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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Non-Government Standards Internet Subscription

Solicitation No: N62470-21-R-9011

Issue Date: 06 April 2021

Response Date: 05 May 2021, 2:00PM EST

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE only. This is not a solicitation announcement. 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 announcement.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia Contracts Office is seeking, for information and planning purposes, qualified and experienced sources interested in providing a totally electronic accessible (Internet-based) subscription to non-government standards that are used in the design, construction and maintenance of facilities by Department of Defense (DoD) facilities architecture, engineering, and maintenance staff, beginning September 30, 2022. The supplier must instantly provide these documents in electronic format for viewing and printing according to authorized copyright and licensing arrangements, without imposing copyright liabilities to DoD. The subscription must provide access to 100 percent of these documents through an Internet-based index and search engine that will provide bibliographic information on selected U.S. and International commercial standards and selected European standards. All documents must be fully viewable online, in a single download, from the supplier’s website in electronic-based PDF or HTML format, must be fully printable at least one time for each user, and must be provided in a licensing arrangement which will permit authorized downloading to hard drive for viewing off-line for the term of the contract. Once the user has accessed the subscription, no additional password shall be required for downloading to hard drive or other electronic storage media for viewing off-line. Hardcopy substitution or pay as you go for any of the specified document collections will not meet the licensing and use requirements, and thus will not be acceptable. Please note: Licensing agreements with these organizations may take months to obtain. Qualified sources shall state ability to obtain the necessary licensing within the required timeframe and if specific licensing agreements are already in place. Qualified sources must demonstrate ability to provide Internet access to non-government standards from all or part of the following organizations:

Standards Organizations

AA (Aluminum Association) AACEI (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International)

AAMA (American Architectural Manufacturer Association)

AASHTO (American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials)

ABMA (American Bearing Manufacturers Association)

ACI (American Concrete Institute)

AI (Asphalt Institute) Manuals AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction)

ALI (American Ladder Institute) AMCA (Air Movement and Control Association)

API (American Petroleum Institute) ASA (Acoustical Society of America) ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)

ASME/BPVC (Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code)

ASSE (American Society of Sanitary Engineers)

ASSE SAFE (American Society of Safety Engineers)

AMPP (Association for Materials Protection and Performance)

ASTM (ASTM International) ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions)

AWS (American Welding Society) AWWA (American Water Works Association)

BHMA (Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association)

BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International)

BSI (British Standards Institution)

CMAA (Crane Manufacturers Association of America)

CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) ICC (International Code Council) ICEA (Insulated Cable Engineers Association)

IEC (International Electrical Code)

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

IES (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America)

IEST (Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology)

ISEA (International Safety Equipment Association)

ISO (International Organization for Standardization)

GA (Gypsum Association)

GANA (Glass Association of North America) MPI (Master Painters Institute) MSS (Manufacturers Standardization Society) NACE (National Association of Corrosion

Engineers) NBBI/NBIC (National Bard Inspection Code) NECA (National Electrical Contractors

Association) NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association)

NETA (International Electrical Testing Association)

NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) NRCA (National Roofing Contracting Association)

SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers International)

SAIA (Scaffold and Access Industry Association)

SMACNA (Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association)

SSPC (Society for Protective Coatings)

TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association)

USGBC (United States Green Building Council)

TMS (The Masonry Society) UL (Underwriters Laboratory) WEF (Water Environment Federation)

For each Standards Organization that can be supported, interested sources shall provide a list of the codes and standards that are included in each of the supported packages.

This program, as well as the documents from the identified non-government standards organizations, must be fully accessible by DoD personnel on DoD computers, located at over 300 sites within the Continental United States and over 25 sites outside the Continental United States. Management of licenses may be by number per site, by number per Enterprise (DoD, NAVFAC, USACE, AFCEC, Air Force Civil Engineering Squadron, Army, and USMC), or by number of concurrent users per Standards Organization. Subscription services must be able to track subscription usage by location or Enterprise, by non-government standards organization, and by standard, and provide these in quarterly usage reports by site, agency, and standard, as well as providing a listing of non-government standards attempting to be accessed that are not in the subscription contract or all licenses in use and not available. The contracted users require 24-hour customer service, both online and by toll free telephone numbers. The subscription shall also include a web-based tutorial to educate the user on the subscribed services and databases and a defined number of onsite product orientations.

The subscription contract includes updating, on a quarterly schedule, the Unified Masters Reference List (UMRL). The UMRL lists publications referenced in the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) that is located at www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-guide-specifications-ufgs. Each quarterly update consists of providing an Excel spreadsheet indicating the current active standard and revision level of the documents listed in the most current UMRL located at www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-guide-specifications-ufgs. The current active revision level consists of indicating the current revision, revision date, current title, cancellations, withdrawals, and superseding documents. The quarterly update also includes updating the current standard organizations name, telephone and fax numbers, email address, and website URL. Deliver the UMRL electronically in an Excel file.

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Design and Construction, Engineering Criteria and Programs Office (DC1) manages the subscription for Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Army, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (HQ AFCEC), Air Force and Space Force Civil Engineering Squadrons, and the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Installations.

Submission Requirements: It is requested that interested sources with prerequisite capability should submit a list of the codes and standards for each of the Standards Organizations packages.

In addition, provide detailed information on their capabilities, limited to five (5) pages, in providing an electronically accessible (Internet based) commercial standards subscription.

*Please note - the five (5) page limitation does not include the list of codes and standards*

The following must be provided with the submission: company or organization name and address, point of contact, telephone number, email address, DUNS Number, Cage Code Number and if applicable small business status (i.e., SBA certified 8(a), Small Business, SBA certified HUBZone Small Business, SDVOSB, EDWOSB). Please forward responses to Nicole Taylor via email at kary.n.taylor@navy.mil, no later than 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on 05 May 2021.

LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

This is not a Request for Proposal. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or otherwise pay for the information solicited. The Government will not provide a debriefing on the results of this notice. All information submitted will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended. Questions regarding this notice may be addressed to Nicole Taylor either by email, kary.n.taylor@navy.mil or by telephone (757) 322-4649.