Sources Sought Notice Env Cleanup Program 0029 USAEC_REV 3.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 beta.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) on behalf of the U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify sources having an interest in and the resources to provide comprehensive technical and program support for addressing the requirements of the Army Environmental Restoration (Cleanup) Program across 9 CONUS Army military installations. This requirement is for a 12 month base year plus 4 (12) month option years with an anticipated start date of 17 September 2021. Further detail is provided in the "draft" Performance Work Statement (PWS) included as an attachment to this notice. This market research is to support a potential consolidation IAW FAR Part 7.107 and consists of consolidating previous work, existing work and new work as follows:

2. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small business or procured through full and open competition. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC), Tribally Owned Firm, and Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO), Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

3. The contemplated NAICS code for this requirement is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services. In your opinion, does this NAICS code fit this requirement? If not, which NAICS code would you suggest and why?

4. Questions regarding this Sources Sought announcement shall be submitted no later than 20 April 2021 by 1:00 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT). After this deadline, questions may not be considered regarding this announcement. Verbal questions will not be accepted. All questions MUST be in writing via email to elsa.aguon.civ@mail.mil. Please reference (Questions, Env. Cleanup, 0029) in the email’s subject line.

5. 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), DUNS number, CAGE code, business size, identification of small business socioeconomic status (ie., SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the contact information for the district small business office currently providing support through the 8(a) business developmental program.

b. Response shall not exceed 10 pages, be single-spaced, 12 font size at a minimum and be submitted in Microsoft Word or searchable PDF and be saved as (Capabilities, Company Name, Env. Cleanup, 0029). A generic capability statement is not acceptable and additional information regarding the contractor’s capabilities shall not be included in the body of the email but must be provided within the 10-page response. Bulleted responses are acceptable. In their capabilities statement/response the contractors shall provide the following:

(i) A discussion of your capabilities to fully perform the specific tasks (5 through 5.19) outlined in Part 5 of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) with an emphasis in the following tasks:

• Restoration (Cleanup) Program Support (PWS 5.4.1)

• Program Document Review Support (PWS 5.5)

• Restoration Program Reporting Support (5.6)

• RAB Support/Public Involvement Support (PWS 5.8)

• Installation Action Plan (IAP) Development and Support (PWS 5.13)

• Cost-to-Complete Process (PWS 5.15)

• Land Use Control (LUC) Support. (PWS 5.14)

(ii) Discuss any concerns with supporting work at multiple sites/locations in various states required by the PWS.

(iii) Provide a brief outline of past performance/previous experience (within the past 5 years) on similar type work described in PWS sections 5 through 5.19, to include dollar value, contracting organization, contract number, prime or subcontract designation, complexity, timeframe, and if contract/work was commercial or non-commercial.

(iii) Discuss what percentage of work will be performed by the small business prime contractor and all similarly situated entity subcontractors. Note: All socio-economic set-aside include a clause similar to FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting:

“Similarly situated entity” means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award and that is considered small for the NAICS code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract the subcontractor will perform. An example of a similarly situated entity is a first-tier subcontractor that is a HUBZone small business concern for a HUBZone set-aside.

In addition, the contractor shall also agree 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.

6. 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@mail.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 beta.SAM notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restricting competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. 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 28 May 2021 by 1:00 PM CDT, with the subject heading (SS Response, Env. Program, 0029) to contracting specialist Elsa Aguon at elsa.aguon.civ@mail.mil