Project Execution and Integration (PEI) Services

Added: Jun 06, 2008 2:09 pm Modified: Mar 20, 2009 5:03 pmTrack Changes The U.S. Department of Energys (DOEs) National Energy TechnologyLaboratory

(NETL), is issuing this DRAFT RFP for comment. Comments may be submitted

through the "Submit Question" button on the opportunity form. Comments will

be

received through April 3, 2009. NO PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED AT THIS

TIME.

This document is in draft form and changes may be made prior to submission

of

the final solicitation.



The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory

(NETL), intends to issue competitive solicitation DE-SO26-08000662 as a

total

small business set-aside for Project Execution and Integration Support

Services. The resulting contract would obtain technical and administrative

services to support the efforts of federal staff to administer, execute,

implement, monitor, manage and evaluate internal and external DOE projects

and

provide general assistance for other project related activities. The period

of

performance is for a three-year base period and one, two-year option period

for

a total sixty-month performance period. The North American Industrial

Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541330 with a size

standard of $27.0 million.



Anticipated work assignments for this service contract would support

activities

primarily at the Morgantown, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

sites, requiring on-site presence at both sites and potential travel to all



other NETL locations. The work requires a mix of technical expertise in

scientific and engineering disciplines appropriate for the range of

projects

for each of NETLs project areas, project management expertise to enhance

the

success of project-related activities, and expertise to effectively manage

project-specific information/data.



The selected Contractor will be required to provide technical and

administrative support services for project execution, implementation and

management as well as provide general assistance for other project related

activities, such as project related acquisition planning, validation

assessments and studies, development of information and materials to be

used

for project related outreach, and training. Please note that the project

manager responsibilities for the individual projects will remain as a

federal

function and not with the selected contractor. The selected Contractor

shall

manage their workforce and the overall execution of work to ensure

appropriate

staffing of individual tasks, integration of work products, communications

among tasks, and coordination within the DOE program organizational

structure.



The technical and administrative project support services will be

performance-based. The contract will include measurable performance

standards

that will assure the timely performance of services and the delivery of

reports. Contract performance will be encouraged by incentives (e.g., award



fee) and measured according to a performance evaluation plan.



NETL has initiated an electronic reading room as part of the strategy to

provide information that may benefit potential offerors in preparing their

proposals. The information is provided to assist the reader in gaining an

enhanced understanding of the requirement. The reading rooms may be

accessed at

http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/solicitations/ssc2008/index.html.



The electronic reading room includes a various reference documents

including

applicable policies, procedures, and documents outlining the operating

environment. A FOIA release version of the current NETL support contracts

are

also posted in the electronic reading room. Offerors requesting a FOIA copy

of

the current contract will be directed to the reading room to download it

from

that location.



Solicitation DE-SO26-08000662 will be available for downloading sometime in



late April, 2009, on the DOE Interactive Industry Procurement System (IIPS)



located at the following internet address: http://e-center.doe.gov. At this



Internet site you will be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to

download

the solicitation, join the mailing list for the solicitation, and to submit

a

proposal. If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other

IIPS

associated functions, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-0751 or email

the

Help Desk personnel at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov.



Once the solicitation is issued, questions relating to the solicitation are



required to be submitted electronically through the question submittal

option

of the IIPS program. ONLY those questions posted to the IIPS program will

be

accepted. All responses to solicitation questions will be released on the

IIPS

Internet page. The solicitation will only be made available in IIPS. This

is an

electronic solicitation therefore no hard (paper) copies of the

solicitation

and related documents will be made available.



At the IIPS Internet site you will be able to register with IIPS, enabling

you

to download the solicitation, join the mailing list for the solicitation,

and

to submit a proposal. If you need technical assistance in registering or

for

any other IIPS function, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-0751 or email

the

Help Desk personnel at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov.

Added: Jun 06, 2008 2:09 pm Modified: Jun 06, 2008 4:59 pmTrack Changes The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy TechnologyLaboratory

(NETL), intends to issue competitive solicitation DE-SO26-08000662 as a

total

small business set-aside for Project Execution and Integration Support

Services. The resulting contract would obtain technical and administrative



services to support the efforts of federal staff to administer, execute,

implement, monitor, manage and evaluate internal and external DOE projects

and

provide general assistance for other project related activities. The

period of

performance is for a three-year base period and one, two-year option period

for

a total sixty-month performance period. The North American Industrial

Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541330 with a size

standard of $27.0 million.



Anticipated work assignments for this service contract would support

activities

primarily at the Morgantown, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

sites, requiring on-site presence at both sites and potential travel to all



other NETL locations. The work requires a mix of technical expertise in

scientific and engineering disciplines appropriate for the range of

projects

for each of NETLs project areas, project management expertise to enhance

the

success of project-related activities, and expertise to effectively manage

project-specific information/data.



