SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS Water Treatment 20180629.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

THIS IS a Sources Sought Notice ONLY and a request for Industry comment for informational and planning purposes and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Mission and Installation Contacting Command, Fort Bragg (MICC-FB). This Sources Sought is intended strictly for market research and the purpose of this Sources Sought & Request for Industry Comment to determine the interest and capability of potentially qualified small business firms, relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 221310, “Water Supply and Irrigation Systems,” with small business size standard of $27.5M. The U.S. Government desires to procure this requirement on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. 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) Business Development Program, 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.

Responses to this Sources Sought are not Offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. A formal Solicitation does not exist at this time.

MICC-FB received a request for Water Treatment Services and Testing for all Water Systems (HVAC) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to include Pope Army Airfield, Camp Mackall, Simmons Army Airfield, Airborne Special Operations Museum and Linden Oaks. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform water treatment services and testing for all Water Systems (HVAC). The requirement calls for the contractor to furnish labor and necessary equipment and tools to ensure treatment and testing is accomplish in accordance with this Performance Work Statement (PWS). Fort Bragg Directorate of Public Works (DPW) oversees approximately 911 systems that have approximately 243 Closed Loop systems for Chillers, 636 Closed Loop Heater System boilers, 14 Steam System boilers and 18 Open Loop Cooling Towers requiring treatment and testing service. Inspection and testing of Close Loop Systems no less than once every 6 months and Cooling Towers no less than once monthly. The conceptual acquisition strategy is to establish a single Firm Fixed-Price contract with an eight (8) month base period, and four (4) 12-month options. Please see the DRAFT PWS attached to this notice for a complete description of this requirement.

The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to seek Capability Statements from interested small businesses capable of performing services in order to reaffirm the initial market research.

Responses to this Sources Sought from Large Businesses are not required at this time.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL OR COST/PRICE PROPOSALS. 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 government to a contract for any supply or service. Further, the 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 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. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

A continuing need is anticipated for the water treatment and testing, which is currently being fulfilled through current contract W91247-15-P-0168.

Submission shall be limited to no more than three (3) pages and sent electronically to Contract Specialist, Mr. Quentin Williams at quentin.williams.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer, Ms.

Anna Walker at anna.m.walker.civ@mail.mil. Standard brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this Sources Sought request. Information provided will not be used as a part of any subsequent Solicitation requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary by nature. All contracting topic questions are listed below and shall be answered in the Capability Statements. There is a 3 page limitation:

1) Provide your company’s name; Point of Contact information (address, telephone, facsimile, email); DUNS number; CAGE code; and

2) Provide your firm’s Socioeconomic Classification Small Business status (i.e., Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Business, Woman- Owned, Woman-Owned Economically Disadvantaged, 8(a) [entrance / exit date], etc.).

3) If this acquisition is set-aside for small business, FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, will be applied at the contract level. Accordingly, identify what percentage of work your business intends on performing as the prime contractor.

4) Address whether you maintain your own staff of qualified labor and identify the size of your permanent staff.

5) Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6) Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS to acquiring the identified items/services.

7) Capabilities/Qualifications: A short written response providing clear and unambiguous statement providing your company's capacity to fulfill this requirement as briefly described herein. Address your firm’s experience, within the past three (3) years, what the likelihood of your firm being able to perform is, include any possible challenges you would be faced with, and how you plan to overcome those challenges.

The Government does not anticipate providing individual responses to contractor inquiries;

however, the Government will review and consider all comments for possible use in the development of any upcoming Solicitation for the subject services requirement. Any questions regarding this Sources Sought shall be in writing and sent electronically Mr. Quentin Williams at quentin.williams.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer, Ms. Anna Walker at anna.m.walker.civ@mail.mil.

Capability statements are due no later than 2:00 PM EST on Monday, July 9, 2018. An electronic copy should be emailed directly to Mr. Quentin Williams at quentin.williams.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer, Ms. Anna Walker at anna.m.walker.civ@mail.mil.

Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solution solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott D. Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-2419, 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 Sources Sought Synopsis. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.