Pre-Solicitation_Notice_1.pdf

Presolicitation Notice

*=Required Field Presolicitation Notice

SUBJECT* Construction Cost Estimating Software and Support

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 80225

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 140R8124Q0006

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE N/A

ARCHIVE 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

SET-ASIDE Unrestricted

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 7A21

NAICS CODE* 513210

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Bureau of Reclamation

Denver Federal Center

6th and Kipling, Building 56 Denver, CO

POSTAL CODE 80225-0007

COUNTRY USA

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Bureau of Reclamation Denver Office Acquisition Operations Branch Building 67 – Denver Federal Center Denver CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT* Contract Specialist Edward Bradford ebradford@usbr.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

GENERAL: This is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not constitute a solicitation;

accordingly, no response is due at this time, nor will any questions of a technical or contractual nature be answered. Those questions will only be answered via an amendment to the solicitation once it is issued.

The Bureau of Reclamation anticipates issuing a solicitation for the following project:

PROJECT TITLE: Construction Cost Estimating Software and Support

PROJECT SCOPE: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has a requirement for 18 licenses for a Heavy Civil and Electrical Construction Cost Estimating Software and (4) option years of software technical support and maintenance on eighteen (18) licenses. The Construction Cost Estimating Software will be used by the Estimating Services Group of the Technical Services Center (TSC) in Lakewood, Colorado to develop detailed Independent Government Cost Estimates for construction contracts in all regions of Reclamation.

The Construction Cost Estimating Software shall have a minimum of the following capabilities:

A. Intuitive UX designed program specific to heavy civil and electrical construction cost estimating

B. Can support multiple users in the same estimate file simultaneously.

C. Has cross functionality with scheduling software (Primavera, MS Project) D. Capable of Import/Export items and costs from Excel Spreadsheet E. Ability to link specific data field in the software to cells in Excel F. Centralized library for construction equipment that includes fuel consumption rates specific to each piece of equipment G. Centralized Library for labor rates H. Automatically incorporate blended labor rate of regular + overtime based on total work hours per day or week I. Search through historical backlog of estimates J. Open Multiple Estimates simultaneously K. Copy/Paste within and between estimates L. Develop extensive task and sub-tasks within cost items M. Add notes to cost items and resources N. Ability to copy complete estimates O. Develop detailed indirect costs and distribute to pay items P. Tools for calculating and linking hauling durations to crew production rates Q. Develop crew and equipment templates/assemblies R. Real time unit cost/unit price recalculation S. Includes built in tool for determine hauling costs T. Contains tools/calculator for developing cost item templates U. Calculate item price as a percentage of total price V. Print Estimate reports to printer or PDF W. Develop multiple bid schedules within an estimate X. Apply markup to subcontractor items Y. Checking in/check out licenses for mobile estimating Z. Filtering capabilities AA. Allocated/Unallocated Items BB. Automatic Saving CC. Ability to develop custom reports DD. Ability to develop custom unit price rounding structure (see attachment)

The software shall be located on Bureau of Reclamation Hardware in a Bureau of Reclamation Facility. Cloud based solutions will be considered but must be FEDRAMP Certified.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: All of the work shall be done at the Bureau of Reclamation Denver Federal Center.

PROCUREMENT TYPE: The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract to meet this requirement. The Government will determine the best value to the Government based on the lowest priced offeror meeting or exceeding the requirement of the solicitation. Technical evaluation factors will be identified in the solicitation to ensure the prospective contractors understand and can comply with the requirements of the solicitation. This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 12. Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

SET-ASIDE: Competition for this procurement will be unrestricted. Businesses must also be registered and have completed their online representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE AND SMALL

BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 513210 and the small business size standard is $41.5 Million.

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: The project completion timeline is one (1) 12 month-Base Period, with four (4) 12-month Option Periods. Exercising any Option period is at the sole discretion of the Government. The period of performance for the base period is 12 months from the first day of the period of performance, which may or may not be the date of award.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT: Offerors shall be required to have a UEI number and an active registration in SAM, System for Award Management (www.sam.gov), in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. Offerors will be required to complete Online Representations and Certifications at the SAM website. Offerors shall have an active SAM registration at time of proposal submission. Failure to have an active SAM registration at time of proposal submission shall render contractor’s quote non-responsive and ineligible for award.

The solicitation number is 140R8124Q0006. Specific instructions on submitting proposals will be contained in the solicitation documents. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or about November 8, 2023. The entire solicitation package, including all attachments, will be available electronically at sam.gov in Contract Opportunities. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available.

POINT OF CONTACT: Edward Bradford. Contracting Officer, email ebradford@usbr.gov

Information contained in this announcement is subject to change https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM1 http://www.fbo.gov/ mailto:ebradford@usbr.gov