Initial Outfitting and Transition Services at Ft Bliss TX

Solicitation Amendment 0001 is posted 31 July 2015.  Please see modified solicitation document (to include ProjNet responses), solicitation attachments 1, 6, and 9, and PWS attachments G, N, and T.

***IMPORTANT TIME SENSITIVE DETAILS: A site visit at Ft Bliss TX is scheduled for 22 July through 23 July (08:00-20:30 on 22 July and 08:30-17:00 on 23 July). Participation is limited to two individuals per interested offeror. Interested offerors must register their attendees with John Kirkwood (john.c.kirkwood@usace.army.mil) no later than 2:00 PM Central Time, July 17, 2015. Registration request shall include the social security number, first/middle/last name, and date of birth for each individual.***

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (CEHNC) is soliciting proposals on an unrestricted basis for initial outfitting and transition services under solicitation W912DY-15-R-0024. In order to accomplish this mission, CEHNC proposes to award a Single Award Task Order Contract with Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) task orders for commercial services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (CEHNC) is soliciting proposals on an unrestricted basis for initial outfitting and transition services under solicitation W912DY-15-R-0024. In order to accomplish this mission, CEHNC proposes to award a Single Award Task Order Contract with Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) task orders for commercial services. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is anticipated that an RFP will be issued approximately 15 days after the release of this announcement.

Under this proposed initial outfitting and transition services acquisition, the contractor will provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and non-personal services necessary to provide project support for planning, outfitting, and transitioning the staff and patients associated with this healthcare construction project. The scope of this services acquisition includes Military Health System compatible services of the following types: 1) comprehensive project management services; 2) comprehensive interior design (CID) services; 3) comprehensive equipment planning services; 4) equipment purchasing services; 5) transition planning and relocation services; 6) warehousing management services; 7) installation, testing, and training services; 8) final turnover, close-out, and post-occupancy evaluation services. The actual outfitting and transition services under this acquisition will be solely at Ft Bliss, TX. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for these services is 541614; Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services.

This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. Offerors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to submission of proposals. The solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps at www.fedbizopps.gov, and is available to prospective offerors without charge. Firms can search for the solicitation by solicitation number, W912DY-15-R-0024. Firms can register to be put on a plan holders list that others can access through the FedBizOpps site. It is the offeror's responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments.

The anticipated evaluation factors for this acquisition are listed below:

FACTOR 1 - Technical Capability,
FACTOR 2 - Past Performance,
FACTOR 3 - Small Business Participation, and
FACTOR 4 - Price

These factors will be broken down further in the associated RFP.

Award will be made to an offeror whose proposal submittal for technical capability, past performance, small business participation, and price contain the combination of the criteria requested that offers the best value to the Government. Proposals shall include sufficient detailed information to allow complete evaluation. Offerors must be able to procure U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certified equipment.

It is the intention of CEHNC to award a Single Award Task Order Contract for FFP commercial services under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 15. This contract will have an ordering period of approximately three years from September 2015 to September 2018. The contract will be an IDIQ ordering instrument.

The Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers. This solicitation will be available on or about 14 July 2015. After the RFP is released, all responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.

Note: Response Date referenced under General Information does not refer to the proposal due date. The estimated proposal due date is on or about 10 August 2015. The official due date will be stated in the solicitation (W912DY-15-R-0024).