Request for Information for AFMSA Facility Maintenance

Introduction GSA is considering a new Facility Maintenance Service Contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of this RFI is to gather data and current market place information from industry, including small business firms. The information obtained from this RFI will be used to assist in developing the most suitable acquisition strategy. Furthermore, interested parties will not be reimbursed for any costs related to providing information in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI are due no later than Friday October 31, 2014 by 3:00 PM (MDT). The facility maintenance services would be in support of the Air Force Medical Treatment Facilities located both within the United States, as well as abroad. In order to better track maintenance projects, as well as their funding, GSA is trying to determine if there is a better methodology to track these maintenance projects. The proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for these services is 561210 - Facility Support Services. This RFI is meant to achieve the following goals: 1. To survey the market place to determine what type of firms are available to do this work. 2. Determine how the work will be carried out. 3. Gain feedback from industry and any other relevant stakeholders on proposed methods of tracking maintenance projects, as well as the overall project funding per each individual facility. 4. Better understand which services can be identified as preventative maintenance services. A. General Description of Services Requested The services that may be included as facility maintenance services, but not necessarily limited to, may be the following: 1. Elevator inspection and preventative maintenance 2. Fire alarm preventative maintenance 3. Fire suppression system preventative maintenance 4. Roofing repair 5. Plumbing and pipefitting 6. Electrical power distribution equipment generators 7. Switchboards and transformers 8. Water purification systems 9. Sewage treatment systems 10. Industrial and commercial electric and gas heaters 11. HVAC and boiler systems 12. Indoor lighting 13. All mechanical and operations maintenance 14. Maintenance of facilities and renewable energy systems B. Responses from Industry Responses and input from interested parties is requested. In responding to this RFI please provide the following: 1. A two to three page (2-3) summary of your company's services and relevant experience including NAICS code that pertains to each perspective task. 2. Responses to the following questions limiting your total response up to 10 pages (8.5'x11, Times New Roman font, size 12). C. Questions for Industry 1. What is your company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, email address, and size of your organization (ie large business, small business) using NAICS 561210 as the basis of your response? 2. How many years of experience does your company have with similar projects? 3. What are the best practices or lessons learned based on your experience that you feel are important and applicable to the solicitation. 4. The purpose of the RFI is to elicit data and current market place information from companies including small business firms. a.) Can this work or parts of it be performed by a small business? b.) What percentage of work can be completed directly by a small business prime contractor without subcontracting? c.) If subcontracting will be required, which services listed in section A, of this RFI need to be subcontracted? d.) Are you a small business? If yes, what socio-economic category does your business identify as? (Hubzone, 8A, Women Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.) e.) Describe how you would address quality control in this type of contract, and how you mitigate impact to performance in remote locations? f.) Briefly describe any teaming arrangements you may have been involved in that may be relevant to the scope of services in this RFI. How were responsibilities distributed amongst them, and how was the team held accountable? D. Questions for Government Agencies While the primary purpose of the RFI is to gather information from industry, GSA would also welcome feedback from government agencies about any aspect of this RFI. Industry partners do not need to respond to these questions. 1. How does your agency typically procure facility maintenance services? For example, what contract vehicles are used, and what contract types? 2. Do you have any input to the questions posed to industry in Section B? E. Responses Requested Your response must be provided no later than 3:00 PM MDT October 31, 2014. Response packages should be sent by email to the following inbox: benjamin.brack@gsa.gov