Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for Construction Inspection Services

A Sources Sought Notice was posted in December 3, 2010 under CIS_IDIQ_NewEngland for this requirement under NAICS 541310. The GSA is now seeking responses from interested eligible parties under NAICS 541330. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal and no contract will be awarded from this notice. No solicitation or specifications are available at this time. The General Services Administration (GSA), New England Region, South Service Center, is conducting market research to determine if any 8(a), HUBZone, or Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Small Business concerns have the current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel and capability to perform the work described herein. Region 1 of the GSA, Public Building Service (PBS), requires an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, A/E contract for Construction Inspection Services on an as needed basis. Each contract will include base year plus four (4) unilateral one year options for projects located within the geographic area of the New England Region. Projects will be located within the geographic boundaries of GSA PBS Region 1, which includes all New England states (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont). Award is targeted for Winter 2011. The Government may elect to award up to three (3) separate contracts as a result of the solicitation. The total amount of the base year of each contract will not exceed $1,000,000. No individual task order will exceed $500,000. Option year thresholds are the same as the base year. Minimum guarantee is $5,000. NAICS Code is 541330. The small business size standard is $4.5 million. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR.) Information regarding registration can be found at http://www.ccr.gov. To be eligible for consideration, a firm must have an active and functioning engineering/design office within the six New England states. . There is a limitation on subcontracting which means that the prime contractor must utilize more than 50% of their employees to perform the work required under this contract. The Construction Inspection Services will include repair and alteration projects pertaining to both leased and owned construction, services for construction inspection shall include but not be limited to the following: building envelope projects, roofing projects, hazardous materials abatement projects, mechanical, electrical, structural and elevator inspection, expert witnessing services, performance of investigations and testing services, review of proposed systems, materials, and equipment and related documents, estimating field changes and value engineering proposals, maintenance of daily project diary, recommendations of actions to GSA, review of progress payment requisitions and supplementary functions as needed in both Federal Buildings and Leased Space. Some inspections may be required to be performed outside normal working hours. Services will require the ability to work with plans and specifications prepared using the metric system. Services shall require the following disciplines: architectural civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection and other general engineers. TENTATIVE evaluation criteria is as follows, in order of importance: (1) Organization relative to providing construction inspection services; (2) Qualifications of proposed inspection personnel; (3) Quality Control procedures and reports and reporting structure; and (4) Facilities and equipment necessary to provide services given proximity to expected service locations. Please respond to the following questions by the date and time mentioned above. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor not being considered as an interested small business concern. 1. Please provide evidence to establish your company's standing as an 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB small business concern under NAICS 541330. If your firm responded to the previous sources sought under NAICS 541310 you do not have to send in requested documentation. However, please reconfirm your interest by responding to this sources sought notice. 2. Please identify past experience which demonstrates that your firm has the in-house resources and is qualified to perform this type of work. 3. Please identify similar work that you have completed within the New England region. 4. Please provide a positive statement of your intention to submit a SF-330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) to this office for this requirement if set-aside for your socio-economic group. The capabilities package requested under this Sources Sought Notice is not expected to be a proposal, but rather a short statement regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing expertise in relation to this procurement. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities package. Submission of a capabilities package is not a prerequisite to any potential offerings.