Sources-Sought-Technical-Description-Services.pdf

Version – July 2015

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

SERVICES- USAG HOHENFELS

INTRODUCTION

The 928th Contracting Battalion, RCO Bavaria, Grafenwoehr, Germany is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Grounds Maintenance at USAG Bavaria Hohenfels.. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET

RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Location

% On-Site Government

% Off-Site Contractor

USAG Bavaria Hohenfels, Germany 100% 0%

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS

IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES

NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE

NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO

AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS

ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO

THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES

WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF

ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED

ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The Directorate of Public Works is designated as the Facility Related Services to provide installation facility related Services.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide Grounds Maintenance /Grass cutting at USAG BAVARIA (Hohenfels) services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above). Further detail is provided in the draft Performance Based Work Statement (PBWS) attached with this announcement.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Installation Access: See clause 5152-225-4001 -- INSTALLATION CLEARANCE RERQUIREMENTS (June 2016) in basic contract. The contractor shall provide an installation pass log within ten (10) calendar days after contract award. The pass log shall be updated as employees are added or removed and submitted to the COR within 5 days after changes.

• Background Checks: See clause 5152.204-4008-Background Checks (June

2016) – U.S. and Host Nation Contractors. The contractor shall provide an installation pass log within ten (10) calendar days after contract award. The pass log shall be updated as employees are added or removed and submitted to the COR within 5 days after changes.

• Service Contract Act

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 561730

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES

STATEMENT)

A draft Performance Based Statement of Work (PBSOW) are attached for review.

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten

(10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, EST Central European Time 19 January, 2017. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to Stefanie.d.shefcheck.mil@mail.mil

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

The estimated period of performance consists of base plus four option years with performance commencing in April 2017 Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation.

The contract type is anticipated to be indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ).

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, CPT Stefanie Shefcheck, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email mailto:Stefanie.d.shefcheck.mil@mail.mil

Stefanie.d.shefcheck.mil@mail.mil

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.

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