Sources Sought Notice.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT N6247024R0061

INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECT-

ENGINEER SERVICES FOR PREPARATION OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

PLANNING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR WORK PREDOMINANTLY

LOCATED IN CONUS-EAST COAST

Solicitation No: N6247024R0061

Issue Date: 5 April 2024

Response Date: 6 May 2024, 2:00PM ET

Attachments: 1. Capabilities Questionnaire

2. Sources Sought - Project Information Form

This is a Sources Sought notice, a market survey for information to be used for preliminary planning purposes. The information received will be used within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic to facilitate the decision-making process. THIS IS NOT

A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM

THIS REQUEST.

This Sources Sought notice 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 request for proposal/solicitation.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this acquisition at any time. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis.

NAVFAC Atlantic is seeking to identify potential qualified Small Businesses, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a) businesses, SBA certified HUBZone businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), SBA certified Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), or SBA certified Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB) with current and relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and the capability to perform multidiscipline AE services in support of projects within NAVFAC Area of Operation (AO), Worldwide, 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. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Notice, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest.

This is not a solicitation but a Sources Sought only.

After review of the responses submitted, a solicitation announcement will be published in the Sam.gov website if the Government intends to continue with the procurement.

The NAICS code for this proposed procurement is 541330 (small business size standard is $25.5 million). The procurement method will be in accordance with 40 USC, Chapter 11, Selection of Architects and Engineers. If a 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 $95 million.

The Government intends to award one Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for multi-discipline Architect-Engineer (AE) services for preparation of Navy and Marine Corps Planning and Engineering Services for projects located primarily in the Continental United States (CONUS) East Coast, the adjacent waters of the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean and Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia but may also include work worldwide.

Architect-Engineering and Engineering Services that may be required under this contract include:

(a) PLANS: Global Shore Infrastructure Plans (GSIPs), Installation Development Plans (IDPs), Installation Climate Resilience Plans (ICRPs), Area Development Plans (ADPs), Regional Integration Plans (RIPs); Functional Plans; Maintenance and Sustainment Plans; Integrated Product Support Plans; Encroachment Action Plans (EAPs); Family Housing and Bachelor Quarters Comprehensive Neighborhood Plans (CNPs); Activity Overview Plans; Installation Appearance Plans (IAPs - formerly Base Exterior Architecture Plans (BEAPs)), Installation Optimization and Modernization Plans.

(b) PROJECT PLANNING DOCUMENTS: The preparation of Military Construction (MILCON) and Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) Special Project Planning Documentation (DD Form 1391 project documentation) using the Government’s project development software. Preparation of: Construction Cost Estimates, Preliminary and Parametric Cost Estimates, Siting-Land Use Studies/Analyses; Special Site Approvals (EMR, Ordnance, Airfield, etc.); Economic Analyses (EAs) using the latest version of the Government’s ECONPACK software; Asset Evaluations (AEs); Basic Facility Requirements (BFRs) Documentation; Facilities Planning Documents (FPDs) using the Government’s web-based iNFADS program; Preliminary Hazard Analyses (PHAs); Preliminary Hazard Lists (PHLs), Sustainable Design Studies based on US Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) concepts and scoring procedures.

(c) STUDIES: Concept Studies; Special Planning Studies, Business Case Analysis Studies, Traffic/Parking/Movement (Pedestrian & Vehicular) Studies; Facilities Planning Studies, Feasibility Studies, Analysis of Alternatives, Safety Studies, Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ); Range Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (RAICUZ) studies; site studies; facilities life cycle studies; Activity Planning and Management Models (APMMs), Electronic Land Use/Planning tools/studies.

(d) Integrated Product Support (IPS) and Integrated Logistics Systems (ILS) studies, to include:

surveys, facility management plans, requirements and criteria generation, and logistics element manager support.

The secondary types of services expected to be performed under this contract are:

(a) INSTALLATION GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION & SERVICES (IGI&S): Navy Installation Geospatial Information and Services (IGI&S) vector data assets are stored and maintained in an ESRI Spatial Data Engine (SDE) enterprise geodatabase environment. The data and GIS applications used to manage it are accessed remotely allowing Navy IGI&S data and applications to be shared universally via data and application servers across the corporate enterprise rather than residing on a desktop or LAN shared drive.

The Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE) is the Department of Defense (DoD) family of spatial standards and models that supports common implementation and maximizes interoperability for installation, environment, and civil work missions. The Navy IGI&S program employs an approved registered adaption of the DoD SDSFIE; registered as the Navy Data Model (NDM). The NDM schema defines the set of features, attribution, and metadata for enterprise geospatial data collected by or on behalf of the Navy.

The Navy IGI&S Data Collection Guidance (DCG) defines the standard for geospatial data collection and extraction methodology under the Navy IGI&S Program. The Navy IGI&S DCG is a complement to the NDM. The NDM defines what data to collect, and the DCG defines how to collect it.

Geospatial data shall be compliant with the OSD approved Navy Data Model (NDM) and compatible with ESRI ArcGIS software. Geospatial data must be exported directly from Navy GIS G-AVD Maintenance and Analysis (M&A) NDM environment on a project-by-project (task order) basis, and pursuant to a Navy IGI&S Data Release Agreement. The government may provide required geospatial data to the A/E as an exported ESRI File Geodatabase or via access to Navy GIS hosted system such as GRX or M&A.

Access to the Navy GIS requires that each user hold a valid Navy-issued CAC. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall serve as the single government point-of-contact for issuance of CACs. All geospatial data deliverables shall comply with the NDM, DCG data specifications, and Navy IGI&S Standards and Specifications for Vector GIS Deliverables.

All GIS data deliverables must conform to the following Navy IGI&S technical specifications found in the Navy IGI&S Standards and Specifications for Vector GIS Deliverables document and feature-level DCG prior to acceptance:

- Vector Data Delivery Methods

- Database format and software version

- Vector Data Standard

- Spatial Reference

- Feature Class geometry

- Horizontal and Vertical Spatial Accuracy

- Geometric Topology Rules

- Feature Attributes

- Data Authority and Duplication Protocols

- Metadata standards

- Symbology

(b) Development and update of Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force facility planning criteria, standards and associated documents.

(c) Documentation related to the above planning services, including: charrettes, presentations, briefing materials and reports.

(d) Minor Design efforts to include: preparation of Request for Proposals (RFPs) to support Design/Build construction contracts.

(e) Customer Concept Designs (CCDs) to support preparing better estimates.

(f) Three-dimensional virtual environment (3DVE) modeling.

It is requested that interested parties submit a brief capabilities package. The Statement of Capabilities (SOC) package must be complete and sufficiently detailed to demonstrate the firm’s qualifications and ability to meet and execute the requirements as set forth below and determine the feasibility and/or basis for the Navy’s decision to proceed with acquisition. The capabilities package must be on 8 ½ by 11-inch standard paper, single spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font minimum and is limited to fourteen (14) single-sided pages (including all attachments). This SOC package shall address, at a minimum, the following:

1. Company Profile and Type of Business: Provide information in Attachment 1.

2. Experience: Provide information in Attachment 2. Submit a maximum of five (5) projects worked within the past five (5) years of similar size, scope, and complexity as the work indicated. Response should describe ability to respond to multiple/simultaneous Task Orders. For each of the contract(s)/ project(s) submitted, provide the title, location, indicate role (prime contractor or subcontractor), award and completion date, dollar value of the contract/project, type of work, scope of work, brief description of how the referenced contract/project relates to the work being sought, and customer information including point of contact (phone number and email address). DO NOT submit basic contracts for IDIQ work as they will not be evaluated. Only submit the Task Orders issued against or under the basic contract.

3. List of U.S. Territories and foreign country locations where your firm has experience performing work.

Limitations on Subcontracting: If you are considering entering into a teaming arrangement or joint venture relationship (including mentor-protégé joint ventures), provide the name of all parties and the anticipated type of arrangement. Address the specific services each member will provide and include applicable professional qualifications and experience for each member. Describe the extent your firm has worked with proposed subcontractors or joint venture members 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 (see 13 CFR 121.103(h)(3)). The small business prime will be required to comply with FAR 52.219-14 (FEB 2023) (Deviation 2021-O0008), which states that it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Provide evidence that your firm (as the prime contractor/entity) will be able to comply with this requirement under the proposed contract.

Responses to this Sources Sought announcement are due no later than Monday, 6 May 2024, by

2:00 PM ET.

The package shall be sent electronically to Onrry Hinson. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Onrry Hinson by e-mail onrry.a.hinson.civ@us.navy.mil .

Large business submittals will not be considered. This Sources Sought is solely for small business concerns.

LATE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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.