Architect-Engineer or Engineering Services for Cost and Value Engineering, Customer Quality Surveys, and Criteria Preparation for Projects within NAVFACENGCOM’s geographical area of responsibility (AOR). The NAICS code for this proposed procurement is 541330 (size standard is $4,500,000). If the solicitation is issued, the solicitation will consist of a base period and four one-year option periods, totaling 5 years of performance. Services/options are anticipated unless precluded by legislative language (Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act; PL 107-314 Sec 332). The anticipated total of work to be issued over the life of the contract via task order (base year plus four one-year options) shall not exceed the estimated maximum amount of $5 million.

The successful contractor of any forthcoming solicitation shall provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, and all equipment necessary to perform the services listed below. The services will include both Navy unique and Tri-Service support in the professional areas described. Task Order work will be used at any location throughout the NAVFACENGCOM AOR, which includes the continental United States and several overseas locations, but will focus on the East Coast states. Specific services to be provided include, but are not limited to:

(a) Professional reports, including cost estimating, utilization of SUCCESS and PACES cost estimating software, computerized databases, graphics, and electronic submissions are required. Access to NAVFAC Intranet web site and other Navy web-based systems such as Navy’s Electronic Project Generator (EPG) is required. Obtaining and maintaining a Common Access Card (CAC) I.D. card for approved team personnel are required. The Navy may provide additional/alternate project-specific information, study types, proposed team make-up, alternate siting of study, etc. These may include providing Certified Value Specialist (CVS) facilitators, and experts for “Sustainable Design” workshops, Function Analysis Concept Development (FACD) workshops, design charettes, and Value Engineering Studies.

(b) Cost Engineering Services shall include Parametric Cost Estimates (PCEs), computerized parametric cost models, preliminary and detailed cost estimates; and preparation/submission of construction project programming documents such as form DD1391. Work may also include economic, life cycle, and risk analyses, and other cost engineering support services associated with facility construction, and environmental cleanup.

(c) Quality Reviews (QRs) and Constructability Reviews (CRs) shall consist of a team study by a multi-disciplined team of professionals. For QRs, the team will concentrate on coordination aspects of the design documents, rather than technical aspects of the design. For CRs, the team will concentrate on the appropriateness of the design documents, based on the proposed materials, project location, and current standard construction practices.

(d) Criteria Support Services shall include services relating to the unification, preparation, update and review of: (1) all Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) located at the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG); (2) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) located at the WBDG; and (3) Computer graphics, design standard drawings and other publications. Requirements of this contract are not limited to existing documents; however, existing documents can be found on the WBDG website at http://www.wbdg.org. All specification and design criteria documents shall be produced in accordance with the latest version of MIL-STD 3007, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARD PRACTICE FOR UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA AND UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS; UFC 1-300-01, CRITERIA FORMAT STANDARD; and UFC 1-300-02, UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATION (UFGS) FORMAT STANDARD. Standard drawings shall be produced in accordance with the U.S. Naval CADD Standard. The services may also include bench scale and prototype modeling, development of database and web-enabled design criteria support tools compatible with the WBDG web pages.

Statement of Capabilities Submittal Requirements: The Statement of Capability (SOC) will determine the feasibility and/or basis for the Navy’s decision to proceed with acquisition. Interested firms must submit a SOC, which describes, in detail, the firm’s capability of providing these services at various Military and other Federal facilities worldwide.

Your SOC shall include the following:

(1) full name and address of the firm;

(2) year firm was established;

(3) name of two principals (including titles, telephone and fax numbers);

(4) copy of any certifications (if 8(a) certified, provide the SBA Business Opportunity Specialist name and phone number assigned); HUBZONE certification and SDVOSB status or Small Business status;

(5) indicate if the firm is registered in the Department of Defense (DoD) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, include DUNS Number and CAGE Code;

(6) provide information on recent past projects that best illustrate your qualifications for this contract. List up to five projects performed within the last five years. Provide information on experience of key personnel showing experience in providing the services listed above. Provide the following information for each project listed: a. Contract number and project title; b. Name of contracting activity; c. Administrative Contracting Officer’s name, current telephone number; d. Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative or primary point of contact name and current telephone number; e. Contract type (e.g., cost plus, requirements, firm fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, or combination); f. Period of performance (start and completion date); g. Basic contract award amount and final contract value; h. Summary of contract work; i. If award fee or award term incentivized, average performance rating received;

(7) subcontract management; provide information on any proposed teaming arrangements (i.e. team members, previous working relationships with proposed team members and percent of work anticipated to be subcontracted (note: any joint ventures with 8(a) members must comply with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 13, Section 124.513)). The Government reserves the right to request additional information as needed, from any and all respondents;

(8) provide a written statement as to your ability to perform work within the Continental United States (CONUS), outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) or both CONUS and OCONUS.

The SOC must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow for a determination of the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work. The SOC must be on 8.5 X 11 inch standard paper, single spaced, 12 point font minimum and is limited to 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments).

Responses are due on 29 May 2009, by 10:00 A.M. EST. The package shall be sent electronically to leeann.white@navy.mil. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Lee Ann White either by e-mail to leeann.white@navy.mil or by telephone (757) 322-4509.