Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

12/04/2020 - Uploaded revised pre-solicitation notices. Changes are highlighted. PSC code corrected to reflect M1CA. Response date remains unchanged. 12/03/2020: Uploaded pre-solicitation info below. ... 12/04/2020 - Uploaded revised pre-solicitation notices. Changes are highlighted. PSC code corrected to reflect M1CA. Response date remains unchanged. 12/03/2020: Uploaded pre-solicitation info below. SUBJECT: ADVERTISEMENT OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA & CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA The Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers will be issuing a solicitation for a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE, firm fixed price, best value trade-off for the preventive maintenance and repair services for Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools, Fort Bragg North Carolina & Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The Norfolk District (NAO) has been tasked with issuing a solicitation for preventative maintenance and repair services for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) - Americas, who provides a comprehensive education program, grades Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) up to and including High School in some areas for eligible dependent children of Department of Defense personnel. The work for this requirement includes preventive maintenance, on-demand execution of maintenance, minor repair work and incidental construction requiring carpentry, masonry, painting, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, fire protection, metal work and roofing for DoDEA-Americas facilities at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and as identified in the Performance Work Statement. NAO anticipates awarding this action as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity with Firm Fixed Priced contract line items for preventative maintenance and repairs services below a Limit of Liability (LoL) of a line item with capacity for negotiated, fixed price task orders for demand maintenance and repair requirements greater than the Limit of Liability (LoL). This action will be for a one (1) year base period, four (4) additional one (1) year option periods, and one (1) six Month option period extension. The overall estimated value of this action is approximately $16,250,000. This amount includes approximately $12,250,000 in preventative maintenance and $4,000,000 capacity for demand maintenance task orders. The NAICS code for this action is 238220, and the Small Business size standard is $16,500,000.00. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE The performance objective for Preventive Maintenance services described below is to increase the life, maintainability, operating capability and efficiency of equipment or systems in these schools. The contractor shall provide preventive maintenance in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations or recommended industry association standards using replacement parts with a quality equal to or better than presently used. The Contractor(s) shall maintain mechanical equipment so that it runs properly, efficiently and continues to be maintainable throughout the contract period. Work orders, initiated using SchoolDude (preventive maintenance and service call tracking software) shall be completed within an Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) as indicated below. Work orders shall be completed in a timely manner, as identified in the performance work statement. Preventive Maintenance work orders shall be completed within a 5% AQL. Defects in completed work orders shall be no greater than the identified AQL of the samples of work that is inspected as part of the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Program (QASP). The Government’s QASP specifies a 10% sampling for Preventative Maintenance work orders monthly. It will be the Contractor’s responsibility to bring existing equipment up to a condition so that it is feasible to maintain unless specifically indicated by the Government not to achieve such condition. Not achieving such condition may be the case and will be indicated so, if a school or facility is to be abandoned or replacement of specific system(s) is imminent. This could include but will not be limited to component replacement or repair, unit control repair or replacement, or unit replacement. The proposal submitted by the Contractor shall include bringing the facility maintenance program up to the APPA “Level of Performance Two – Comprehensive Stewardship.” This work will be handled as demand maintenance and repair work orders with the Contractor being responsible for all costs for equipment or system repairs below the Limit of Liability (LoL). For Demand Maintenance and Repair work orders greater than the Limit of Liability (LoL) of $20,000 for up to 4 incidents per contract year, the Contractor shall bring the requirement to the attention of the COR for consideration. All repairs for which the Government will be responsible for payment beyond the LoL will be executed through a separate negotiated task order awarded by the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will award the contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation, and represents the best value to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. Following a technical evaluation of all proposals, the Source Selection Authority will make a best value selection in accordance with the foregoing and the source selection plan. The Government will not award a contract to an Offeror whose proposal contains a deficiency, as defined in FAR 15.001 unless corrected through discussions should the Contracting Officer decides to conduct discussions. Furthermore, the Government will not make an award based on a proposal that received less than an acceptable rating for any of the non-price factors or limited or no confidence assessment rating for past performance. The Government will reserve the right to reject any and all offers. Formal source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15.3 will be utilized. Proposals shall include sufficient detailed information to allow complete evaluation. The Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers. Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of proof of acceptability rests with the Offeror. The solicitation will be available in electronic format only. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. The solicitation will be posted on the Beta Sam at https://www.beta.sam.gov. The proposal due date shall be at least 30 days after the IFB is posted on the FBO website. IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFEROR TO CONTINUALLY VIEW THE WEBSITE FOR CHANGES Search on W91236% for solicitations issued by Norfolk District. No hard copies will be available. Prospective contractors must be registered Vendors with https://beta.sam.gov in order to download plans and specifications. Prospective contractors MUST be registered in the DOD System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to obtain access to beta.Sam. It is incumbent upon vendors to monitor beta.Sam for the release of the solicitation, specification, drawings, and all subsequent amendments. SAM Registration must also be ACTIVE and current to be eligible for contract award. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov. Lack of registration in the SAM database will prevent access to beta.Sam and will make a Bidder ineligible for award. NOTE: Online Representations and Certifications Applications apply to this solicitation. Inquires may be directed to Projnet in accordance with the forthcoming Solicitation document TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED.

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09/09/2020 - THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY TO DETERMINE THE INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY OF POTE... 09/09/2020 - THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY TO DETERMINE THE INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers is anticipating a future procurement for a Firm Fixed Price, Construction contract, for DoDEA Preventative Maintenance (PM) and Repair at Fort Bragg, NC and Camp Lejeune, NC. Description of Work: The Norfolk District Corps of Engineers is seeking eligible small business firms capable of Preventative maintenance and repair services in support of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) – America’s facilities located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The services provided under this proposed contract encompass a wide range of facilities services such as operation and maintenance of heating and cooling systems, kitchen equipment, facility control systems, safety and security, playgrounds, roofs, and other facility systems and components. These services must be provided on an ongoing basis without protracted lapse to ensure that the building systems continue to operate efficiently and safely for the benefit of the students and teachers that inhabit them. The facilities under this action include twenty (20) facilities comprised of sixteen (16) schools and four (4) support facilities at the above installations, totaling approximately 1.7M GSF. Construction Time: The anticipated solicitation issuance timeframe is on or about December 2020, and the estimated award timeframe will be in March 2021. Services to perform this work will be procured through an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract which will be a four-year contract. Task Orders under the IDIQ contract will be issued in accordance with site improvement needs. The total contract award will not exceed $4M for the four-year contract. The construction period of performance will vary depending on the task order. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on the System for Award Management website (Beta.Sam.gov) which will invite firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued. In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated contract price range for this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. NAICS Code 236220 applies with a small business size standard of $16,500,000.00. Offerors will be evaluated on a best-value tradeoff basis with a combination of price and non-price factors. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. General Information Requested: Company name, address, phone number, and point of contact. Indicate business size in relation to the NAICS code 236220. Provide your company's Cage code and DUNS number to verify your business status as a qualified Small Business (SB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Qualified Section 8(a), Women-Owned or other than small business. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at time of contract award, Please see www.sam.gov for additional registration information. Provide a narrative describing primary business lines and the geographic regions your company serves. Narratives shall be no longer than five (5) pages demonstrating experience in a similar type of work as described above, at similar contract values, and in a similar locations. Does your company, through in-house forces or subcontract support, have the technical capability and capacity to provide preventive maintenance and repair services for the facilities and locations as described above? Do you foresee any issues in being able to successfully perform these services how the Government has grouped these facilities geographically? If so, please explain. The Government intends to include a limit of liability in these contracts for repairs the Contractor would be responsible for under the firm-fixed price portion of this contract. For context, this limit was initially $5000 per occurrence but was recently increased to $20,000 per occurrence, with up to ‘4’ incidents per contract year. Does this larger limit of liability detract from your interest in this solicitation? If so, why? Would fewer occurrences increase your interest? Given the cost to award a task order is significant with respect to small repair requirements, how do you suggest the Government accommodates these small repairs most efficiently? The Government will utilize this information in determining an acquisition strategy. Please state all of the socio-economic categories in which your company belongs (8(a), Hub-zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned). Please submit capability packages electrically to email Axel.F.Doody@usace.army.mil and cc’d Eartha.D.Garrett@usace.army.mil The capability statement must be submitted not later than 23 September 2020 (14 days) by 2:00 PM EST. Limit capability briefing package to 5 pages. This sources sought should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend responding to this request. All information submitted will be considered procurement sensitive and is being used as a market research tool only. No solicitation is currently available. All prospective contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to contract award. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Representations and Certifications Applications apply to this solicitation. Representations and Certifications may be completed online via the SAM. The Point of Contact for this requirement is Axel Doody, Email: Axel.F.Doody@usace.army.mil, Phone: 757-201-7712 and Eartha D. Garrett, Email: Eartha.D.Garrett@usace.army.mil, Phone: 757-201-7131.