Request for Information (RFI) - Conservation Technician.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk (FLCN) is issuing this RFI as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for a non-personal services contract to provide manage, preserve, protect, and interpret the U.S. Navy’s sunken and terrestrial military craft, UA requires support to assist the Conservation, Research, and Archaeology

Laboratory with executing conservation treatments on Royal Savage artifacts. A majority of the work will be performed at the Washington Navy Yard; however, there may be required local travel to conduct research or to transport artifacts.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Location % On-Site

Government

% Off-Site

Contractor

NAVAL HISTORY &

HERITAGE

COMMAND/NMUSN

WASHINGTON, D.C.

100% 0%

DISCLAIMER

“THIS RFI IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION

AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER

NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF

RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY

RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST

FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A

SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-

WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL

OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING

TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The contractor shall assist the Underwater Archaeology (UA) Branch staff in the performance of conservation and curation of the Royal Savage collection (excluding ship timbers) with the primary focus on conserving prioritized artifacts chosen by UA lab staff.

This work must be completed on site at the Conservation, Research, and Archaeology

Laboratory located on the Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. Work must be done to meet or exceed established industry standards. All work shall be conducted following the

Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic

Preservation (48 FR 44716). Additionally, the contractor shall perform the following services:

- Undertake conservation treatment in consultation with UA Branch staff with concentration on prioritized artifacts chosen by UA lab staff (it is not expected that all artifacts will undergo treatment during the period of performance). 70% of the materials for re-treatment/treatment are iron and lead; also included are smaller sets of wood

(small/medium size), composite, copper alloy, pewter, leather, glass, stone, brick, pipes, animal bone, rope, modern intrusive, and possibly silver (see table below). Artifacts were recovered from a fresh water site and have either been dried out or received previous treatment. Proposed treatment steps have already been defined based on analysis and testing conducted by UA Branch staff. Any changes to the treatment must be approved by UA staff.

- Apply principles, methods, and knowledge of archaeological artifact conservation and curation to execute primary project tasks in consultation with UA staff.

- Follow UA staff guidelines on documentation of treatment processes, including completing artifact treatment cards and photographic documentation.

- Assess existing artifact support/housing/rehousing equipment and materials and advise

UA on any additional equipment and/or materials and requisite quantities for storage and curation post-conservation treatment.

- Assist UA in meeting and implementing requirements under the Federally-Owned and

Administered Archaeological Collections 36 CFR 79.

- Participate in weekly staff meetings and provide project updates.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide services in support of the areas specified in Program

Background (above). Specific tasks are outlined in the draft Performance Work Statement

(PWS) attached to this announcement (Attachment 1).

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) capability statement addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability.

[Note: In accordance with FAR 10.001(b), the Government is requesting potential sources to submit only the minimum information necessary.]

The Government will evaluate the capability submissions to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work under this task order is unclassified.

All contractor personnel shall be U.S. citizens. The contractor shall ensure that all personnel requiring access to any DoD information system meet the minimum criteria specified in DoD

5200.2-R, DoD Personnel Security Program. All contractor personnel requiring access to the

Government workspaces will complete a National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and

Credit Check (NACLC). Contractor personnel should be aware at all times of any unusual persons or packages in their work area and immediately report those to the building security staff. If contractor personnel become aware of any person seeking unauthorized access to Controlled

Unclassified Information materials, they should immediately report this to the Security Officer.

Contractor personnel will be in compliance with the Navy Information Assurance Security

Publication IA Pub 5239-26 of May 2000.

The Contractor shall escort visitors through NHHC facilities. All requests by the Contractor for non-duty access (outside normal work hours) shall be coordinated through the Government’s designated personnel.

The Contractor shall comply with restricted areas regulations, rules, instructions, directives, procedures, mandates and other requirements. Certain NHHC designated office spaces are “off-limits” or restricted. Contractor personnel shall not enter any “off-limits” or restricted spaces within NHHC designated office areas without specific permission. All contractor personnel performing under this PWS, or any representative of the Contractor entering NHHC designated office space shall abide by all security regulations, rules, instructions, directives, procedures, mandates and other requirements of Chief Naval Office and NHHC. The Contractor shall coordinate with the designated NHHC representative for Government-furnished building passes and Common Access cards (CAC).

The Contractor will be entrusted with building passes, badges and/or the use of access devices for facility access. The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government-issued building passes, badges and/or access devices throughout the facility by any person other than authorized Contractor personnel. The Contractor shall not permit entrance to locked areas by any person other than

Contractor personnel assigned to the activity where the Contractor is performing work, without written authorization by the Government’s designated security personnel. Building passes, badges and/or access devices shall only be issued by government personnel to Contractor personnel performing services under this PWS. The Contractor shall report to the Government’s designated security personnel immediately any occurrences of lost passes, badges and/or access devices.

All Contractor personnel shall comply with the security guidance of the DD Form 254 in this contract. Proof of security clearance shall be provided to the Government prior to the start of the task order.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 712110 Museums. Contractors with a

Small Business Size Standard of 34 (millions of dollars). The Product Service Code is M1JA, Operation Of Museums And Exhibition Buildings

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES

STATEMENT)

A draft Performance Work Statement of (PWS) which entails Personnel Qualifications and

Description are attached for review (Attachment 1).

Capability Statement must address at a minimum the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods.

6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc.

7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small

Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business Concern.

8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and

Safeguarding requirements.

The minimum period of performance is one year beginning TBD. Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

Your response to this RFI, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to via email to Keisha Gordon-Blair at keisha.o.gordon-blair.civ@us.navy.mil in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF).

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

(Attachment 1) Performance Work Statement (PWS) – Performance Work Statment –

Conservation Technician (Royal Savage)_2023.pdf mailto:keisha.o.gordon-blair.civ@us.navy.mil