Loren Data's SAM Daily™

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 16, 2008 FBO #2242
MODIFICATION

R -- Develop a Strategic Master Plan for a New Coast Guard Museum

Notice Date

12/5/2007
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (CG-912), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (CG-912) 1900 Half Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20593-0001, UNITED STATES
 

ZIP Code

20593-0001
 

Solicitation Number

HSCG23-08-R-HPH006
 

Response Due

12/13/2007
 

Point of Contact

Ijeoma Ezeonwuka, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-475-3236, Fax 202-475-3905
 

E-Mail Address

ijeoma.ezeonwuka@uscg.mil
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This combined synopsis/solicitation HSCG23-08-R-HPH006 is hereby amended to respond to the following questions received by the deadline of 12:00 Noon EST on Monday, December 03, 2007. QUESTION 1: Section 1.9-Travel: Please verify: our fee proposal should be exclusive of travel reimbursable expenses? ANSWER 1: No, your Fee/Price Proposal must be inclusive of Travel Reimbursable Expenses. Based on your proposed travel expenses, the final negotiated amount will be inserted at award. QUESTION 2: Section 4.0 Solicitation Requirements, Section 4.2 Could you elaborate on your needs for Site Analysis, so we can determine scope and appropriate expertise ? do you have a finite number of sites to analyze? Or is the analysis open-ended? ANSWER 2: The site analysis could inventory what resources and limitations the site possesses today. Then, a site analysis of these inherent characteristics could be carried out. The analysis is open-ended and there would be a minimum of two sites to analyze. QUESTION 3: Section 4.9 - Research and Evaluation: please elaborate ? what type of research and evaluation area you requiring? ANSWER 3: This requirement is hereby deleted from the solicitation. A separate amendment will be issued. QUESTION 4: Proposal Submission (page 8) appears to have a typo in the second paragraph, line 2 ?...your Technical and Relevant Price Performance?? should read ??Relevant Past Performance?? correct? ANSWER 4: Correct, it should read Relevant Past Performance instead of Relevant Price Performance. A separate amendment will be issued on this correction. QUESTION 5: The RFP asks for a Site Analysis. Is this a question of assessing the relative market suitability of a number of specific options in New London? Or does it require architectural and engineering expertise to assess structures, environmental conditions, and zoning codes? Or is it a question of describing an ideal site, with a formal site selection process happening later? ANSWER 5: In addition to the response to Question 2, the sites to have a museum built have been chosen. QUESTION 6: Where will meetings at the ?Government facility? be held? In New London or Washington? ANSWER 6: At the Government?s Facility in Washington D.C QUESTION 7: In addition to price, what else would you like to see in Volume II, and what is the correct title for this volume? Is this where we should put our time schedule and any other detail that might be attached to a contract? ANSWER 7: The correct title for Volume II is Price Proposal. Your time schedule should be part of your Technical Proposal. The Price Proposal should only contain all pricing related information while the Technical Proposal should contain all non-pricing related information to include your Relevant Past Performance. QUESTION 8: Where would you like us to reference our ORCA certification number? ANSWER 8: In your Price Proposal QUESTION 9: Please explain what you mean by ?retail strategies?. ANSWER 9: Retail Strategies looks at ideas for a Museum Store. An example is merchandising strategies suitable for this type of museum and location. QUESTION 10: Please RFI the scope and focus you envision for the Research and Evaluation under section 4.9. ANSWER 10: See the answer to Question 3 QUESTION 11: Please define ?site analysis.? ANSWER 11: See the answer to Question 2 QUESTION 12: Please define ?operating assumptions.? ANSWER 12: Operating Assumptions should look at both a daily, weekly, or monthly attendance projections and the potential operating expense to be associated with the projections. QUESTION 13: What specifically are you seeking for research and evaluation? ANSWER 13: See the answer to Question 3 QUESTION 14: When do you plan to award the contract? Will this go to an interview phase? ANSWER 14: It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded by 31 December 2008. It is also expected that this procurement will not go to an interview phase. As stated in the solicitation, ?The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a Contract without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer shall contain the Contractor?s best terms from a technical and price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.? QUESTION 15: Can you supply any information re the budget of this project? Either for just the Master Plan or for the whole project? ANSWER 15: The budget for the Master Plan Project cannot be released because it is procurement sensitive information. A tentative budget for the overall Museum Project of $60 Million is planned. Additional budget related response will be provided to the awarded contractor. QUESTION 16: You mention that the proposal needs to be submitted in 2 separate binders: one will have the relevant price performance info as well as the technical info, and one will have the price info. What is the difference between the relevant price performance and the price information? ANSWER 16: See answer to Question 4. QUESTION 17: Can we get a copy of the referenced United States Coast Guard Museum Feasibility, Programming, and Siting Study? ANSWER 17: All relevant historical and/or museum developmental materials and files will be available to the awarded Contractor. QUESTION 18: The current museum receives 20,000 visitors annually ? is there an attendance goal for the new facility? ANSWER 18: Original Business Case plan was for 200,000 based on 2002 Study which would be made available upon award. However, the Coast Guard would like the firm selected to complete an independent analysis of likely attendance as part of the Strategic Master Plan. QUESTION 19: Does the general public have open access to the current museum, and to the proposed new sites? ANSWER 19: Yes QUESTION 20: Is the 40,000-60,000 sq. ft. figure for the entire building? ANSWER 20: Yes. This size of the museum has varied over the years based on perceived location, suspected funding streams, etc. The Coast Guard would like the firm selected to help determine the best size for such a museum given our situation at this time. QUESTION 21: Do you plan to consolidate collections storage at this location? ANSWER 21: Some, but not the majority of our collection currently in storage. QUESTION 22: Section 4.15-Milestone Plan: assume this is a milestone for subsequent design and construction of the museum. Is there an anticipated date (range) for completion of the overall project? ANSWER 22: If possible, the Coast Guard and its associates would like to break ground in 2010. QUESTION 23: Will eventual funding for the project be private, government, or a mix thereof? ANSWER 23: A mixture thereof. QUESTION 24: Section 5.0-References: includes National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act. Are the potential museum sites considered historic, or to have archaeological significance? ANSWER 24: Two of the sites are near Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, CT and NHPA considerations will need to be considered in the design if built there. A third possible location being considered in New London may have some archaeological significance, but the State of Connecticut has not completed their survey of this parcel yet, thus the caution. QUESTION 25: Have you established a budget for the Master Plan? ANSWER 25: See answer to Question 15. QUESTION 26: Does a formal story-line exist or has one been approved? If not, should we include the research and submission of a draft outline as a deliverable with the final report? ANSWER 26: Yes, a tentative story-line has been discussed. A final approved story-line can be included as a deliverable with the final report. QUESTION 27: How do you anticipate using the Strategic Master Plan? Who might be its readers/users? ANSWER 27: Readers/users of the Master Plan will include the National Coast Guard Museum Association, Senior Coast Guard Leadership, contracted architects, interested members of Congress and eventually, the general public. QUESTION 28: Are your expectations for a comprehensive, well-thought through institutional plan, or an illustrated short sales document? ANSWER 28: A comprehensive, well-thought through institutional plan. QUESTION 29: Who did the USCG Museum Feasibility, Programming, and Siting Study? When was that study done and is it still relevant? Is a copy of it available? ANSWER 29: All relevant historical and or museum developmental material and files will be available to the awarded Contractor. A copy of this study will be provided to the firm awarded the contract. Due to Federal legislation enacted in 2004 requiring the proposed Coast Guard Museum to be build in New London, CT, it is not considered current. QUESTION 30: Where did the 40 ? 