Construction Management Services

This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction for the proposed acquisition, Small Business Size Standard $33.5 Million. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. The contract vehicle for this service is anticipated to be a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. This procurement will cover duration of five years and the total contracts awarded including all option years will not exceed $50M. The Government intends to award one IDIQ contract with a minimum guarantee of $3,500.00 inclusive of all five years. Under this process, the Government will award to the most highly qualified construction management service firms with whom it can negotiate a fair and reasonable price. All applicable services shall be performed as directed by authorized Government personnel. The Contractors will be responsible for providing single and multi-project construction services described below in the Scope of Services. Send responses to the Contracting Officer to the address indicated below -- no phone calls or emails. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return the data provided. This is NOT a request for proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the NIH to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. SCOPE OF SERVICES: The following examples are projects that may be issued to the Contractor for performance. The limited descriptions are provided merely to indicate diversity of anticipated work and as such, shall be regarded solely as examples, not as actual work to be performed under this contract. The Contractor is to provide project - (1) Design Phase Services: These services shall include, but not limited to, providing design technical reviews; code compliance reviews; constructability reviews utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM); analysis of value engineering proposals; preparation of cost estimate; cost analysis; cost control/monitoring; site surveys; scheduling; review of design scope changes, etc. (2) Project Procurement Phase Services: These services shall include, but not limited to, providing assistance in contract procurement; answering bid/RFP questions, attending/participating in site visits, pre-bid conferences preparing and issuing solicitation amendments for review and approval by the Government Contracting Officer, etc. (3) Project Construction Phase Services: These services shall include, but not limited to, providing establishing temporary field offices; setting up job files, working folders, and record keeping systems scheduling and conducting preconstruction meetings; monitoring the submittal review process; maintaining marked up sets of project plans and specifications for future as-built drawings; performing routine inspections of construction as work proceeds, etc. (4) Commissioning Services: These services shall include, but not limited to, providing professional and technical expertise for start-up, calibration, and /or certification of a facility or operating systems within a facility, etc. (5) Testing Services: The CM may be tasked to provide the services of an independent testing agency/laboratory to perform project specific quality control testing and inspection services, to include but not limited to, concrete, precast concrete connections, steel, steel decking, applied fireproofing, roofing, curtain walls/glazing, and elevator installations, etc.. (6) Post Construction Services: The CM may be tasked to provide services such as: Performing Post Occupancy Evaluation (POEs); assisting agency in the formulation of lessons learned; providing occupancy planning including development of move schedules, cost estimates, inventory lists, providing move coordination, relocation assistance, and/or furniture coordination; providing telecommunication and computer coordination, etc. (7) Claims Services: The CM may be tasked to provide claims services when and as required by the Government for specific projects. The CM will review disputes and claims from the A&E and/or construction contractor(s) and render all assistance that the Government may require, including, but not limited to, the following: Furnishing reports with supporting information necessary to resolved disputes or defend against the claims; preparation and assembly of appeal files; participation in meetings or negotiations with claimants; appearance in legal proceedings; preparation of cost estimated for use in claims negotiations; preparation of risk assessments/analyses relative to claim exposure, etc. SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS: Construction Management firms with an interest in being considered for construction management services contract must submit the required statements of qualifications. Statement of Qualifications shall not exceed 50 single sided pages of 8/12x11 - size paper with Arial Font, 12 pitch and shall highlight the following: (1) Company information to include name, address, telephone number, small business category (i.e. 8(a), SDVOSB), relevant NAICS Code, Duns Number; (2) Describe the organization structure to include Key Personnel information and their relevance to the task described; (3) Highlight relevant experience relating to the tasks described above - Describe scope and nature of the lease three (3) of the most current or completed relevant projects to include beginning and ending contract price, beginning and ending date of the project, customer name and point of contact, indicate if you are/were the prime or sub-contractor; (4) Summary of current contract activities/commitments; (5) Summary of Building Information Modeling experience during construction and for constructability reviews (6) Describe your firm's ability to link to sufficient local labor and resources to accomplish work of this nature; (7) Describe your firm's ability to manage simultaneous work efforts; (8) Describe your access to capital resources/funding to undertake work of similar scope to that which is contemplated. Additionally, brochures or other pre-printed material may be submitted with a desired not to exceed 30 pages. Firms shall submit and original and three (3) copies. E-mail or faxed submissions will NOT be accepted. DUE DATE Firms shall submit qualifications NO LATER THAN April 10, 2009 at 2:00p.m. Eastern Standard Time to the Contracting Office Address. No phone calls will be accepted. Mail your submittals to: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Acquisition, ATTN: Anthony Rowell, Contract Specialist (C), 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 13, Room 1319, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).