Sources Sought 21R9004 Obtain Air Compliance.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT REFERENCE NUMBER N62470-21-R-9004

Title: INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECT-

ENGINEER SERVICES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH AIR EMISSION REGULATIONS,

EPCRA REGULATIONS, GREENHOUSE GAS AND ALL OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL

MEDIA REGULATIONS TO SUPPORT NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OTHER DOD

INSTALLATIONS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES WORLDWIDE.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING

PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND NO

CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

This Sources Sought Synopsis 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 solicitation for architect-engineer services. All Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), Women- Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) certified under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 8(a) Business Development Program, Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Businesses (HUBZone SB) certified by SBA, and all other small businesses are encouraged to respond. If you are a HUBZone or an 8(a) Small Business, please submit the SBA Certification Letter or contract information for assigned SBA Business Development Specialist. Responses to this notice will determine the feasibility and/or basis for the Navy’s decision to proceed with an acquisition. Information received in relation to this notice will be used to assist the Government in developing an overall acquisition strategy, including the type and number of contracts and use of small business concerns.

The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis.

Large business submittals will not be considered. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Synopsis, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest.

The Government is contemplating the award of a Single Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. The work will occur worldwide, including Command Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Atlantic's (NAVFAC LANT’s) Area of Responsibility (AOR), which includes the continental United States (CONUS) and areas outside the continental United States (OCONUS). OCONUS areas include the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Western Asia, South America, Hawaii, the Far East, and Marianas.

The NAICS code for this proposed procurement is 541330 (small business size standard is $16.5 million). If the solicitation is issued, the solicitation will consist of a base period and four (4) one-year options totaling five (5) years of performance. The anticipated total work to be issued over the life of the contract via task orders (base year plus four one-year options) shall not exceed the estimated maximum amount of $85 million.

The successful contractor to any forthcoming solicitation shall provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, and all equipment necessary to perform the services listed below.

The preponderance of the work under this contract shall involve the accomplishment of work in the following major categories, including but not limited to:

(1) Air Quality and Clean Air Act (CAA) Compliance. Technical activities and analyses in support of requirements to comply with Navy and Marine Corps guidance and Host Nation, federal, state, and local air quality rules and regulations. Activities include:

writing air permit applications including applications for Title V permits and applications for revisions and renewals for Title V permits; evaluating permit strategies; assisting Installation personnel in negotiating permit conditions; developing and characterizing facility air emissions inventories; identifying all applicable and relevant regulations for each affected source, conducting Clean Air Act (CAA) compliance assessments and pollution prevention strategies; determining compliance status; evaluating record-keeping and reporting procedures; quantifying air emissions by implementing air models and using approved emission factors; testing of emissions from emission sources/performing stack sampling and analysis; installation of air pollution control equipment and incidental construction; preparing implementation plans; developing a quick reference guide for all activities required to maintain and assure compliance with permit conditions or the Installation’s air quality program; analyzing pollution control technologies; conducting cost and feasibility studies; performing New Source Review, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, risk management planning, and General Conformity Analysis and Determinations; performing air toxics emissions inventories, health risk assessments, public notifications, and developing risk reduction audits and plans; developing compliance strategies and documents for compliance with the federal Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions and the California Accidental Release Prevention program (or equivalent programs for other states); developing compliance plans and reports for establishing compliance with existing and emergent National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Standards (NESHAPs) (e.g., shipbuilding and ship repair, aerospace vehicles or components, and Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine);

ozone depleting substance survey and phase-out; providing support in planning for and demonstrating compliance with California Diesel Air Toxic Control Measures, California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and Defense Land Systems and Miscellaneous Equipment Military Achievable Control Technology standards; conducting vapor integrity testing at on-base gasoline stations; providing training support; conducting audits; and developing compliance plans.

(2) EPCRA Programs. Regulations Programs- Projects related to EPCRA shall include, but are not limited to: inventory of hazardous materials used/stored and preparation of EPCRA reports for submittal to regulatory agencies. Knowledge of Federal, State, regional and local laws and regulations associated with air, EPCRA and other environmental media is required. Applicable laws and regulations include, but are not limited to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPCRA. The contractor shall execute actions relating to 2008 Consolidated EPCRA Policy for DOD installations, Munitions and Operational Ranges.

