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Notice ID:N4008522R2573
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command...
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic is seeking eligible small business firms capable of performing Indefinite Delivery /Indefinite Quantity Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services in support of Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) and Fire Protection Small Design Projects Engineering and Design Services as required for construction work of Special Projects and Military Construction (MILCON) facilities. These services will be procured in accordance with 40 United States Code (USC) Chapter 11, Selection of Architects and Engineers, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6. Work under the contract is anticipated to occur primarily at Public Works Department (PWD) Great Lakes, IL Area of Responsibility (AOR). However, work may be ordered throughout the Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic AOR. The AE’s fire protection design and engineering services shall be in accordance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-600-01 and UFC 3-600-10N, as well as all other applicable National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes/standards not covered by the UFC and extensive knowledge and experience with the International Building Code (IBC). Specifically, NAVFAC MIDLANT requires all Fire Protection Engineers to be registered in that particular discipline. The fire protection work may include, but is not limited to building code analysis; life-safety code analysis; water flow tests; fire-protection design analysis of automatic detection and suppression systems; and verification of the adequacy of water supply (i.e., preliminary sprinkler layout with supporting hydraulic calculations). The project scope may require automatic sprinkler and fire alarm systems; all, actual fire protection requirements shall be verified by the A-E. Projects can be categorized as renovation, repair, or minor new construction projects executed at the Public Works Departments. Projects may include multiple disciplines or single disciplines, including general building renovation work; development of Design-Bid-Build (DBB) packages; development of Design-Build (DB) request for proposal packages; conducting Life Safety Code Studies; interior space planning/design studies; engineering and design of site work; paving; landscaping; communications; fire protection; energy conservation systems; utilities; and faculty planning. Comprehensive A-E services are required for planning, design, and construction services in support of the new construction, renovations, repairs, replacement, demolition, alteration, and/or improvement of military and other governmental facilities for MEP small design projects. AE services may include multiple disciplines or single disciplines, including but not limited to architectural, landscape architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, geotechnical, fire protection, and cost engineering. The types of projects may include: administrative, industrial, maintenance, warehouses, communication, personnel support, recreation, lodging, medical, training, and ranges. Utilities include steam; low pressure compressed air; fresh water; sanitary sewer; oily waste water collection; high voltage to low voltage electrical; fire protection and alarm systems; control systems; lighting; and communications (telephone, television, fiber optics, cyber security, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) control system, and Local Area Network (LAN)). Work may also include A-E services for projects ancillary to MEP projects: such as: buildings; roads; parking areas; railroads; bridges; foundations; retaining walls; failure investigation including destructive and non-destructive testing; seismic evaluation and design; progressive collapse analysis; blast resistant design; structural engineering investigations; utility systems including sanitary and storm; water systems; storm water management; sediment and erosion control; earthwork; surveying; pavement design; and civil engineering studies. Specialize service for telecommunications, physical security, audio-visual and collateral equipment may be required. Facility types may include, but are not limited to, pavements and associated infrastructure, base utilities, personnel housing facilities (Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) and Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ), hospitality; office facilities (medical, training, secure facilities); training facilities (operational, maintenance, and classroom); and industrial maintenance facilities (vehicle maintenance shops, intermediate maintenance activities, public works shops, and warehouses) renovation/construction of laboratory spaces and facilities and Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) spaces and facilities. Also, substantial work associated with ordnance production/storage facilities including electrical hazard classifications required to be designed to Naval Sea Systems Command Explosives Safety Management Policy (NAVSEA OP 5) requirements. The target award for this IDIQ project is between $15,000,000. All service-disabled Veteran-owed small businesses, certified HUB-Zone small businesses, and certified 8(a) small businesses are encouraged to respond. Upon review of industry response to the Sources Sought Synopsis, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government's best interest. This office anticipates award of a contract for these services December of 2022. The appropriate NAICS Code is 541330. The small business size classification for this procurement is $16,500,000. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. It is a market research tool used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of an award. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. It is requested that interested small businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 25 pages in length, single spaced, 12-point font minimum) demonstrating ability to perform the requested services. This documentation shall address, as a minimum, the following: (1) Relevant Experience to include experience in performing efforts of similar scope and complexity within the last five years, including contract number, indication of whether a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government/Agency point of contact and current telephone number, and a brief description of how the contract referenced relates to the technical services described herein (the relevant experience submitted shall include designs of commercial and industrial construction/renovations including as many of the following systems as possible: Chilled water, hot water, process and or cooling water, low and medium steam distribution and use, direct digital controls, air handling systems, plumbing, hot water and steam boilers, compressed air, primary and secondary electrical distribution, interior/exterior communications (fiber/telephone), lighting, intrusion detection, lightning protection (catenary and terminal), emergency and standby electrical (generator/UPS), electrical and mechanical systems in facilities including electrical hazardous classifications and a sampling of experience in the other efforts described above ); (2) Qualifications of the Fire Protection Engineering staff shall be as follows; An individual who is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) who has passed the fire protection engineering written examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) and has relevant fire protection engineering experience. In addition, the firm shall demonstrate a minimum of four (4) Fire Protection Engineers on staff in order to perform the work. (3) Company Profile to include number of employees, office locations(s), DUNS number, CAGE Code, and statement regarding small business designation and status. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. The Government will not provide debriefs on the results of this research, but feedback regarding the decision to set aside or not set aside the procurement will be accomplished via pre-solicitation synopsis or synopsis for these services, as applicable. All information submitted will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended. RESPONSES ARE DUE ON FRIDAY, 24 DECEMBER 2021, by 2:00 PM EASTERN. LATE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The package shall be sent by email to the following address: michelle.a.corsino.civ@us.navy.mil. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed by email.
