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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MARKET RESEARCH INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. No reimburseme... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MARKET RESEARCH INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement (if any) that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made. The intent of this Sources Sought Synopsis is to identify potential qualified Small Businesses, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a) Businesses, SBA certified HUBZone Small Businesses, Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) and/or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport Division (NUWCDIVNPT) is conducting market research of industry to identify potential firms, with current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and capability to perform services required for one (1) individual Firm Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for: INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT FOR MULTI? DISCIPLINE ARCHITECT?ENGINEER (A?E) SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF PROJECTS ON NUWC FACILITIES AT NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER NEWPORT DIVISION (NUWCDIVNPT), NEWPORT, RI. The one (1) anticipated firm fixed-price IDIQ contract will not exceed $5,000,000 (Five Million Dollars) for this contract. The contract shall not exceed five (5) years over the life of the contract, with a guaranteed minimum for the contract term is $500 (Five Hundred Dollars) and will be satisfied by simultaneous award of the initial task order with the basic contract. Firm?Fixed Price Task Orders will be negotiated at the Task Order level. In accordance with FAR 15.404-4(c)(4)(i)(B), the contract price or the estimated cost and fee for production and delivery of designs, plans, drawings, and specifications shall not exceed 6 percent of the estimated of construction of the public work or construction, excluding fees. There will be no minimum dollar limits per task order. The maximum dollar limit per task order is $3,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330 (Engineering Services) with a Small Business Size Standard of $25,500,000. Comprehensive A?E services are required for the new construction, repair, replacement, demolition, alteration, and/or improvement of facility projects. Projects may include single or multiple disciplines, such as: structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, architectural, planning, environmental, fire protection, cost estimating, and/or geotechnical. The types of projects may include: building renovations; building additions; site work required to support new work; new construction; parking areas; 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; mechanical services; electrical services; water systems; storm water management; surveying; pavement design; and civil engineering studies. All work shall be done in English units, as directed by the Government. Selected firms will not be able to propose on design-build task orders for which the Firm or any of the Firms’ subcontractors have assisted the Government in the preparation of the Design-Build technical statement of work or plans and specifications. Special qualifications include, but are not limited to: The A/E firm must be familiar with current NUWCDIVNPT Criteria/Regulations, Guidelines, and procedures, and demonstrate the ability to handle work under strict deadlines. A/E firms that do not have full in-house capability must have the capability to manage subcontractors and ensure quality control. The A/E must demonstrate in the submittal its plan for successful quality assurance and integration of all disciplines to ensure that a quality product is produced. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 36.601?4(b), the A?E firm must be a registered and licensed architectural and/or engineering firm in Rhode Island to be eligible for award. A-E firms shall provide proof that the firm is permitted by law to practice the professions of architecture or engineering, (e.g., state registration number, or a brief explanation of the firm’s licensing in jurisdictions that do not register firms, etc.). Teams must consist of the following Disciplines (whether in-house or consultants): Projects may require designers to obtain security clearances as well as having physical security measures in place before a firm can do the work. Security clearances may be required at the time of selection or award of a contract. All interested firms shall have NAICS 541330, Engineering Services, as an approved NAICS code. All interested firms shall complete the attached Market Research Questionnaire. All Contractors are advised that registration in System for Award Management (SAM) Database is required prior to award of a contract. Failure to register in the SAM Database may render your firm ineligible for award. For more information, check the SAM Web site: https://www.sam.gov. The information received will be used within the Navy to facilitate the decision making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency. A decision may be made whether to issue the proposed solicitation as a competitive set-aside for Small Business, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a), Woman-Owned, SBA certified HUBZone, and/or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), or whether to issue as full and open competition (unrestricted). Please limit your response to eight (8) pages or less. Completed questionnaires shall be submitted to michael.n.ouellette.civ@us.navy.mil and alexander.olarte.civ@us.navy.mil. All responses are due by April 1, 2024 at 2:00PM (ET).