Sources Sought Announcement and Questionnaire_CPSS.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT / MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

NOTE: This is not a solicitation. SF330's are not being requested at this time. This information is being used for market research only.

SECTION 1. GENERAL

1. Business Name:

2. Business Address:

3. CAGE Code:

4. SAM Registration - Active: (Check One) YES NO

5. Is NAICS Code 541330 in your SAM profile: (Check One) YES NO

6. Responsible Point of Contact:

Name:

Office Phone:

Email:

7. Check all below that apply to your company. Indicate your A-E firm's business size. If your A-E firm is a Small Business, indicate the applicable Socio-Economic Category:

Large Business

Small Business

8(a) Small Business

Veteran Owned Small Business

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

Small Disadvantaged Business

Women-Owned Small Business Concern

Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business

Alaskan Native (ANC) Owned

Tribally Owned

Native American Owned

Other Minority Owned

None of the above (please identify):

SECTION 2. CAPABILITY

Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts typically have a base period and option periods for a total of three to five years. Please use this information in formulating responses to the following questions:

1. Has your firm been awarded a competitive Federal Government contract for A-E Services in the past 3 years?

YES NO How Many? ____________

2. If awarded an A-E Services contract(s), what is the combined capacity of your entire firm’s active Federal Government contract(s).

My Firm’s Active Capacity of all Governmental Contracts is ____________.

3. If awarded an A-E Services contract, the maximum aggregate contract capacity our firm can adequately perform is:

$______________________/Fiscal Year.

4. Your firm's average gross receipts of A-E Services for the 3 years is

5. Check the box that best describes the number of task orders your firm can perform simultaneously for each size.

Task Order Capacity

Small Medium Large (< $750K) ($750K – $2.0M) ($2.0M - $7.0M+)

None

1 - 2 task orders

3 - 5 task orders

6+ task orders

6. If awarded an A-E Services contract, our firm IS / IS NOT capable of performing at least 51% of the cost of the services with employees of our own firm.

7. Does your firm have experience operating in any of the below countries?

Egypt Saudi Arabia Oman Yemen United Arab Emirates Kuwait Iraq Jordan Syria Bahrain Lebanon Qatar Israel Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Afghanistan

8. Personnel Requirements: Does your firm have the capability of providing the below positions and how many personnel would meet the requirements of the position

Quality Assurance Representative (QAR)

- Senior Level: B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture. 10 years’ experience in the proposed role.

- Mid-Level: B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture. 5 years’ experience in the proposed role.

- Both positions require Level 3 English ability (per the Interagency Language Roundtable standards [http://www.govtilr.org]) and the ability to use a variety of office equipment and software (e.g. MS Office, copiers, scanners, printers, digital cameras, etc.).

Mid-Level _______________ Senior _______________

Project Engineer

- Senior: B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture. 10 years’ experience in the proposed role.

- Mid-Level: B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture. 5 years’ experience in the proposed role.

- Both positions require Level 4 English ability (per the Interagency Language Roundtable standards [http://www.govtilr.org]) and the ability to use a variety of office equipment and software (e.g. MS Office, copiers, scanners, printers, digital cameras, etc.).

Mid-Level _______________ Senior _______________

Office Engineer

- Education Requirements: B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture. 5 years’ experience in the proposed role.

- Position requires Level 3 English ability (per the Interagency Language Roundtable

Office Engineer _______________

Construction Scheduler

- Education Requirements: B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture. 5 years’ experience in the proposed role.

- Position requires Level 3 English ability (per the Interagency Language Roundtable

Construction Scheduler _______________

Data Manager

- Education Requirements: U.S. high school graduate or foreign equivalent with at least 2 years’ specialized experience in the proposed role.

- Position requires Level 3 English ability (per the Interagency Language Roundtable

Data Manager _______________

Database Analyst

- Education Requirements: U.S. high school graduate or foreign equivalent with at least 2 years’ specialized experience in the proposed role.

- Position requires Level 3 English ability (per the Interagency Language Roundtable

Database Analyst _______________

Project Manager

- Senior: B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture. 10 years’ experience in the proposed role.

- Mid-Level: B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture. 5 years’ experience in the proposed role.

- Both positions require Level 4 English ability (per the Interagency Language Roundtable

Mid-Level _______________ Senior _______________

Other Positions: Please list any other positions not included above that your firm thinks may be necessary for the performance of these actions. Please note experience and education backgrounds would likely be required to be similar to those noted above.

8. The work being performed under this contract includes a wide range of quality assurance, project engineering, scheduling, and related construction phase services. Does your firm have experience in any of the following:

Perform reviews of design and or construction submittals prepared by others and provide written recommendations with respect to the appropriate approval or disapproval actions that should be taken.

Perform Biddability, Constructability, Operability, Environmental and Sustainability (BCOES) review of design drawings and specifications prepared by others using qualified personnel experienced in construction projects. BCOES reviews are to consist of, but not be limited to, such areas as general siting requirements, climatic conditions, materials availability, materials delivery, applicability of the design standards being used, coordination between disciplines and drawings, and other unique conditions restricting construction and construction schedules involved.

Review and comment upon proposed construction or service performance techniques, procedures, and methods prepared or proposed by others and provide recommendations to the Government with respect to approval or disapproval actions that should be taken.

Prepare and update quality assurance plans and procedures for the Government tailored to the construction projects involved or services to be provided.

Conduct the full range of quality assurance inspections and testing to substantiate or otherwise verify the suitability of in-place work, materials and equipment or services provided, including testing at equipment manufacturers’ factory locations and provide findings to the Government for appropriate action. Testing may involve hazardous materials (not including ordnance) and may require the A-E to provide appropriate testing equipment, if unavailable within local testing laboratories, or require shipment of samples to a Government approved testing laboratory.

Monitor construction contractors’ or service providers’ procedures for the identification, classification, tracking, resolution and disseminating of information pertaining to construction and performance deficiencies and provide findings for appropriate action to assure timely corrective action as well as the prevention of similar occurrences. Substantiate that proposed corrective actions are appropriate for the specific deficiency and provide findings to the Government for appropriate action.

Perform review of construction contractors’ or service providers’ daily quality control and safety reports to assure that the quality control operations are adequately documented (including such activities as level of inspections, inspection results, testing procedures and results, deficiency correction actions, etc.) and that work is being performed in a safe manner and provide findings to the Government for appropriate action. Provide daily quality assurance inspections and surveillance of construction contractors’ or service providers’ quality control programs and safety programs and provide findings to the Government for appropriate action to ensure compliance with their contract requirements. Review ongoing construction work or services being provided to verify that materials and workmanship or services conform to contract requirements and provide findings to the Government.

Monitor the preparation of as-built documents by contractors to ensure that those documents are being prepared on an on-going basis and report findings to the Government. Maintain master sets of drawings and specifications for the use by A-E and Government personnel in the performance of quality assurance, technical services, and contract administration activities.

Perform Independent Technical Reviews (ITR) of design packages that are prepared by others and provide findings to the Government.

Prepare, in draft, required documentation in support of processing contractor payments and provide draft documents to the Government for review and appropriate final action. Provide technical and construction or service management assistance as required to ensure that construction work placement, performance of services, and the contractors’ administration and management activities meet all contract requirements.

Review construction and service cost estimates prepared by others and provide written comments and or recommended adjustments with documented reasons for those adjustments for appropriate action.

Prepare scopes of work for change orders on existing task orders or other construction or service contracts in draft and provide these documents to the Government for appropriate action.

Scope of work documents shall be complete with all required drawings or sketches and specifications included in the package. Package shall be ready for issuance to the contractors involved.

Review, evaluate, and provide construction or performance time and should-cost impact analysis of proposed or actual change orders to construction and service contracts and provide findings to the Government.

Establish and maintain the appropriate number and sizes of technical libraries to ensure the appropriate degree of access by quality assurance, technical services, and contract administrative personnel.

Prepare overall project construction and performance schedules in the form of Critical Path Method- Network Analysis System (CPM-NAS) utilizing software acceptable to the KO, incorporating all requirements of the construction or service requirements.

Review and comment upon CPM-NAS schedules prepared by others and report findings to the Government. Monitor and report in writing upon the progress of construction or service contractors using their CPM-NAS schedules. Recommend any necessary revisions to these CPM-NAS schedules particularly in those instances where the contractors involved are deviating from the approved schedules or as otherwise appropriate. Advise the Government of any discrepancies or issues that are found during this review.

Maintain the highest quality of data in Resident Management System (RMS). Assist with the continuous integration of all construction programs and projects input into the RMS data base and reporting structure.

Analyze data processing problems to implement and improve computer systems. Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software. A-E personnel will assist with the continuous integration of the programs.

Assess the impact(s) of design and/or construction changes and schedule slippage. Provide specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult and complex project issues. Accumulate and assess historical data to improve projects performance.

Support project baseline development and review project performance in order to make recommendations to the PDT for improvement of project execution. Conduct project performance analysis, evaluation, forecasting, status determination, and reporting.

10. If your firm has experience with the above, it is requested that the firm provides a brief summary of the work. Please include no more than three projects. A sample Project Summary Form has been included; however, the contractor may present this information in any format they determine best demonstrates their experience.

Section 3. Return Instructions

After completion, please return the completed Sources Sought / Market Survey Questionnaire and the firm’s Experience/Capabilities Statement to:

David Walden, David.I.Walden@usace.army.mil Benjamin Williams, Benjamin.C.Williams@usace.army.mil