Enterprise Sustainment Management System (E-SMS) Universal Cost Assembly Development Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract

This contract, issued by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), solicits proposals for the development of Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System 2nd Generation (MII) project item assemblies and related data artifacts. It supports the Enterprise Sustainment Management System (E-SMS) program through a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) under an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle with a five-year ordering period. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541330 and uses a combined synopsis/solicitation approach under FAR Part 12 for commercial services. The work is to be performed primarily at the W2R2 Construction Engineering Laboratory in Champaign, Illinois, and requires compliance with detailed procedures documented in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and its appendices. The contractor must produce project assemblies across multiple cost estimating tasks covering replacement, repair, and preventive maintenance for various asset domains, adhering to strict cost sourcing hierarchies and standard classification schemes like Uniformat II. The solicitation outlines a rigorous evaluation process focused on technical expertise, quality management, and past performance, with award made based on the highest technically rated offer that presents a fair and reasonable price, following a trade-off approach rather than lowest price technically acceptable. Pricing will be negotiated task order-by-task order, with no fixed contract value provided, highlighting the IDIQ nature of this contract. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses addressing cybersecurity (including safeguarding covered defense information per NIST SP 800-171), ethical conduct, payment instructions via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), subcontracting limitations, and government rights. Deliverables are subject to government inspection and acceptance at the designated destination laboratory in Champaign, and the contractor is required to submit technical assemblies along with supporting documentation, monthly progress reports, and quality certifications. Proposals must be submitted electronically by the deadline with strict format and content requirements, and all inquiries are managed via email through the designated contracting specialist, with no phone calls permitted.