Sources Sought Notice 22-R-0040 ERMA JR.docx

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) through https://sam.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

1. The Mission Installation Contracting Command in Fort Sam Houston (MICC-FSH) intends to execute a contract modification to extend the ordering period of the current Environmental Remediation Multiple Award (ERMA) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract which is set to expire on 29 November 2022. The anticipated modification will extend the IDIQ contract ordering period for an additional 6 months with 3 (1) month option periods which will allow the completion of the acquisition process of the follow-on ERMA MAIDIQ contracts.

2. This proposed sole source action will result in a contract modification to the following ERMA IDIQ Contracts: W9124J-18-D-0001, W9124J-18-D-0002, W9124J-18-D-0003, W9124J-18-D-0004, W9124J-18-D-0005, W9124J-18-D-0006, W9124J-18-D-0007 and W9124J-18-D-0008. The ERMA IDIQ contracts will continue to provide support to the U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC) with a broad-spectrum of environmental remediation services at various Installations/locations throughout the contiguous United States (CONUS) and Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska. The anticipated work would be conducted under the Installation Restoration Program (IRP), Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP), Base Realignment and Closure Program (BRAC), Compliance Cleanup Program (CC), and/or the Operational Range Assessment Program (ORAP), which are program areas under the Army Environmental Cleanup Program. Further detail is provided in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) included as an attachment to this notice.

3. This sole source action will be executed under the statutory authority for sole source procurements in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

4. Although the intent is to procure this requirement under a sole source basis, the Government is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, all interested businesses (large and small) are highly encouraged to respond to this sources sought notice. In addition, small businesses in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns) must describe their capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, information which may help support a set-aside.

5. The contemplated NAICS code for this requirement is 562910 (Environmental Remediation Services) with a size standard of 750 Employees. In your opinion, does this NAICS code fit this requirement? If not, which NAICS code would you suggest and why?

6. If your firm has the potential capacity to provide the requested services under the PWS, please provide the following information:

a. Business name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, Tax Identification Number (TIN), Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, business size, identification of small business socioeconomic status (ie., SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

b. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

c. Provide a brief outline of past performance/previous experience within the past 5 years on similar requirements to those described in PWS (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial) and indicate if work was performed as a prime contractor or subcontractor.

d. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/PWS to acquiring the identified items/services.

e. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

f. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the SAM.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restricting competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Response shall not exceed 4 pages, be single-spaced, 12 font size at a minimum and be submitted in Microsoft Word or searchable PDF and be saved as (Company Name, SS Response, ERMA).

8. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Please send responses no later than 12 September 2022 by 4:00 PM CT, with the subject heading (SS Response, ERMA) to contracting specialist Elsa Aguon at elsa.aguon.civ@army.mil