Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) for Supplemental Architect/Engineer Services for the State of North Carolina and South Carolina - GS-04-P-16-BV-D-7004

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. Information submitted in response to this synopsis is for MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. This synopsis is a market research tool being utilized for information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. At this time proposals are not being requested and will not be accepted with this synopsis. Information received will be used to determine the availability of technically capable and otherwise responsible small business firms that would be interested in submitting offers for this anticipated acquisition. Responses in any form are not offers. The Government is under no obligation to issue a solicitation as result of this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought announcement or any follow-up information. No telephone calls will be accepted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this synopsis. Please do not respond to this notice unless you intend to submit an offer when/or if an official solicitation is released. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTATIONS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. The intent of this notice is to assess industry's small business concerns, including SBA Certified 8(a) Firms, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), capability and interest in performing this requirement. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Certified 8(a), HUBZone and SDVOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. Be advised that this requirement may be canceled or revised at any time during solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation, and award. In addition, no projects are yet authorized and no funds are presently available for this requirement. Additional information related to small business programs can be found at: http://www.sba.gov/index.html. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the Government's System for Award Management (SAM) website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1. The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Building Service (PBS), Southeast Sunbelt Region 04 anticipates issuing a solicitation that will result in a Single Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for supplemental architectural - engineering services. The requirement contained within this anticipated contract will be for a broad range of architectural and engineering services covering the states of North Carolina & South Carolina. GSA anticipate services to be provided may be programming, planning, and/or design (in whole or part) of a new or renovation/alteration construction project; or may be studies, and/or analysis of specific building's systems and/or components. The architect-engineer (A/E) may be required to provide services equivalent to commercial real estate services regarding market trend analysis, profitability, and economic analysis. Services may include, but will not be limited to: site investigations, site surveys, Building Evaluation Reports, Feasibility Studies, Project Development Studies, budget estimating, master planning, concept designs, construction documents, detailed construction estimating, constructability reviews, technical design reviews, construction management, shop drawing review, record drawings, and construction site inspection. Disciplines, expertise and performance with in GSA Design Excellence that may be required to accomplish the scopes of the task orders include but are not limited to architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, fire protection, life safety, security, blast, risk assessment, vertical transportation, space planning, real estate market analysis, interior architecture, historic preservation, estimating, master planning, report writing, quality control review, scheduling, surveying, LEED, sustainability, BIM, 3-D rendering, code compliance, hazardous material removal, and Courts expertise. The work will require primarily architectural, mechanical, electrical and estimator disciplines, but may also require civil, structural, geotechnical, environmental, certified industrial hygienist, fire/life safety, elevator, acoustical, historic preservationist, construction manager/inspector, surveyor and other disciplines with specialized experience. Specific services will be obtained on an individual task order basis. The anticipated term of the contract awarded under this acquisition will be up to five (5) years. The annual estimated dollar amount of the contract awarded under this acquisition is up to two (2) million dollars per year. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) applicable to this acquisition is 541310, Architectural Services. The Product/Service Code is C211, Architect and Engineering Services. The Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is average annual sales and receipts for the past three (3) years that are less than $7.5 Million. Please submit a qualification statement if you believe your firm has the past experience, the required technical capabilities, the ability to obtain the required financial protection against losses and the successful past performance to perform the type of work that will be required under this anticipated acquisition. Information submitted in response to this sources sought announcement should include the firm's name, address, and contact information which should include the point of contact name, telephone number, and email address. A brief written description that demonstrates the firm's capabilities of architectural - engineering services no more than five (5) pages. Interested firms should respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 12:00 Noon EST, Thursday, 21 July 2016. Please email your response to this announcement to Contract Specialist, sharla.andrews@gsa.gov. If you have any questions, please contact Sharla Andrews at (404) 215-6778.