BRAC PM

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract to procure Program Management and Large Scale Infrastructure Analysis support services for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment and the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Division. The U.S. Government is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought synopsis. All businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including 8(a) Business Development Program; Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB); Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone); Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), etc.), must describe their capabilities to meet the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside. Any information provided under this notice is preliminary and may be updated or changed prior to release of a solicitation. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry (FedBizOpps). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor FedBizOpps for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The U.S. Army requires information to determine the availability of resources to provide program management, technical, policy advice, recommendations, and support with proven experience and expertise in BRAC actions, financial management technical and programmatic support, real and personal property conveyance of BRAC 2005, Legacy BRAC and non-BRAC excess properties, environmental investigations, remediation and restorations. This is a non-personal services contract and the Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing these services. Interested sources should respond to the questions presented within this notice. A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is anticipated, with a period of performance of one 12-month base period (including phase-in) and two 12-month options. The draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) (15R0032 BRAC PM_draft PWS 2016) is attached. The contemplated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541618, Other Management Consulting Services, size standard $15.0M. In response to this Sources Sought, please: 1. Furnish the name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Data Universal Numbering System number, Commercial and Government Entity code, business size (large or small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures, or teaming arrangements that would be pursued, if any. 3. Provide information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements. Include relevant information pertaining to size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial, pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Provide information to help determine if the required service is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns. 6. Submit recommendations to improve the Army's approach, specifications, or draft PWS to acquiring the identified services. SUBMITTAL INFORMATION: The Government will not review general capability statements. Ensure your submissions are tailored to this requirement and provide the information requested below. Submissions shall not exceed ten pages (including the cover page) and must be submitted in an Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf) or Microsoft Word (doc or docx) format. In order to achieve a thorough understanding of your firm's capabilities, please provide a short but detailed explanation for each of the questions below. Cover Page. The cover page shall include the following information: Respondent Name: Mailing Address: Point of Contact (POC): POC Title: POC Phone: POC E-Mail: Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number: Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code: Certification of Active Registration in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/ Type of Business (Small or Large): 1. Financial management, technical and programmatic support: Describe your ability to provide financial management, technical and programmatic support with the goal of ensuring the most cost-effective and timely use of resources for the implementation and management of BRAC in accordance with section 5.2, Resource Management of the attached draft PWS. 2. Technical management and recommendations to support real and personal property conveyance: Describe your ability to provide technical management and recommendations to support real and personal property conveyance of BRAC 2005, Legacy BRAC and non-BRAC excess properties managed by the BRAC Division in accordance with section 5.4, Property Conveyance. 3. BRAC Environmental Management Support: Describe your ability to provide BRAC Environmental Management Support for environmental investigations, remediation, restorations and real property transfer actions which are underway at several designated BRAC and Non-BRAC locations throughout the United States in accordance with section 5.7, Environmental Management Support. 4. Manpower, skills, education, experience: Describe your ability to provide personnel with the necessary skills, experience and education in order to successfully perform the work in accordance with Part 5: Specific Tasks of the draft PWS. Provide information on the skills, experience and education of the proposed manpower. In particular, describe your ability to provide a program manager and alternate program manager in accordance with section 1.6.28, Key Personnel; and BRAC Environmental Coordinators capable of performing the work described in section 5.3 of the draft PWS. 5. Security clearance: Describe your company's ability to comply with the security requirements of sections 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.19, and 4.2 of the draft PWS. (Note: Contractor personnel performing work under this contract will require a current Secret clearance at time of the proposal submission, and shall maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. Although this is not a classified contract, the Contractor will need a security clearance in order to access systems required for work under this contract.) 6. Explosive Safety/Explosive Ordnance Disposal: Describe your ability to provide the senior-level expertise in military munitions and explosives in accordance with section 5.5 of the draft PWS. 7. Procedures specific to BRAC: Describe your ability to perform specific BRAC-related procedures in accordance with Part 5: Specific Tasks of the draft PWS. 8. Reports: Describe your ability to comply with the reports requirements of section 5.10 and Technical Exhibit 2: Deliverables Schedule of the draft PWS. 9. Large Scale Infrastructure Analysis: Describe your ability to provide necessary support in the three phases of Large Scale Infrastructure Analysis (Preparation, Analysis, and Support) in accordance with section 5.9 of the draft PWS. 10. Relevant prior or current experience: Describe your prior/current experience in performing efforts of a similar size and scope within the last five years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether a prime or subcontractor, contract value (and value of subcontract, if a subcontractor), Government/customer point of contact with current phone number and email address, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described herein. Identify any unique characteristics or alternative solutions to the performance of work. 11. Small businesses participation: Do you believe all aspects of this draft PWS could be performed by the small business sector? If not, please specify and describe which areas are best suited for subcontracting to small business firms. Provide suggestions on how the requirement could be structured to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. Describe any conditions, if any that may limit small businesses from participation. Respondents are encouraged to review the information requested above carefully and ensure a complete, thorough response is submitted. Please note that respondents are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted, or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Responses or inquiries about this sources sought notice shall be submitted electronically no later than 4:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, Thursday, 14 January 2016 via e-mail to Mr. Dana Walker at dana.m.walker.civ@mail.mil and Ms. Christina Mokrane at christina.m.mokrane.civ@mail.mil. The subject of your email must include your company's legal name and include "W9124J-16-R-0029 - BRAC PM". Note: If you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition contact the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Special Advocate for Competition, Mr. Dean Carsello, at dean.m.carsello.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-2419. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC point of contact information from the Sources Sought Synopsis. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.