Architectural Services for Master Planning and Other Associated Studies

Architectural Services for Master Planning and Other Associated Studies Solicitation Number: NB190000-16-03833 Agency: Department of Commerce Office: National Institute of Standards and Technology Location: Office of Facilities and Property Management ________________________________________ Notice Type: Sources Sought Post Date: June 07, 2016 Response Date: 28, June, 2016 12:00 pm Eastern Time Archiving Policy: Automatic Archive Original Archive Date: Archive Date: Original Set Aside: N/A Set Aside: N/A Classification Code: C -- Architect and Planning Services NAICS Code: 541 -- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541310/ -- Architectural Services/ ________________________________________ Solicitation Number: NB190000-16-03833 Notice Type: Sources Sought Synopsis: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice. The Government is seeking to identify qualified sources under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, 541310 (Architectural & Planning Services). Offerors shall identify under which NAICS code(s) they are registered and qualified to perform. This synopsis is for market research purposes only and IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A STANDARD FORM 330; nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD is seeking capability statements from Architect & Planning (A-P) firms interested in proposing on an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for architectural and planning services for real property planning, programming and management support for NIST. This multiple award IDIQ contract will have a shared capacity of $9.9 million. This market research will aid the Government in determining what firms possess the capability to execute the requirements within this notice. Project Description: The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) has a Research & Development (R&D) facility with 52 buildings located on 232 hectare (578-acre) site in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The NIST site has approximately 3,424,353 gross square feet (GSF) of floor space including R&D, office, and service areas. The majority of the buildings are brick exterior in construction and are approximately 45 - 55 years old. Work to be performed under this Sources Sought notice shall include the Department of Commerce Boulder Laboratories campus in Boulder, CO: The Boulder campus, shared by NIST, NOAA, and NTIA, contains 31 permanent and temporary buildings that support the research mission, ranging in use from laboratories, to offices, to warehouse. The total built space on campus is approximately I, 239,000 gross square feet. Eight buildings remain from the initial campus development of the 1950's in'cluding the iconic Radio Building (Building One). The Radio Building, together with the recent Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Laboratory (Building 81) and the NOAA - David Skaggs Research Center (Building 33), represent three-quarters of the campus space. Many of the other campus buildings are modular construction or small, simple buildings that are planned to be replaced as part of the twenty year campus master plan now under development. The selected most highly qualified firm will provide assistance to NIST, Office of Facilities & Property Management, (OFPM) Capital Asset Management (CAM) Group's Planning and Space Management Team on a project-by-project basis in developing and implementing the campus master plans providing expertise in transportation and facility planning and analysis; overseeing activities that impact the use, appearance and environmental quality of NIST controlled sites; and providing technical liaison with other agencies and community organizations. Projects may focus on, but not limited to, scientific research laboratory facilities, containment facilities, administrative offices, and support facilities such as conference centers, food service facilities, public spaces and libraries. The comprehensive scope of the typical Planning and Space Management Team studies may involve all architectural and engineering design disciplines needed to accomplish the following: - Master Planning and Project Planning, including utility, environmental, land use and transportation planning: o Space Programming and Functional Planning o Program of Requirements (POR) o Security/Safety Studies o Risk Assessment Studies o Structural Studies o Massing Studies o New Building and Facility Concept Designs o Building Reuse Studies - Infrastructure Studies (mechanical, electrical, data and communications, etc.); - The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation and analysis, including environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (EISs); - Historic preservation, including HABS HAER documentation, survey and documentation of inventory of NIST property resources (buildings, landscapes, districts, outdoor sculpture, furnishings), and Determinations of Eligibility and assistance with Section 106 Consultations; - Transportation planning, including vehicle counts, traffic studies, and way-finding - Cost estimates at a conceptual level for Design, construction, and total project costs; - Feasibility studies; - Project development schedules (from conceptual planning through facility occupancy, including any requisite phasing) Licensed or certified professionals that may be required to support this possible IDIQ contract include: o Archaeologists o Architects o Civil Engineers o Code Review Experts o Constructability