Award Notice - Guiding Principles Certifications Indefinite Delievery Requirements Contract

Added: Jun 29, 2013 12:34 pm DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

Executive Order 13514 section 2(g)(iii) states that at least 15 percent of an agency's existing buildings must meet the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (Guiding Principles) by the end of fiscal year 2015, and that agencies must make annual progress toward 100-percent conformance. To meet this mandate, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central contemplates a contract to evaluate compliance with the Guiding Principles for preselected existing VA buildings.

1. VA contemplates award of an Indefinite-Delivery Requirements Contract (See FAR 16.503) for one (1) base year and four (4) option years.

2. The contractor will be required to develop an evaluation program, report findings, recommend corrective action, provide training, and complete other tasks as required by the Statement of Work.

3. VA buildings to be evaluated are located at various VA facilities nationwide; however the specific buildings/locations to be evaluated will be identified in each individual Task Order off of the contract.

4. It is estimated that between 300 and 600 buildings total will be evaluated for compliance with the Guiding Principles under the contemplated contract.

BIDDING MATERIAL:

As a courtesy, a DRAFT Statement of Work has been attached to this notice to afford potential offerors an opportunity to view it prior to solicitation release. This draft is for reference only and should not be used in preparation of offers. The final Statement of Work will be included with the solicitation when it is released.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

The solicitation will be issued as a "Request for Proposal" (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 8, 15, 19, and 37 and be evaluated in accordance with the procedures therein. The solicitation will be advertised as a Total Small Business set aside. Offers received from other than Small Business concerns will not be considered. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services (size standard $14 million) applies to this procurement. The solicitation will be issued on or about July 16, 2013 and bids will be due on or about August 16, 2013 at 3:00PM (EDT).