(3) Radon Assessment and Testing. Technical activities and analyses in support of requirements to comply with NAVFAC standards for radon and related products. Tasks may include pre-mitigation radon surveys, determination of the status of compliance, determination of sample priority and facility occupant risk, development of execution management plan(s), development of mitigation plan(s), and post-mitigation assessments and update of databases.

(4) Lead Based Paint (LBP) and Asbestos. Technical activities and analyses in support of requirements to comply with NAVFAC, state, and/or Federal standards for identification, management, and possible abatement of LBP and asbestos in DOD facilities. Tasks may include pre-mitigation LBP and/or asbestos surveys, determination of the status of compliance, determination of sample priority and facility occupant risk, development of execution management plan(s), development of mitigation plan(s), and post-mitigation assessments and other related products/activities.

The contract requires that the selected firms have on-line access to E-mail via the Internet for routine exchange of correspondence.

Statement of Capabilities Submittal Requirements: The Statement of Capability (SOC) will determine the feasibility and/or basis for the Navy’s decision to proceed with acquisition.

Interested firms must submit a SOC, which describes, in detail, the firm’s capability of providing these services at various Military and other Federal facilities worldwide.

Your SOC shall include the following:

(1) Company Profile

a. Full name and address of the firm

b. Year firm was established

c. Office location(s)

d. Indication of System for Award Management (SAM) registration

e. DUNS Number and CAGE Code

f. Number of employees and average annual receipts based on the last three (3) fiscal years

g. Small Business Designation and/or Copy of any certifications (if 8(a) certified, provide the SBA Business Development Specialist name and phone number assigned); If designated as a HUBZone, provide SBA certification

The Government will evaluate sources’ capabilities based on the following:

(1) Prime and Key Consultants’ recent experience (within the last five years) with regard to the services listed above, knowledge of pertinent regulations, and experience working NAVFAC LANT AOR. Provide up to five project examples within the past five years that demonstrate this experience. 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 and current telephone number; d. Contracting Officer’s 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. i. If award fee or award term incentivized, average performance rating received.

(2) Professional qualifications and capabilities of the staff to be assigned to the resulting contract; include experience within the past five years in the types of work addressed above. Firms will be evaluated in terms of their staff’s active professional registration, role expected to play in this contract, and roles played in the projects addressed in item 1 above.

(3) Provide a brief description on the management plan for this contract; in particular, illustrate management’s approach/plan for managing multiple concurrent task orders for this contract and personnel roles in the organization.

(4) If you are considering entering into a teaming arrangement, provide the name of all teaming partners and the anticipated type of teaming arrangements, address the specific services each member will provide, include applicable professional qualifications and experience for each member and to what extent your firm has worked with proposed subcontractors 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 applicable NAICS code (13 CFR 121.103(h)(3)). The limitation of subcontracting would apply to the cooperative effort of the joint venture and not each individual member (13 CFR 125.6(i)). The small business prime will be required to comply with FAR 52.219-14 (Deviation 2020-O0008), which states that it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Provide evidence that on past contracts of similar nature that your firm (as prime contractor) was able to comply with requirement FAR 52.219-14 (Deviation 2020-O0008) and will be able to comply with this requirement under proposed contract.

It is requested that interested firms submit a brief SOC to demonstrate the ability to meet and execute the requirements as set forth above. The SOC must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow for a determination the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work. The SOC must be on 8 by 11-inch standard paper, single spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font minimum and is limited to 20 single sided pages (including all attachments).

Responses are due on Monday, 29 March 2011, by 2:00 PM EST.

The package shall be sent electronically to kimberly.y.king@navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on 29 March 2021.

Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Kimberly King either by e-mail kimberly.y.king@navy.mil or by telephone (757) 322-8100.

LATE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCPETED.

The Government will not provide a debriefing on the results of this notice. All information submitted will be held in confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended.