Support Base Services (SBS)

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) are considered voluntary; do not constitute any form of direction from the U.S. Government; shall not be considered as an offer; cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract; nor will the U.S. Government be liable for any cost incurred by any contractor for their effort. However, your participation, comments and feedback in this market research will assist the program office assess potential costs, issues and further refine the requirement. The Government will not return any information submitted in response to this RFI. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston (MICC-FSH) is continuing market research and desires additional input from industry to assist in requirements planning for Installation Management Command's (IMCOM) Support Base Service requirement. The information requested will used within the Army to facilitate the decision-making process and will not be disclosed outside the agency. Information regarding this requirement was previously posted under solicitation number W9124J-17-R-0001. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561210, Facilities Support Services, with a size standard of $38.5M. BACKGROUND: A continuing need is anticipated for SBS requirement, which is currently being fulfilled by Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Multiple Award Task Order Contract awarded to seven small businesses under contract numbers W9124J-12-D-0003 through W9124J-12-D-0009 with a five-year ordering period. Task orders issued under the current MATOC range from $1M to $133M. IMCOM requires a prime contractor(s) with the capability to manage multiple task simultaneously at multiple locations. The contractor must also be capable of recruiting and providing a team of highly qualified personnel that will be able to handle mobilization, deployment, redeployment and demobilization mission requirements. Often, these requirements are very fluid, dynamic and can vary by installation. The requirements can develop with little warning and in unexpected volumes. The contractor must be able to respond to unexpected surge requirements with adequate numbers of qualified employees, even when the workload volume is at levels not seen before and with very little advance notice. The Contractor shall provide as required SBS Services (Garrison Augmentation Support Services) to the following IMCOM Installations 26 locations: Camp Atterbury, IN Fort Carson, CO Camp Shelby, MS Fort McCoy, WI Fort Bliss, TX Fort Sill, OK ASA-Dix, NJ Fort Stewart, GA Fort Hood, TX Fort Benning, GA Fort Knox, KY Fort Polk, LA JB Lewis-McCord, WA Schofield Barracks, HI Fort Bragg, NC Fort Belvoir, VA Fort Drum, NY Fort Campbell, KY ASA-Eustis, VA Fort Leonard Wood, MO Gowen Field, ID Camp Roberts, CA Fort Sam Houston, TX Fort Gordon, GA Fort Riley, KS Fort Jackson, SC Services ordered through this requirement relieve mobilized Reserve Component (RC) units and Soldiers providing non-inherently governmental functions addressed in the 12 task areas of the attached draft PWS: 1. Plans 7. Material Management and Supply 2. Training 8. Services 3. Mobilization Support 9. Movements 4. Security 10. Equipment Readiness and Maintenance 5. Human Resources 11. Billeting and Facilities 6. Finance 12. Information Management For additional details regarding this requirement refer to the attached draft PWS. SUB MITTAL INFORMATION: Please provide the information as requested in an Abobe PDF white paper format via an electronic email attachment. The electronic email submittal shall not exceed 20 one-sided 8.5"x11" pages with a text font of Arial, font size 12. The submitted information shall not contain proprietary information and shall be clearly marked "NO PROPRIETARY INFORMATION." In response to this request, provide a response to each of the following questions: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Would another Industry Day Forum for this requirement be beneficial or would an update via FBO be beneficial until the site visit/preproposal conference (Why or why not)? If an Industry Day were to be held, what topics would you like the Government to discuss? If an FBO update is preferred, what topics would you like the Government to provide? 3. To better plan for potential future site visits, what could the Government do to make the site visit more useful and productive? 4. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor (performing at least 51% of the work) or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 5. If a contract for services of this type were awarded with a 10-year ordering period, what would be the pros and cons of 10-year contract? All questions related to this informational notice can be directed to the following personnel: Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston (MICC-FSH), Ms. Andrea G. Palmer - Contracting Officer, MICC-FSH at andrea.g.palmer.civ@mail.mil; Mr. Hunter Davenport - Contract Specialist, MICC-FSH at hunter.davenport.civ@mail.mil.