C -- A/E Services, NAVFAC Midwest

GENERAL STATEMENT OF SERVICES A/E GENERAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO STARTDURING 2007 The purpose of this Sources Sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential Small Business Administration (SBA) qualified sources specifically in the categories of HUBzone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Emerging Small Business and overall Small Business relative to NAICS Code 541310 (size standard $4.5 million average annual receipts for preceding three fiscal years). Responses to this sources sought synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions for planned Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Architect and Engineering (A & E) Contracts. One contract will be for projects in the 16 state Area of Responsibility (AOR) for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Midwest (MW); the other will be for projects on the Naval Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. Responses should indicate if the firm wants to be considered for one or both contracts. If the firm is interested in being considered for only one of the contracts, the SF 330 must indicate which contract. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, and if the Government still plans to proceed with the acquisitions, a solicitation announcement will be published in the government?s Federal Business Opportunities website FedBizOpps, http://www.fbo.gov/. A response to this sources sought synopsis will not be considered an adequate response to a forthcoming solicitation announcement. A response to this sources sought synopsis will not result in your firms name being added to a plan holders list to receive a copy of the solicitation. There is no solicitation available at this time. All interested offerors will have to respond to the resultant solicitation announcement in addition to, and separate from, responding to this sources sought synopsis. The scope of work in this sources sought notice is for licensed architectural, multi-disciplined engineering and design (A/E) services for facilities demolition, repairs, alterations and/or new construction. Various taskings would be ordered under an indefinite quantity, firm-fixed price type contract (using GSA Look-Up Table for design fees with Estimated Construction Costs between $100,000 and $2 million) for all types of new and existing facilities. This includes: 1) Project planning and development (Scopes of work); 2) Engineering Studies; 3) Project designs (including preparation of drawings in AutoCAD 2000 or higher, calculations, specifications using the SPEC-SINTACT system, and cost estimates using the Governments Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) system with the SUCCESS cost estimating and management system program for projects with an ECC of $100,000 or more); and 4) use of the NAVFAC Midwest Simplified Acquisition Procedure, SAP (with sketches, essential calculations, minimal specifications and order of magnitude cost estimates for projects with an ECC of less than ($100,000). The following additional design services may be required: partial design packages; design-build RFP packages; repairs and alterations to existing facilities, collateral equipment lists; project preliminary hazard analysis; obtaining permits and regulatory approvals; surveys (topographic and boundary); soil investigations, comprehensive interior design; contractor submittal review; construction inspection, observation and consultation; Operations & Maintenance Support Information (OMSI); environmental assessments; fire protection; anti-terrorism/force protection evaluation and design; designs for phased construction; and as-built drawing preparation. Some projects will require design in the metric system. Firms must be able to accept project-related work that requires comprehensive asbestos/lead paint surveying and provide a design that will support the removal, demolition, and disposal of these and other hazardous materials in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The selected firm will NOT be able to propose on design-build delivery orders for which the firm or any of the firms consultants has assisted the Government in the preparation of the design-build RFP. Significant evaluation factors (in order of importance): 1) Professional Qualifications: Submit a matrix of proposed design team(s), including alternatives, that contain the following data about the members assignment: Team members name, firm name, office location, proposed team assignment, percent of time to be spent on this team, education level/discipline (example: BS, mechanical engineering), states of professional registration, number of years of professional experience, number of years with the firm. Also for project managers and team leaders, identify the number of teams (design, consultants and joint venture partners) they have managed over the past five years. 2) Specialized Experience: Provide a description of germane, recent projects, with clients, for which the team members provided a significant technical contribution. Work on these projects must have been in the last five years. Indicate how each project is relevant to the work described herein. Describe the firms experience with the SPECSINTACT system. 3) Past Performance: Provide a tabular listing of all excellent performance ratings and letters of commendation from both private and DoD clients (designate your role: prime, consultant or joint venture partner). These ratings should be dated 2001 or later and should include any joint venture partners and include the following data: clients contact, clients need date, design completion date and final cost estimate compared to the contract award amount (note whether bid or negotiated). 4) Capacity: Submit an organizational chart with the following submission: Principal point of contact, project manager, team leaders, the name of each design team members, all team members associates, and the name of at least one alternative for each key person. 5) Location: Provide a list of recent projects performed by the firm or joint venture partners and appropriate subcontractors in the NAVFAC Midwest area of responsibility. At the selection interview, A-E firms slated for interviews must submit their Design Quality Assurance Plan (DQAP), including an explanation of the management approach, an organizational chart showing inter-relationship of management and design team components, specific quality control processes, a portfolio of design work (both new construction and upgrades to existing facilities), a listing of present business commitments and their required completion schedules, financial and credit references and performance references. 6) Volume: Volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense. Interested firms must list in block 11 of the SF 330 the amount and dates of all DoD fees for A/E Services awarded and negotiated with awards pending from 1 February 2001 to the present. The contract for the NAVFAC Midwest AOR will be for DoD installations within the NAVFAC Midwest area of responsibility (IL, IN, WI, OH, MO, MI, MN, IA, ND, SD, NE, KS, KY, TN, OK, and AR). The total contract amount is not expected to exceed $15,000,000.00, shall not exceed $3,000,000.00 per year, and shall not exceed $500,000.00 per project, unless mutually agreed. The guaranteed minimum contract amount is $5,000.00. The duration of the contract will be for one year. The contract may be extended up to four additional years by options exercisable at the discretion of the Government. The contract may include additional ordering agents. The contract for the Naval Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, is not expected to exceed $25,000,000.00 shall not exceed $5,000,000.00 per year, and shall not exceed $500,000.00 per project unless mutually agreed. The guaranteed minimum contract amount is $5,000.00. The duration of the contract will be for one year. The contract may be extended up to four additional years by options exercisable at the discretion of the Government. The contact may include additional ordering agents. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: To respond to this Sources Sought Notice, provide one submittal package including an original SF 330, Parts 1 and 2, for the prime and an SF 330 for each subcontracted consultant proposed. If the proposed team has not worked together before, the form must provide experience of the individuals with their proven ability to work in a diverse team environment. Each contractor must also provide convincing evidence of the firms, as well as, the entire teams capacity to accomplish the work within the required time limits (usually nine weeks for the average projects plus Government review time). It is very important to demonstrate the firms ability to juggle workload and to manage a number of projects at one time, such as would be required in an IDIQ type contract environment. Additionally, contractors wishing to be considered for the NAVFAC Midwest AOR contract shall demonstrate their ability to juggle a diverse workload in a multi-state area. Contractors shall identify specific expertise retained in-house and also services that would be subcontracted out. Contractors will also be evaluated on their location, which typically should be in the general geographic area of the project, provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. Contractors must be sure to include the location of the proposed subcontractors. Each respondent shall also identify its small business category (8(a), HUBzone, Small Business, etc). The submittal package must be received not later than 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on November 8, 2006. The NAICS Code is 541310 and the Size Standard is $4.5M. Label lower right corner of outside mailing envelope with: A/E Services, N40083-07-D-0001, Attention: Ms. Michyl Veach. Mailing address is: Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Midwest, 201 Decatur Ave, Building 1-A, Great Lakes, IL 60088-5600. For additional clarifications and questions, please contact Ms. Michyl Veach at (847) 688-2600, extension 104 or e-mail at michyl.veach@navy.mil. Solicitation Registration Registration for this solicitation is optional. You may still view plans/specifications and amendments without registration. If you register for this solicitation, you will receive a courtesy e-mail notifying you of all amendments for this solicitation posted to this website. Registration for this solicitation, however, does not release bidders/offerors from the responsibility of checking the solicitation daily for amendments. Unless otherwise indicated in the synopsis this is an Internet only Solicitation. It is the bidders/offerors responsibility to check this site daily in order to be notified of any changes to the solicitation. No conference No Amendments