Engineering and Technical Support Services, Southern New England (CT, MA & RI)

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE 161-18-SOL-00026. The requirement is a 100% Small Business set-aside solicitation that is intended to be issued on or about 23 February 2018 and shall remain open for approximately 30 days. The Indian Health Service area for this requirement is within the Northern District of the Nashville Area of the Indian Health Service, Sanitation Facilities Construction Branch, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering. Specifically, the Field Offices encompassed in the three states of Southern New England Area: Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut - incorporating the Tribal members found within. It requires the Contractor to furnish the following items: all necessary costs associated with hired labor: wages, benefits, supplies, materials, equipment (and the constant need to update them), transportation, travel, etc., as well as follow applicable local and Tribal regulations. Additionally, the requirement itself includes the services of Engineers within the Northern District of the Nashville Area with a Professional License in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut to provide needed Professional Architectural & Engineering Services and Surveying Services. The type of work performed will under a multiple award type contract in nature labeled as Engineering and Technical Support Services. The applicable NAICS code is 541330 Engineering Services. Subsector 54 - Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, having a size standard of $15 million. Preference will be given to Native Owned Firms. Details of the preference will be discussed in Section L of the Solicitation. Offerors submitting a qualification package must have an active and valid registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Registration may be completed at https://www.sam.gov. This procurement will follow the procedures established under Public Law (PL) 92-582 (i.e., the Brooks Act), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 15 and 36.6. The selection process will consist of the initial evaluation of the SF-330s' and determination of the three highest rated firms to move into discussions. All firms not selected will be notified. After discussions have concluded, minimum one, but up to three of the most highly rated firms selected will receive the solicitation for pricing and subsequent price negotiations. The A-E firm(s) shall assist the Indian Health Service (HIS) in providing professional design and engineering services. The resultant contract(s) is/are intended to be a base year and up to four (4) one-year option periods. Point of Contact: Mr. Robert S. Miller, Contract Specialist Division of Engineering Services (DES) Dallas, 1301 Young St., Suite 1071 Dallas, Texas 75202 contact@example.gov; +1 (555) 000-0000 The solicitation documents, to include a Standard Form 330, Past Performance Questionnaire, and Pre-Qualification Inquiry Form, etc. will be issued on or about 23 February 2018 and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website of www.fbo.gov. This date is subject to change. Hard copy documents will NOT be available - all documents for proposal purposes will be posted at the website for download by interested parties. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after issuance of solicitation. This notice is for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for submission of offers. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation itself. No bidder list is maintained. All potential bidders should register with Federal Business Opportunities if interested in this forthcoming acquisition. The official SAM website is located at https://www.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor additional time to register in SAM. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN WHAT IS NOTED HEREIN. ALL FIRMS ARE INSTRUCTED NOT TO CALL THE INDIVIDUAL INDIAN HEALTH CENTERS REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION.