25R8002 AE Utilities IDIQ- FINAL.pdf

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR

DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This market research tool is being issued for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. No contract will be awarded from this announcement, and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice.

This Sources Sought notice is being used as a market research tool to determine the availability and adequacy of potential qualified small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a request for proposal/solicitation.

NAVFAC Atlantic is seeking to identify potential qualified Small Businesses, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a) businesses, SBA certified HUBZone businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), SBA certified Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), or SBA certified Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB) with the capacity, experience and interest in competing for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for multi-discipline Architect-Engineer (AE) Services. Projects will be primarily in the NAVFAC Atlantic Area of Responsibility Worldwide. Should a solicitation be developed upon completion of market research, a combination Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (FFP/IDIQ) type contract is anticipated with a base period of up to 12 months with a potential of four (4), one-year option periods, which cumulatively will not exceed sixty (60) months. The anticipated aggregate total of work to be issued over the life of the contract via task order shall not exceed the estimated maximum amount of $80 million.

The anticipated North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) code to be used for this procurement is 541330—Engineering Services with a small business size standard classification of $25.5M. These services will be procured in accordance with 40 USC Chapter 11, Selection of Architects and Engineers, as implemented by FAR Subpart 36.6.

NAVFAC Atlantic is searching the marketplace for companies that are capable of providing Architect-Engineer (AE) Services which includes provision of all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, and all equipment necessary to perform the services listed below.

Description of Supplies/Services. This procurement will result in a single Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for multi-discipline Architect-Engineer (AE) services for Utility Engineering, Utility Infrastructure Management, Utility Operation and Maintenance, and Utility Management Services worldwide. The types of Utility Engineering, Utility Infrastructure Management, Utility Operation and Maintenance, and Utility Management Services expected to be performed under this contract are:

Utility Engineering, Infrastructure Management, Operation and Maintenance, and Utility Management Services are required for an Indefinite Quantity Contract. These services will support electrical generation, transmission, and distribution systems; water supply, transmission, treatment, and distribution systems; and wastewater collection and treatment systems; steam generation, transmission, and distribution systems; compressed air generation and distribution systems; natural gas transmission and distribution systems.

Utility Engineering services may include but are not limited to: producing utility system master plans, engineering studies, surveying and production of utility mapping, field testing, hydraulic modeling, recommended treatment and distribution improvements, electric load and demand modeling, arc-flash and safety hazard analysis, relay coordination, life cycle cost analysis, 1391 documentation and design.

Infrastructure Management services may include but are not limited to: development and implementation of standard processes to inventory (clean and CCTV gravity lines) and manage utility assets, collect direct condition ratings, perform risk assessment on functional groups of utility assets, create a risk based investment strategy, and capital improvement plans.

Operation and Maintenance services may include but are not limited to: development of standard operating procedures, preventive maintenance plans, and operator training, process and instrumentation drawings/electric system one-line drawings for utility systems, development of Geographic Information Systems for utilities using GPS and mobile field data collection.

If you are considering entering into a teaming arrangement, you should provide the name of all teaming partners, the anticipated type of teaming arrangements, address the specific services each member will provide and include applicable professional qualifications and experience for each member, and to what extent your firm has worked with the proposed teaming partners in the past. For other than bundled requirements you may be able to joint venture with one or more small businesses and not be considered affiliated as long as each member of the joint venture is small under the applicable NAICS code (13 CFR 121.103(h)(3)). The limitation on subcontracting would apply to the cooperative effort of the joint venture and not each individual member (13 CFR 125.6(i)). A small business prime will be required to comply with FAR 52.219-14 which states that at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended by employees of the concern. Provide evidence that on past contracts of a similar nature that your firm (as the prime contractor) was able to comply with the requirement of FAR 52.219-14 and will be able to comply with this requirement under the proposed contract.

Submittal Requirements: As permitted by FAR Part 10, it is requested that interested parties submit a brief capabilities statement package demonstrating the ability to perform the services listed above. The capability package must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work. Please note that your submittal shall not exceed ten (10) single-sided pages. PAGES IN EXCESS OF THE TEN

(10) PAGE LIMIT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Submit your completed responses no later than 2:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 09 DECEMBER 2024 to the Contract Specialist, Star Hanchey via email at star.m.hanchey.civ@us.navy.mil. Identify in the subject line of your response: “N62470-25-R-8002: AE Utilities IDIQ”. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from the potential sources as a result mailto:star.m.hanchey.civ@us.navy.mil of this synopsis. Information received as a result of this sources sought will become part of our market research to determine interest and capability of potential sources. The documentation shall address, at a minimum, the following:

A. COMPANY PROFILE to include: (1) full name and address of the firm; (2) year firm was established; (3) name of two principals (including titles, telephone and email addresses); (4) copy of any certifications (if 8(a) or HUBZone certified, provide the SBA Business Opportunity Specialist name and phone number assigned); identify the size status of your firm (small or other than small) and if small, identify any sub-categories of small business for which you qualify (i.e., WOSB, EDWOSB, SDB, VOSB, SDVOSB); and (5) indicate if the firm is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, including Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE Code; and, if a small business, provide a narrative of how your firm will comply with the limitations on subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14) required to be included in any small business program set-aside.

B. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. Include information on recent past projects that best illustrate your qualifications to perform the various services listed above. Provide a brief written statement as to your ability to perform and manage a minimum of 5 large defined task orders simultaneously at various locations, both CONUS and OCONUS such as would be required in an IDIQ type contract. List up to three (3) projects performed within the last five years that best illustrate your qualifications to perform the various 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: (1) Provide information and experience of key personnel demonstrating the ability to provide the types services listed in the primary tasks above; and (2) Subcontract management: provide information on any proposed joint ventures or 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.

The Relevant Experience must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow for a determination of the firm's qualifications to perform the defined work. The Relevant Experience must be on 8.5 by 11-inch standard paper, single spaced, 12-point font minimum and limited to 10 single sided pages. The Government reserves the right to request additional information as needed, from any and all respondents.

Note: If using corporate experience of teaming partners or affiliates/subsidiaries/parent/LLC/LTD member companies (name is not exactly as stated on the response to sources sought) to demonstrate corporate experience, clearly explain how the teaming partner or the affiliates/ subsidiaries / parent/LLC/LTD member companies will have meaningful involvement in the performance of this contract.

C. ALTERNATE NAICS. Potential contractors believing that services identified under a different NAICS code can be provided that will meet or exceed the requirements identified within this sources sought notice are encouraged to respond. Please provide the applicable NAICS code and provide justification/reasoning for selection of that code.

D. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, if any, that the responders believe to be relevant.

Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed in writing to Star Hanchey via email at star.m.hanchey.civ@us.navy.mil. Answers to questions received about this sources sought announcement will be made available to all responders.

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We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for responding to this notice.