Fire Protection Services (Sources Sought - Revision 1)

SOURCES SOUGHT FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES INTRODUCTION The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Hood, Texas is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Fire Protection Service to Fort Hood, Texas. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis as a 100% Small Business set aside. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/ MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All Small business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Location % On-Site Government Fort Hood, Texas 100% DISCLAIMER - THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT. PROGRAM BACKGROUND Fort Hood Directorate of Public Works (DPW), is designated as the requiring activity for Fire Protection Services. In accordance with these assignments, DPW provides technical support. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The objective for performance under this contract is to provide Fire Protection Services which includes, but is not limited to, annual fire alarm inspection and repair, fire suppression system testing and repair, service call work and repair services. The requirement is to maintain the facilities within the boundaries of Fort Hood in compliance with the Fire Protection requirements defined in the United Facilities Criteria (UFC). Further detail is provided in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this announcement (Attachment 1). If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 561621 (Security Systems Services) with a Small Business Size Standard of $22 million. The Product Service Code is J063, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, and each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and draft Technical Exhibits are provided for review. Below is a list of the Technical Exhibits provided with this Sources Sought Notice: TE A - Barracks Under 50 Devices Inventory TE B - Barracks 50 to 150 Devices Inventory TE C - Barracks 151 to 300 Devices Inventory TE D - Barracks 301 to 1000 Devices Inventory TE E - Barracks Over 1000 Devices Inventory TE F - General Use Facilities Fire Alarm Systems Inventory TE G - General Use Over 200,000 SF Inventory TE H - Vehicle Maintenance Facilities Fire Alarm Systems Inventory TE I - Wet Sprinkler Systems Inventory TE J - Dry Sprinkler Systems Inventory TE K - Deluge Systems Inventory TE L - Pre-Action Systems Inventory TE M - Stand Pipe Systems Inventory TE N - Foam Systems Inventory TE O - Fire Pumps Inventory TE P - Fire Doors Inventory TE Q - Chemical Systems Inventory TE R - Mass Notification Systems Inventory TE S - Water Supply Tanks Inventory TE T- Clean Agent Systems Inventory TE Z - Fire Door Inspection Checklist TE AA - Fire Pump Test Checklist TE AB - Chemical System Inspection Checklist TE AC - Sprinkler System Inspection Checklist TE AD - Fire Alarm System Inspection Checklist TE AE - Mass Notification System Inspection TE AF - Stand Pipe System Inspection TE AG - Water Supply Tank Inspection Checklist TE AI - Clean Agent System Inspection Checklist TE AK - ITM Fort Hood UFC Table Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than five (5) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2:00 pm, (central time zone), 2 August 2021. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to delainena.m.martinez.civ@mail.mil and sharon.v.jones.civ@mail.mil This documentation must address at a minimum the following items: 1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? 2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details. 3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details. 4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks? 5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods. 6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc. 7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as an 8(a), Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. 8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements. The estimated period of performance consists of a base period and four, 12-month option periods with performance commencing in 1 April 2022. All dates are subject to change. The contract type is anticipated to be firm fixed price with cost line items. The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards. Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email delainena.m.martinez.civ@mail.mil and sharon.v.jones.civ@mail.mil All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.