The selected Contractor will be required to provide technical and

administrative support services for project execution, implementation and

management as well as provide general assistance for other project related

activities, such as project related acquisition planning, validation

assessments and studies, development of information and materials to be

used

for project related outreach, and training. Please note that the project

manager responsibilities for the individual projects will remain as a

federal

function and not with the selected contractor. The selected Contractor

shall

manage their workforce and the overall execution of work to ensure

appropriate

staffing of individual tasks, integration of work products, communications

among tasks, and coordination within the DOE program organizational

structure.



The technical and administrative project support services will be

performance-based. The contract will include measurable performance

standards

that will assure the timely performance of services and the delivery of

reports. Contract performance will be encouraged by incentives (e.g.,

award

fee) and measured according to a performance evaluation plan.



NETL has initiated an electronic reading room as part of the strategy to

provide information that may assist potential offerors in understanding

NETLs

requirements. The reading rooms may be accessed at

http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/solicitations/ssc2008/index.html. A draft



Statement of Work has been posted to the reading room for industry

"comment"

through November 17, 2008. Potential offerors are encouraged to provide

feedback.



FOIA releasable versions of the current support service contracts have been



posted to the electronic reading room.. Summary information associated

with

this competitive action, including the estimated value and anticipated type

of

contract are posted to the electronic reading room.



Solicitation DE-SO26-08000662 will be available for downloading sometime in



December, 2008, on the DOE Interactive Industry Procurement System (IIPS)

located at the following internet address: http://e-center.doe.gov. At

this

Internet site you will be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to

download

the solicitation, join the mailing list for the solicitation, and to submit

a

proposal. If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other



IIPS associated functions, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-0751 or

email

the Help Desk personnel at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov.



Once the solicitation is issued all questions must be submitted

electronically

through the question submittal option of the IIPS program. ONLY those

questions

posted to the IIPS program will be accepted. All responses to solicitation



questions will be released on the IIPS Internet page. The solicitation

will

only be made available in IIPS. This is an electronic solicitation

therefore

no hard (paper) copies of the solicitation and related documents will be

made

available.

Added: Jun 06, 2008 2:09 pm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy TechnologyLaboratory

(NETL), is conducting a Market Survey to identify small businesses, small

disadvantaged businesses and 8(a) certified businesses capable of providing



on-site Project Execution and Integration Support for NETL.



THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS for information and planning purposes and

is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a

solicitation announcement for proposals and NO CONTRACT will be awarded

from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs

associated

with providing information in response to this announcement or any

follow-up

information requests. The information gathered from this sources sought

notice

will be utilized in the Government's determination on contract and business



type utilized in the solicitation.



The magnitude of this effort is expected to be $18,000,000 or more per

year.



The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this

effort is 54330 with a size standard of $4.5 million. The NAICS is

provided

for use by businesses in determining their appropriate business size in

response to this sources sought notice. For further information on

business

size definitions please refer to the Small Business Administration's web

site

at

http://www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/sizestandardstopics/indexgu



ide/index.html.



The National Energy Technology Laboratory is owned and operated by the U.S.



Department of Energy (DOE). As the only DOE national laboratory dedicated

specifically to fossil energy research, NETLs efforts are focused on

resolving

the environmental, supply, and reliability constraints of producing and

using

Americas fossil fuel resources. NETL is a single organization supported

by

facilities in Albany, OR; Fairbanks, AK; Morgantown, WV; Pittsburgh, PA;

and

Tulsa, OK. The laboratorys activities are primarily funded through DOEs

Office of Fossil Energy, but NETL also conducts work for other DOE offices

and

federal agencies. Significant work is sponsored by the DOE Office of Energy



Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Office of Electricity

Delivery

and Energy Reliability (OE).



To accomplish the laboratorys mission, NETL draws on 1,200 federal and

support-contractor employees to implement and manage a broad spectrum of

research programs; approximately half are Federal employees and half are

site

support contractors. NETL conducts more than 1,800 onsite and contracted

activities in the United States and in more than 40 foreign countries.

Additional information about NETL can be attained at our website

www.netl.doe.gov.



Anticipated work assignments for this service contract would support

activities

primarily at the Morgantown and Pittsburgh sites, requiring on-site

presence at

both sites and potential travel to other locations. This work would

focus on

the execution of projects and integration with program initiatives. Program



initiatives are national in scope and emphasize partnerships with private

industry, academia, state governments, and other governmental stakeholders

to

create commercially-viable technological solutions to national energy and

environmental problems. This emphasis on partnering with external

organizations requires that NETL maintain a dedicated, trained staff to

technically and administratively solicit, award, monitor contracts and

financial assistance agreements. As a result, NETL is effectively

organized to

provide technical management services to FE, EERE, OE and other federal

agencies.



The work requires the application of a mix of technical expertise in

scientific

and engineering disciplines appropriate for the range of projects for each

program area, project management expertise to enhance the success of

project-related activities, and expertise to effectively manage

project-specific information/data. The following table delineates the

current

range of program areas, under which NETLs more than 1,500 external

projects

may be categorized.



