BRAC Program Management Services

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The United States Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Sam Houston (MICC - FSH), Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, is contemplating the extension of an existing contract (W91WAW-13-C-0009) on a non-competitive basis with CALIBRE Systems, Inc. in accordance with Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) 2304(c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The extension is anticipated to be for a period of nine months, beginning April 16, 2017 through January 15, 2018. Although the Government intends to award on a sole source basis, the 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. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside. The incumbent contractor provides advisory and assistance services, primarily in areas of Program Management, to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Division. Program Management services include providing policy recommendations in all areas of BRAC (financial, BRAC 2005, Legacy BRAC, non-BRAC excess properties, advisement of environmental investigations, programmatic recommendations, coordination with other state, local, and federal agencies, such as local re-use authorities), and professional services. The current contract is a non-personal services contract, for which the Government does not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services. The current contract expires April 16, 2017. To assist the U.S. Government in determining whether or not vendors are able to perform this requirement, all interested businesses (large and small) are encouraged to respond to this sources sought synopsis. 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 U.S. 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 industry to monitor FedBizOpps for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Interested sources should respond to the questions presented within this notice. The current contract is a combination business arrangement, comprised primarily of firm-fixed-price contract line items with some cost-reimbursable line items. The current Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached. The contemplated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541618, Other Management Consulting Services, size standard $15.0M. 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 response for each of the following items. Cover Page. The cover page shall include the following information: Respondent (Firm) 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: Type of Business (small or large and any socioeconomic categories): Certification of active registration in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/ The U.S. Government has identified risks (acquisition/business-related (schedule, cost) and operational execution-related (performance, technical)) associated with executing a competitive procurement which meets the regulatory requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS), policy requirements of the Army Contracting Command and the Mission & Installation Contracting Command (MICC) within less than two weeks. To assist the U.S. Government in mitigating these risks, industry is requested to provide a response to the following questions: 1. Describe your experience in providing professional, advisory and assistance services for Department of Defense or Army BRAC efforts and your ability to perform all aspects of the PWS. 2. Describe your ability/plan to recruit and staff to the PWS requirements by April 16, 2017 to ensure that full performance is met on May 15, 2017. 3. Describe your ability/plan to ensure a successful, seamless transition period beginning April 16, 2017 with full performance on May 15, 2017. 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 12:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 via e-mail and shall be clearly marked with RFP number W9124J-17-R-BPM2 identified within this announcement and e-mailed to the following points of contact: Ms. Cindy Hildner, Contracting Officer, at cindy.c.hildner.civ@mail.mil, and Mr. Dana Walker, Contract Specialist, at dana.m.walker.civ@mail.mil. Note: If you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition contact the MICC Special Advocate for Competition, Mr. Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-2269. 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. HIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The United States Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Sam Houston (MICC - FSH), Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, is contemplating the extension of an existing contract (W91WAW-13-C-0009) on a non-competitive basis with CALIBRE Systems, Inc. The extension is anticipated to be for a period of nine months, beginning April 16, 2017 through January 15, 2018. The incumbent contractor provides advisory and assistance services, primarily in areas of Program Management, to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Division. Program Management services include providing policy recommendations in all areas of BRAC (financial, BRAC 2005, Legacy BRAC, non-BRAC excess properties, advisement of environmental investigations, programmatic recommendations, coordination with other state, local, and federal agencies, such as local re-use authorities), and professional services. The current contract is a non-personal services contract, for which the Government does not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services. The current contract expires April 16, 2017. To assist the U.S. Government in determining whether or not vendors are able to perform this requirement, all interested businesses (large and small) are encouraged to respond to this sources sought synopsis. 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 U.S. 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 industry to monitor FedBizOpps for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Interested sources should respond to the questions presented within this notice. The current contract is a combination business arrangement, comprised primarily of firm-fixed-price contract line items with some cost-reimbursable line items. The current Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached. The contemplated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541618, Other Management Consulting Services, size standard $15.0M. 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 response for each of the following items. Cover Page. The cover page shall include the following information: Respondent (Firm) 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: Type of Business (small or large and any socioeconomic categories): Certification of active registration in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/ The U.S. Government has identified risks (acquisition/business-related (schedule, cost) and operational execution-related (performance, technical)) associated with executing a competitive procurement which meets the regulatory requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS), policy requirements of the Army Contracting Command and the Mission & Installation Contracting Command (MICC) within less than two weeks. To assist the U.S. Government in mitigating these risks, industry is requested to provide a response to the following questions: 1. Describe your experience in providing professional, advisory and assistance services for Department of Defense or Army BRAC efforts and your ability to perform all aspects of the PWS. 2. Describe your ability/plan to recruit and staff to the PWS requirements by April 16, 2017 to ensure that full performance is met on May 15, 2017. 3. Describe your ability/plan to ensure a successful, seamless transition period beginning April 16, 2017 with full performance on May 15, 2017. 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 12:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 via e-mail and shall be clearly marked with RFP number W9124J-17-R-BPM2 identified within this announcement and e-mailed to the following points of contact: Ms. Cindy Hildner, Contracting Officer, at cindy.c.hildner.civ@mail.mil, and Mr. Dana Walker, Contract Specialist, at dana.m.walker.civ@mail.mil. Note: If you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition contact the MICC Special Advocate for Competition, Mr. Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-2269. 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.