60,000 sq. ft. come from? Is it a given, an ideal or an estimate? ANSWER 30: See answer to Question 20. QUESTION 31: Do you envision any additional physical meetings involving travel than the ones described in the RFP? ANSWER 31: Unknown at this time. QUESTION 32: Are you expecting the contractor to develop your Vision and Mission Statement? Or to identify your Vision and Mission Statement? This seems to be something you will provide. ANSWER 32: A Mission Statement has already been developed for the Coast Guard Museum. QUESTION 33: From the several analyses required as a part of a Strategic Plan, what information will you be providing to the Contractor? ANSWER 33: Your Technical Proposal should contain your plan on how you intend to develop a Strategic Master Plan for the Coast Guard based on the requirements provided. All relevant historical and or museum developmental material and files will be available to the awarded Contractor. QUESTION 34: Will you be providing plot plans, demographic information? ANSWER 34: As needed after the contract is awarded. QUESTION 35: What ideas or concepts have you identified and will we be able to view what data you have? ANSWER 35: Early conceptual plans will be made available, but they are only that. No final concepts or plans exist at this time. QUESTION 36: You mentioned the surrounding property needed to be developed in support of the proposal museum. Do you own that property and will we have plot plans or opportunity to see the proposed (if any) development of that site? ANSWER 36: No property is owned at this time. There are four possible site locations for the museum and a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) study is being completed on those sites at this time. QUESTION 37: Are we expected to develop that site or just submit ideas for development of the site in support of the museum? ANSWER 37: Just submit ideas for development of the site in support of the museum. QUESTION 38: What is your expected use of the proposed museum anticipated by you other than exhibits and education and training? ANSWER 38: Community outreach, national symbol, possible outdoor festival grounds, web programs, etc. QUESTION 39: Do you have any data regarding the circulation and transportation in relationship to visitor experiences? ANSWER 39: None exists. See answer to Question 42 for more information. QUESTION 40: Do you have more finite data regarding visitor attendance? ANSWER 40: There is existing data from the nearby USS Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum in Groton, as well information from the Connecticut Eastern Regional Tourism District. QUESTION 41: Where can we obtain a copy of the report titled, ?The United States Coast Guard Museum Feasibility, Programming and Siting study? as referenced in the ?Background? section of the RFP? How should we interpret this report? Do you consider it current? ANSWER 41: See answer to Question 30. QUESTION 42: Under section 4.8, how extensive would you like the Marketing Strategies to be? ANSWER 42: As extensive as possible. QUESTION 43: What is the role of the Coast Guard Museum Association on this project? ANSWER 43: The Coast Guard and the National Coast Guard Museum Association are working side by side on this project. QUESTION 44: What data is currently or potentially available to support trend analysis and visitor experience analysis and planning? ANSWER 44: None at this time. QUESTION 45: What is your intention for incorporating the services of an architect into the scope of work? ANSWER 45: The National Coast Guard Museum Association has an architect on retainer. His services and all previous conceptual drawing should be available. QUESTION 46: Could you please let us know what the extent of the Visitor Experience planning will be for the US Coast Guard Museum project. In particular, will exhibit concepts be required? ANSWER 46: The final location of the museum has not been determined nor has the building been designed. However, sample exhibit concepts will be required. QUESTION 47: Are you already considering some building sites? ANSWER 47: Yes. A NEPA study is currently underway on 4 potential sites in New London, Connecticut. QUESTION 48: Section 1.2-Background: if selected, we would want to gain some basic understanding of the collections available on site, or out on loan, and how accessible these would be. Are these collections all catalogued? Is the data in digital form? ANSWER 48: Once selected as much access as necessary would be given on the collections on site or out on loan. Some of the collections are catalogued and some are not. Also some of the data is in digital form and some are not. QUESTION 49: What are your major artifacts? Do you have any content outlined? ANSWET 49: The Coast Guard has about 20,000 artifacts in its collection and detailed information as well as content outline will be provided after award. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (05-DEC-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 14-JAN-2008, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/USCG/GACS/HSCG23-08-R-HPH006/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Contractor's Facility

Zip Code: 99999

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01485327-F 20080116/080114231503 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

---

| FSG Index  |  This Issue's Index  |  Today's FBO Daily Index Page |