AE Commissioning Services for Germany, Belgium, Romania, and Poland

Sources Sought Announcement for Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Architect and Engineering (A-E) Commissioning Services Contract in Germany, Belgium, Romania and Poland; OR Italy; OR Turkey for USACE Europe District ****SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY**** This announcement seeks information from industry which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this announcement. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 1. AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District (NAU) 2. NAICS: 541330, Engineering Services 3. PLACES OF PERFORMANCE: Different contracts will be issued for various places of performance. The groupings are as follows: A. Germany, Belgium, Romania and Poland. The Government expects that the majority of work will be in Germany, however the Contractor shall be capable of performance in all listed countries. OR B. Italy OR C. Turkey OFFERORS SHALL IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY GROUPING OF INTEREST. 4. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: NAU anticipates soliciting and awarding: A target of TWO A-E Commissioning Services IDIQs for Germany Belgium, Romania and Poland; A target of ONE AE Commissioning Services IDIQ contract for Italy; and A target of ONE AE Commissioning Services IDIQ contract for Turkey These actions will be procured in accordance with Public Law (PL) 92-582 (the Brooks Act) and Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 36. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Total Value of Contracts: Each contract shall not exceed $9,000,000.00 across the base and all option periods. All Task Orders will be negotiated and awarded as Firm Fixed Price (FFP). No one Task Order shall exceed $5,500,000.00. Performance Period: The contracts will include a base period of three (3) years and two (2) 1-year option periods, for a total contract performance period not-to-exceed five (5) years. Small and Small Disadvantaged Business requirements are waived for this project due to its location in Europe. The Government reserves the right to award an additional contract from the solicitation within one year from contract award date. 5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The general scope of work includes, but is not limited to: Third-party Design, Construction and Post Acceptance phase Commissioning (Cx), M&V, Re-Cx, Retro Cx and Energy Audits for various U.S. military facilities projects to verify compliance with design requirements, user intent, and U.S. and Host Nation codes and standards. Facilities projects may include (but are not be limited to) administration facilities, power plants, boiler plants, chiller plants, clean rooms, related supporting facilities, and other types of U.S. military facilities. Other military facilities may also be commissioned under this contract to include (but not limited to) barracks, administration, training, retail, education, maintenance, recreation, lodging, housing, and other supporting facilities. Projects for which commissioning services would be required may include new facility construction, additions to existing facilities, and/or renovation, alteration, maintenance, repair, or upgrades to existing facilities. The design requirements shall need to consider host nation design codes and standards in Germany, Belgium, Romania and Poland OR Italy OR Turkey. Security Requirements: Security requirements will be addressed per Task Order. From time-to-time there may be projects that are of a secure nature 6. SOURCES SOUGHT: The purpose of this source sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of A-E Firms who have the capabilities to complete and perform contracts of this magnitude, and to address any questions, recommendations or concerns from Industry. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among potential pool of responsible contractors. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought announcement. 7. RESPONSES: The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not intended to be a Request for Proposal nor Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. It is to request statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities Statement. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. 8. SUBMISSIONS: Offerors response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to 8 pages and shall include the following information (Clarifications and or questions shall be submitted in a separate word document and will not count towards the 8 page limitation): Please make sure to identify which country preferences for which your firm is submitting a response. - Offeror's Name, address(es), English speaking point of contact, phone number and e-mail address - Offeror's interest in proposing on the solicitation when it is issued - Offeror's Cage Code and DUNS number. - Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include offeror's capability to execute A-E services, comparable work performed within the past ten (10) years, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) provide at least 3 examples that demonstrate: o experience working in Europe, specifically in Germany, Belgium, Romania and Poland o OR experience working in Italy o OR experience working in Turkey - Offeror's Joint Venture information or Teaming Arrangements o Include Cage Code or System for Award Management (SAM) information/registration, if available - CONSOLIDATION REQUIREMENTS: If you intend to respond for the Germany, Belgium, Romania and Poland requirement, please address the following questions and issues. This information will be used to consider how including the various places of performance will impact potential competition. The Government intends to award a contract for covering all the following places of performance: Germany, Belgium, Romania and Poland; o If firms are interested in specific countries, it is requested that those countries be stated in the response. If a firm is capable of performing in all the places of performance please state so. Or, for example, if an offeror prefers to work in Germany, please state so. o If firms are unable to perform in any of the listed countries, please state which countries and explain. o Will the combination of Germany, Belgium, Romania and Poland on one contract affect your firm negatively? o Has your firm considered the potential for concurrent task orders issued in various locations? o If awarded a contract, would it affect your firm's ability to participate in other sources of revenue? If so, would this negatively impact your firm? o Would your firm prefer the places of performance be issued as separate contracts with lower award values? 9. RESPONSES DUE: All interested contractors should submit responses via email by 14:00 hours Central European Time on 3 November 2016. Submit responses and information to Contract Specialist Whittni Hiscox at whittni.c.hiscox@usace.army.mil, Contracting Division at cenau.proposal@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer Erica Taylor at erica.j.taylor@usace.army.mil. No hard copies will be accepted. 10. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this Sources Sought Announcement may be directed to Contract Specialist Whittni Hiscox at whittni.c.hiscox@usace.army.mil AND Contracting Officer Erica Taylor at erica.j.taylor@usace.army.mil. ****SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY****