Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR INSTALLATION SUPPORT SERVICES INTRODUCTION The United States Army, Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) is issuing this sources sought s... SOURCES SOUGHT FOR INSTALLATION SUPPORT SERVICES INTRODUCTION The United States Army, Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Installation Support Services. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE The place of performance for this requirement will be the United States Army, Yuma Proving Ground, in support of the Installation Management Command (IMCOM), U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Yuma Directorate of Public Works (DPW). DISCLAIMER “THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.” PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Installation Management Command (IMCOM), U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Yuma Directorate of Public Works (DPW) by supporting the Government workforce with contractor personnel. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Contractor shall provide execute technical and professional services for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) repair and replacement; new ‘minor’ construction; and renovation of Real Property IAW industry standards, the most recent and current Federal, State, local laws and regulations, YPG directives and Performance Work Statement instructions. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to become familiar with the regulations and standards that pertain to specific areas of responsibility. Performance must meet critical reliability rates or tolerances and comply with industry standards. The types of trades required are: carpentry, masonry, concrete finishing, waste water collection, electrical, plumbing, heavy equipment operation, painting, locksmith, heating and air-conditioning, water distribution, pipefitting, grounds keeping, pest control and sanitary landfill operations. Additional services include service order control, receipt and dispatching, furnishings management, Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH) (limited), supply purchasing, warehousing and issue, and environmental reporting. FUNCTIONAL AREAS: The following functional areas are covered under this contract: • O&M, Repair and Construction of Electrical Systems and Equipment • O&M and Repair of Heating Plants and Equipment • O&M and Repair Water Supply Distribution Systems • O&M and Repair of Sanitary Sewage Collection Systems • O&M and Repair of Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Plants and Evaporative Cooling Systems • O&M, Repair, Minor Construction and Alteration of Structures and Facilities • Grounds Maintenance • Heavy Equipment Operations • Sanitary Landfill Operations • Food Service Equipment Maintenance and Repair • Pest Control • UPH Operations • Emergency Repair • Animal Control Management • YPG Special Community Activities • Installation and Repair of Equipment in Place (EIP) • Qualified Recycling Program • Maintenance and Repair of Portable Fire Extinguishers • Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Facility Maintenance • Recycling Services • Cathodic Protection • Work Request Project Development (Planning and Estimating) Services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above). Further detail is provided in the draft Performance Based Work Statement (PBWS) attached to this announcement (Attachment 1). If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Personnel and Facility Security Clearances. A Secret Security Clearance will be required for key personnel, admin personnel will be required to have computer access and all other employees will be required to be able to obtain base access. “A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have or demonstrate ability to obtain a Secret Facility Clearance. Berry Amendment IT (e.g. Clinger-Cohen Act) Service Contract Act Government Furnished Property plan. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 561210 with a Small Business Size Standard of $41.5M. The Product Service Code is M1AZ Operation of other Administration Facilities. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) A draft Performance Based Statement of Work (PBSOW) and draft Personnel Qualifications Description are attached for review. (Attachment 1) Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, MST, 3 August 2020. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to Steve Tirone at ernest.s.tirone.civ@mail.mil. This documentation must address at a minimum the following items: What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details. Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details. What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks? Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PBSOW for the base period as well as the option periods. Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc. Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements. Are maintenance and repair contracts known to have water treatment, wastewater, and elevator contracts under one contract? Is it industry standard to have separate CLINs for Real property and Non-Real property repairs? 11. Is it industry standard to have the contractor provide Heavy Equipment to meet PWS requirements? Is it industry standard to have contractor provide their own GFE, Such as computers, power tools, hand tools, etc? Is it industry standard to repair Non-Real property items? Ice machines, test customer trailers, connex boxes etc? How are other maintenance and repair contracts set up? Are they separate? How are other contract CLINS for material set up? Are they FFP or Reimbursable? Is it industry standard for contractors to provide their own vehicles or to utilize GSA provided vehicles? The estimated period of performance consists of a base year plus 4 one year options, with performance commencing in October 2021 Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation. The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price Contract. The Level of Effort for Five years is estimated at 162,240 man-hours per year. The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement. Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Steve Tirone, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email ernest.s.tirone.civ@mail.mil. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.