SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- A contract to uprade the MMS Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Economic Impact Models (EIM) for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and the Alaska OCS.
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Minerals Management Service Procurement & Support Services Division 381 Elden Street, MS 2500 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 0103RP72470
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2004
- Point of Contact
- Sharon Teger Business Specialist 7037871263 sharon.teger@mms.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior intends to competitively award a contract to upgrade its Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Economic Impact Models (EIM) for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and the Alaska OCS and HEREBY SOLICITS CAPABILITY STATEMENTS from parties interested in bidding for the contract. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY. INTRODUCTION: The Government intends to award a cost reimbursement-type contract for service. The period of performance is estimated to be 20 months from the effective date of the contract. The short title of the study will be OCS Economic Impact Models Upgrade. BACKGROUND: The MMS has developed two sets of regional economic impact models to be used for various analyses at the national, the regional, and the individual project levels. The models use a consistent approach that helps to ensure a reasonable level of consistency from estimate to estimate but also allows for differences in the geographic, geologic, and economic environment, as well as in industry operations, from region to region. Each OCS EIM comprises two conceptual steps. The first step translates levels of exploration, development, production, and related activities into dollars spent, by industry sector, in each of 1-10 local affected onshore areas, Rest of the U.S., and Rest of the World. (E.g., completion and operation of one exploration well in the Central GOM results in X amount of spending in the Steel Pipe and Tubing sector of the coastal area of Louisiana identified by MMS as LA-1.) The second step uses IMPLAN multipliers to estimate the amount of employment, personal income, total value added, and total industry output expected to result from all spending in all sectors, by identified onshore area. By the time the analyses begin for the next 5-year OCS oil and gas program, some of the industry expenditure data upon which the GOM models are based will be 5 10 years old and thus not reflect current technology and operations. In addition, the models for the GOM and for the Alaska OCS differ considerably in design, level of detail, and software application. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY ARE to develop more consistent, up-to-date, and user-friendly OCS EIM that retain all the useful features of the current models. New cost data will be collected for the GOM models and possibly for Alaska models; the models for the two regions (GOM and Alaska) will be made more consistent in their design; and the models will be made more user friendly. THIS STUDY CONSISTS OF FIVE (5) MAIN TASKS. In Task 1, the Contractor shall conduct a thorough review of the current OCS EIM and relevant studies. MMS will identify and provide access to relevant MMS-sponsored studies. This task includes becoming thoroughly familiar with the current models, their inputs, their uses, and the features that MMS staff members value in each model. In Task 2, the Contractor shall develop the design for the new models, as well as the approach to data collection. The new OCS EIM must retain the benefits of the existing models. Task 3 requires the actual collection of the data for GOM models and testing the validity of the current Alaska data. Much of the data will need to be collected from individual companies and industry associations, or from organizations that have collected such data. The data for the Alaska models is fairly recent, so data collection requirements should be minimal-but sufficient to confirm the validity of the data underlying the current models. In Task 4, the Contractor shall create the new models, along with appropriate documentation, which shall include a user manual and report detailing data sources and data collection methodology, model structure, etc. Task 5 requires testing of the new models to assure that they work properly. The project will require occasional meetings with MMS staff members in Herndon, VA, New Orleans, LA, and Anchorage, AK. HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this contract, you MUST demonstrate that you are qualified to perform the work by providing, by Thursday, 22 May 2003, an original and nine (9) copies of a Capabilities Statement detailing (1) your key personnel (those who would have primary responsibility for performing and /or managing the study) with their qualifications and specific experience; (2) your organizational experience and facilities; and (3) specific references including contract number and project identifier & description, period of performance, dollar amount, client identification with the point of contact & telephone number and Email address for previous work of this nature that your key personnel or organization has performed within the last four years. Provide information on which tasks each key person shall perform, and their qualifications for completing those tasks, and the rationale for that assignment. If you believe the Government will find derogatory information as a result of checking your past performance record, please provide an explanation and any remedial action taken by your company to address the problem. YOUR CAPABILITIES STATEMENT WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTORS, with the importance of factors A and B weighted as indicated. (A) Experience and Commitment of Key Personnel (60%). (1) Education, professional credentials, knowledge, and publications in relevant disciplines. Relevant disciplines are economics (regional economic impact modeling) and social science. Relevant knowledge includes an understanding of oil and gas activity BOTH in the Gulf of Mexico OCS AND offshore Alaska; familiarity with and/or experience building input-out models, especially with the IMPLAN system; experience building user-friendly economic models; and an understanding of how MS Excel, MS Access, and/or similar software can be used to create transparent and updatable models. We will also assess the applicable experience of persons responsible for data management, computer programming, and writing and editing user manuals. (2) Expertise, education, and experience to carry out the specific tasks described above. (3) Adequacy of the proposed level of effort estimated for each person per each task. Knowledge and experience can be demonstrated through publications as well as past contract work experience. Assessment factors will be persons' qualifications, the relevance of their qualifications to their assigned task, and their estimated level of effort. (B) Past Performance (40%). This factor addresses your demonstrated ability to carry out the tasks efficiently and produce quality deliverables in a timely fashion as demonstrated by the following: (1) Ability to adhere to budget parameters and carry out the tasks of described below under specific scheduling deadlines, while delivering high-quality products. (2) The degree of comparability of past projects to the current project, including number, complexity, scope, size, duration, and dollar value. (3) Demonstrated degree of mutually beneficial cooperation between your key personnel and its clients. Qualifications of any subcontractors or partners will also be considered in these respects. FOLLOWING REVIEW OF ALL CAPABILITIES STATEMENTS, we will establish a list of those offerors MMS has evaluated as most qualified to perform the work. All offerors will be informed of the results of the evaluation, including an assessment of their strengths and weaknesses. A written request for proposal (RFP) will then be forwarded to those offerors deemed most qualified, instructing them on the written portion of their proposals and the oral presentation requirements. SEND THE ORIGINAL and four (4) copies of the Capabilities Statement to Sharon Teger, Contracting Officer, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 2500, Herndon, VA 20170-4817. Send three (3) additional copies to Vicki Zatarain, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (MS 5411), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans LA 70123-2394. Send two (2) additional copies to Fred White, Minerals Management Service, Pacific OCS Region (MS 7300), 770 Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo, CA 93010. It is your responsibility to ensure that the Capabilities Statements are received by the dates and time set forth above. Timeliness of receipt of submissions will be determined by the time received in the Procurement Operations Branch, Herndon VA. Questions must be submitted by e-mail or by facsimile to the Contracting Officer, Sharon.teger@mms.gov, 703-787-1022. Please include the Solicitation Number in the subject line and include your full name/company name, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address in the message. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NEITHER BE ACKNOWLEDGED NOR ACCEPTED.
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