Pre Solicitation Notice N6247024R0065.pdf

NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND ATLANTIC

Solicitation N62470-24-R-0065

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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic intends to intends to award a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for one base year and four one-year option periods, not to exceed five years. The estimated value of this acquisition for the base period and including all options is $75,000,000.00. The North American Classification Systems (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 541690; size standard is $19,000,000. Full and open competitive procedures will apply to this procurement. This contract action will provide for marine species monitoring and research services, and related environmental planning services, in support of the U.S. Navy. The work conducted under this contract may include, but not be limited to the following type services: conduct marine species research and monitoring services and implement components of the U.S. Navy’s Marine Species Monitoring Program (MSMP) within the NAVFAC Atlantic and Pacific areas of responsibility (AOR). Data collection and research/monitoring needs vary by region depending on the current level of knowledge and data availability. Data collection and research/monitoring needs vary by region depending on the current level of knowledge and data availability. Monitoring studies may include aerial, shipboard, and land-based surveys, passive acoustics in the form of moored or autonomous devices, and towed arrays, telemetry and other electronic or acoustic tagging, photo identification, biopsy sampling, and behavioral studies. Monitoring activities may be implemented in coordination with navy training and testing activities, as stand-alone scientific studies, or as ongoing baseline or ecological data collection. The contractor must be capable of providing, procuring, or sub-contracting all personnel, permits, equipment, materials, facilities, and management services necessary to support multiple field studies (typically ten or more concurrently across several geographical areas); performing data analysis and reporting of results; and conducting program administration, budget tracking, sub-contractor management, and general program oversight. Successful candidates will possess high levels of experience in both project management and technical field skills, as well as have significant experience with and access to a broad pool of researchers and equipment to meet the program needs. The primary geographic area covered by this contract encompasses the Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic and Pacific Areas of Responsibility (AOR), Worldwide.

The solicitation including the specifications will be formatted as Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with the requirements designated by FAR 15.203 for a negotiated procurement. This method permits evaluation of proposals based on price competition, technical merits and other factors; permits impartial and comprehensive evaluation of offerors’ proposals; permits discussions if necessary; and ensures selection of the source whose performance provides the best value to the Government.

The Government intends to make an award to an offeror that represents the best value to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. Instructions and evaluation factors will be provided in the solicitation. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal for consideration.

This acquisition will be procured in a competitive negotiated environment using formal source selection procedures set forth in FAR Part 15.

This notice does not constitute a request for proposal. The solicitation will be available for viewing and downloading on or about 10 January 2025.

The solicitation number will be N62470-24-R-0065. The notice will be posted the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) site located at https://piee.eb.mil/ and the Contract Opportunities website located at https://www.sam.gov. Amendments and responses to pre-proposal inquiries will also be posted to the Contract Opportunities website located at https://www.sam.gov. It is the responsibility of the offerors to check the website frequently for any amendments to the solicitation.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All interested offerors submitting proposals on Department of Defense solicitations must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of the contract. The purpose of this database is to provide basic business information capabilities and financial information to the Government. The SAM website can be accessed at https://sam.gov. Reference is made to FAR Clause 52.204‐7, System for Award Management. Prospective offerors are encouraged to register as soon as possible. All new contract awards can ONLY be made to contractors who are registered in SAM. This requirement will apply to all solicitations and awards, regardless of the media used.

For inquiries about this announcement, please contact: Nicole Smith at nicole.smith100.civ@us.navy.mil by 10 January 2025.