NETL Technology Development Program Areas



Program Area

Technology Development Subprogram - Responsible Project Management Division



Coal and Power Systems

Clean Coal Power Initiative (Major Demonstrations) - Major Projects

Carbon Sequestration - Environment & Climate

Environmental and Water Resources - Environment & Climate

Distributed Generation (Fuel Cells) - Power Systems

Advanced Turbines - Power Systems

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle - Gasification & Fuels

Advanced Combustion Systems - Gasification & Fuels

Advanced Research (Crosscutting) - Gasification & Fuels

Coal Fuels and Hydrogen - Gasification & Fuels

FutureGen - Advanced Energy Initiatives



Natural Gas Supply, Oil Supply and Environmental Solutions

Oil Exploration and Production - Natural Gas & Oil Project Management

Effective Environmental Protections - Natural Gas & Oil Project Management

Reservoir Life Extension/Management - Natural Gas & Oil Project Management

Natural Gas Exploration and Production - Natural Gas & Oil Project

Management

Methane Hydrates - Natural Gas & Oil Project Management



Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Buildings Technology - Buildings & Industrial Technologies

Federal Energy Management Program - Buildings & Industrial Technologies

Industrial Technologies - Buildings & Industrial Technologies

Vehicle Technologies - Power & Vehicles Technologies

Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program - Intergovernmental Projects &



Outreach



Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

Transmission and Distribution R&D - Technical & Project Management

Planning, Siting and Analysis - Technical & Project Management

Infrastructure, Security and Energy Restoration - Technical & Project

Management





Work performed under the subsequent acquisition is to support project

execution

and integration functions of NETL project management divisions and

functional

teams responsible for the oversight of project activities conducted by

organizations external to NETL. Anticipated work is in support of: 1.

Procurement planning and execution, 2. Project control, oversight, and

assistance, 3. Validation assessments and studies, including consideration

of

technical, cost/schedule, risk and environmental factors, 4. Project and

program peer reviews, 5. Project-specific information management,

dissemination

and interface with program outreach functions, and 6. Project/program

management training and process improvement functions.



With specific emphasis placed on the six functional areas delineated above,



interested small business concerns should provide a concise description of

the

following information:



1. Demonstrated past experiences in support of organizations responsible

for

the planning, execution and management of research, development,

demonstration,

and deployment projects that are characteristic of the DOE FE, EERE and OE

programs.



2. Organizations current project management practices and knowledge base

as

may be applied to projects and activities that are characteristic of the

DOE

FE, EERE and OE programs



3. Describe the basis for your organization's ability to assume the

financial

responsibilities associated with receiving a contract of this projected

dollar

amount. Specifically discuss the assurance that resources are available to



meet payroll, subcontracting, and material obligations at this magnitude.

As

indicated by the NAICS code and the projected magnitude listed above, a

small

business awarded this contract would likely graduate from the small

business

program and as such NETL desires to ensure that this transition is

successful.

Please do not provide financial statements as part of your response; it

should

be limited to a discussion of the rationale.



4. Current or planned technical, management, project, and administrative

resources including summary of credentials of current key personnel (with

all

applicable certifications, licenses, degrees and relevant publications

titles)

to effectively meet diverse customer needs for a broad range of research,

development, demonstration, and deployment projects.



5. If subcontracting is anticipated, demonstrated experience in

successfully

managing subcontracts and a detailed description of how the Contractor

guarantees the performance and participation of the potential

subcontractor,

including the documentation for proposed subcontractors.



6. Include your business size as it relates to the above stated NAICS code

and size standard information listed (specify the small business

classification: small business, small disadvantaged business, woman owned,



veteran owned, disabled veteran owned, 8(a) or HUB Zone) (Note: if a

teaming

arrangement is proposed your business size should be considered large

unless

you have obtained written SBA approval for your team to be considered in

another size category).



It is recommended that submittals be limited to less than fifteen pages.

All

interested parties responding to this market survey must submit their

responses

via the Department of Energy Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)

no

later than 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on July 10, 2008. Questions

relating

to this sources sought notice are required to be submitted electronically

through the question submittal option of the IIPS program. All responses

to

solicitation questions will be released on the IIPS Internet page. The

IIPS

page is located at http://e-center.doe.gov. At this Internet site you will

be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to submit your response. Your

response should be submitted using the Create Proposal function in IIPS

under opportunity number DE-SO26-08000662. The respondent must then

complete

the required fields and attach their response to the link identified as

Volume

I/Offer or Other Documents (This is pre-set title in IIPS, for the purposes

of

this announcement your response is considered Other Documents). For

consistency, the respondent is instructed to submit their response in

either MS

Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format (version 2003 or earlier).



If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other IIPS

function, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-0751 or email the Help Desk

personnel

at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov.



As indicated previously, this is NOT a solicitation therefore no cost or

pricing information should be provided. This is a market survey to

identify potential sources capable of performing the effort required.

Responses

should be limited to the Contractors expression of interest, identification

of

business size, and demonstration of capabilities/experience based on the

list provided.



A WORD version of this notice is included for download.