Explosive Safety Siting (ESS) Field Support, Naval FacilitiesEngineering Service Center, Port Hueneme CA 93043

This is a pre-solicitation notice only.

This competitive procurement is a 100% small business set-aside, exclusivelyreserved for the participation of Small Business Concerns only. It is asource selection procurement requiring both technical and price proposals.This procurement consists of one solicitation with the intent to awardmultiple IDIQ-type contracts for Computer systems facilities management andoperation services.

The primary NAICS Code is 541513 and the corresponding size standard is$25M. The contractor shall provide all labor, material, and equipment toperform field support work for the following:
a. Install ESS software on DOD Installation workstations or on a DODnetworked server.
b.
Load installation geospatial, real property and explosive data into the ESSsoftware for DOD Installations. Identify and resolve discrepancies betweenthe GIS, RPI and explosives data sets and verify the installation data isready for ASP use.
c. Convert data from other GIS software applications into the proper formatsand coordinate the systems required for ESS use.
d. Create geo-referenced ESRI shape files for ESRI geodatabases fromdigitization of imagery, aerial photography, hard copy maps and scannedmaps.
e. Train DOD users in the use of ESS software.
f. Provide Help Desk support to users of the ESS Software.
g. Provide explosives safety site planning support using ESS to DODInstallations.
h.
Develop training aids including help wizards and workbooks to assist usersto review or learn how to use the software.

The performance requirements are tailored for each project, and will beoutlined in the PWS for th task order.

The basis for awards is the offerors whose proposals, while conforming tothe RFP and considering both price and technical factors, provide the bestvalue to the Government. The technical evaluation factors are anticipated tobe (1) Sample Task - technical ability to accomplish work; (2) TechnicalCapability including corporate experience and key personnel and (3) PastPerformance. Technical capability (2) is more important than all otherevaluation factors and when combined all evaluation factors are moreimportant than cost or price.

Offers are required to submit separate technical and price proposals for theproject.
The price proposals will consist of direct labor effort pricing (hours andbase labor dollars) of the initial project, which is a sample projectprovided by the Government.

The period of performance for any resultant contracts will be twelve-monthbase period plus two (2) option periods for a total of 36 months. Theestimated maximum dollar value, including the base yer and all options, forall contracts combined, is $9,000,000.00. Task orders will be competed amongthe contract awardees. The only work authorized under the contract is workordered by the Government through the issuance of a task order.

The government makes no representation as to the number of task orders oractual amount of work to be ordered; however, during the term of thecontract, the minimum of $10,000.00 is guaranteed to be ordered from eachawardee under the performance period of the contract.
Contracts are not guaranteed work in excess of the minimum guarantee. Thereis no additional minimum guarantee for each option year. It is anticipatedthat the solicitation will be issued 7-15 days from the date of this notice,and will be option for a cumulative 45 days (including presolicitation andsolicitation time). The solicitation will be published no fewer than 30days. The RFP will be posted on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO)website at https://www.neco.navy.mil and theFederal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov . No hard copies will be provided. it is thecontractors responsibility to check the websites daily for any amendments tothis solicitation.


Offers are required to register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)database at http://www.ccr.gov . Failure to registerin the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award.

The information being requested does not constitute a commitment on the partof the Government to award a contract or to pay for any costs incurred as aresult in replying to this notice. This notice should not be construed as acommitment by the government for any purpose.