Advisors o Cost Estimators o Electrical Engineers o Environmental Engineers (Conservation) o Environmental Scientists o Geotechnical Engineers o Historic/Cultural Preservation Consultants o Industrial Hygienists o Laboratory Planners o Landscape Architects o Land Use Planners o Mechanical Engineers o Registered Fire Protection Engineers o Security/Blast Assessment Consultants o Structural Engineers o Traffic Engineers o Urban Planners o Vibration Consultants o Way Finding and Signage Specialists Interested small and large business firms who meet the capability requirements identified in this notice are requested to reply to this announcement with a response to the specialized qualifications below. If no experience or capabilities are associated with a particular requirement, so indicate. Based upon the responses received from small businesses, consideration will be given to determine if this acquisition can be set-aside for small business competition. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Tset Wong, Contract Specialist, at tset.wong@nist.gov. Interested firms should submit a document which furnishes information describing relevant demonstrated experience and qualifications in the following format: * Shall not exceed 20 one-sided, 8 1/2" x 11" pages * New Times Roman font, size 12 * Microsoft Word compatible, version 2003 or newer. The submission shall address all questions in the Sources Sought Questionnaire and the firm's ability to perform the services as stated in Description section of this Sources Sought Notice. SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTIONNAIRE 1. Business Name: (Insert Business Name) 2. Business Address: (Insert Business Address) 3. CAGE Code: 4. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) (list all NAICS codes your firm is registered under): 5. Identify a responsible point of contact who can be contacted regarding your response, their phone number and email address: 6. Check All That Apply: Our firm is a: ( ) 8(a) small business, ( ) service-disabled veteran-owned small business, ( ) HUBZone small business, ( ) Small Disadvantaged Business, ( )Woman Owned, ( ) Minority, ( ) Native American, ( ) Small Business, ( ) Large Business 7. Will your firm be proposing as an: ( ) Sole Contractor ( ) Prime Contractor (if small business) performing at least 51% of the work with subcontractor(s), ( ) Prime contractor (if small business) performing at least 51% of the work with the following team member subcontractor(s) (Insert business name, business size, cage code, and work which will be subcontracted), or ( ) Joint venture with (Insert business name, business size, and cage code). (See FAR subpart 9.6 for Government policy on teaming arrangements, as well as 8(a)Program regulations described in 13 CFR 124.513, HUBZone Program regulations described in 13 CFR 126.616, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Program regulations described in FAR 19.1403(c) and 13 CFR 125.15(b). 8. Experience: Has your firm performed and/or are in the process of performing A-P services as described above? If so, provide customer references, locations, scope of effort, dollar value and dates of efforts performed within the past five years. With each project experience provided, include the owner, date when the project was completed (or will be completed), location of the project, contract amount, size of the project, estimated construction cost (if applicable), and the portion and percentage of work that your firm performed, and a description of how your firm's experience relates to the proposed project(s). 9. Capabilities: Does your firm have qualified and experienced personnel to provide A-P Services relative to the requirements stated above? Provide the number of qualified key personnel, minimum and maximum years of experience and the average years of experience. 10. Does your firm possess, or have the ability to possess, the required licenses, permits and/or certifications to perform A-P Services? Description of how many of the following licensed, registered, or certified professionals with within your firm's workforce: Architect(s), Landscape Architect(s), AICP Certified Planner(s), Mechanical Engineer(s), Electrical Engineer(s), Environmental Engineer(s) and Civil Engineer(s) with experience in Traffic Management. Please provide information on how many of these professionals, by category, have worked on scientific research and/or highly complex engineering research facility projects and the respective number of years each of these professionals have been engaged in practice of their specific discipline. 11. Capacity: Provide specific details on your current and projected capacity to simultaneously execute requirements, especially in varied and/or disparate geographical areas. Provide information on the magnitude of simultaneous task orders that you can perform. 12. Does your firm have the capacity to manage A-P Services in a cost-effective, timely and contract conforming manner? Please provide specific examples based on previous projects. 13. Does your firm have experience in providing and maintaining an effective quality control program? Provide examples. NO HARDCOPY OR FACSIMILE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Cover letters and extraneous materials (brochures, SF330, etc.) will not be considered. Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Tset Wong, Contract Specialist at tset.wong@nist.gov and Teresa Harris, Contracting Officer at Teresa.harris@nist,gov. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled.