MODIFICATION
Y -- Multi-Tier, Multiple Award Contract (MAC), Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Construction, Design-Build, Alterations & Repair Services Contract - Response to Questions (Version 2)
- Notice Date
- 2/23/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities/Office of Acquisitions, 13 South St., Room 2E43, MSC 5711, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5738
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5738
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-ORF-SBSS-11-004
- Point of Contact
- Jessica Hadley, Phone: 301.594.3566, Kenneth M Roman, Phone: 301-435-4332
- E-Mail Address
-
hadleyjn@mail.nih.gov, romank@mail.nih.gov
(hadleyjn@mail.nih.gov, romank@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Updated Responses to Questions Submitted by 12:00 PM EST on February 22, 2011 ****THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. RESPONSES TO THIS MARKET SURVEY SHALL BE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, WHICH WILL BE USED TO ASSIST THE NIH IN DETERMINING IF QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES ARE AVAILABLE TO WARRANT SETTING ASIDE ONE OR MORE TIERS OF THIS ACQUISITION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ****** The Office of Research Facilities (ORF), The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to determine the availability of 8(a), Small Businesses (including, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantage Businesses) and Large Businesses capable of performing Construction, Alteration and Rehabilitation of various NIH Facilities ranging from $10K - $25M. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220 (Commercial and Industrial Building Construction) and the small business size is $33.5 million. If it is determined that enough qualified 8(a) companies exist to perform the work under this requirement, one tier of this acquisition will be set-aside for competition among 8(a) participants. It is anticipated that the ORF will award no more than four (4) multi-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts to 8(a) companies. The four selected 8(a) contractors within the 8(a) tier of this award shall compete for individual tasks orders issued against the IDIQ contracts. (8(a) MAC Task Orders will range from $10K - $3.5M.) If it is determined that enough qualified small businesses exist to perform the work under this requirement, one tier of this acquisition will be set-aside for competition among small business participants. It is anticipated that the ORF will award no more than four (4) multi-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts to small business. The four selected contractors within small business tier of this award shall compete for individual tasks orders issued against the IDIQ contracts. (Small Business MAC Task Orders will range from $3.5M - $10M.) If it is determined that enough qualified large businesses exist to perform the work under this requirement, one tier of this acquisition will be set-aside for competition among large businesses. It is anticipated that the ORF will award no more than four (4) multi-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts to large business. The four selected contractors within large business tier of this award shall compete for individual tasks orders issued against the IDIQ contracts. (Large Business Task Orders will range from $10M - $25M.) It is anticipated that the ORF will award no more than four (4) multi-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts for each of the three market tiers (8(a), Small Business and Large Business), with a cumulative ceiling not to exceed $800 million for the life of the 12 awarded contracts. Vendors may qualify for more than one tier of this multiple award contract. BACKGROUND: The NIH main campus is located in Bethesda, Maryland. As part of the U.S. Public Health Service under the Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the Federal Government's primary biomedical research agency. Within NIH, the following are some of the locations/facilities where task orders under the awarded contracts may be performed: 1) NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, Maryland (306 acres, 60 buildings, over 5.5 million square feet of space 2) NIH Animal Center, Poolesville, Maryland (500 acres, 188,000 square feet of floor space) 3) Rental Facilities in Bethesda, Rockville & Gaithersburg, Maryland 4) Gerontology Research Center (GRC), Baltimore, Maryland (7.5 acres) 5) Biomedical Research Center (BRC), Baltimore, Maryland (573,000 square feet of space) 6) Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), Hamilton, MT (33 acres) 7) Research Triangle Park (RTP), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (377 acres) DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT: The NIH anticipates awarding a MAC for no more than twelve (12) fixed-price indefinite delivery (indefinite quantity type) contracts under a single solicitation utilizing a task order mechanism. Each contract will be awarded for a base year with four (4) successive one-year option periods with a cumulative maximum not-to-exceed dollar amount of $800 million (for the one-year base plus four (4) one-year option periods) for all IDIQ contracts combined. The NIH seeks highly qualified credentialed contractors with capability to perform the MAC from the solicitation, which will include various simultaneous task orders ranging from $10,000.00 to $25 million per task order. The selected contractors shall exhibit demonstrated experience, capability and resources enabling them to plan and construct projects of comparable size and complexity with comparable clients, and most significantly with demonstrated track record of performing such projects with a high degree of customer satisfaction. Selected contractors shall have enough remaining individual and aggregate bonding capacity to perform new task against the MAC. Contractors responding to this notice to perform the contract as small business joint venture shall use the procedure described at the Small Business Administration (SBA) web site. The SBA URL is www.sba.gov, and the keyword search is Joint Venture and or Mentor Protégé. Responding contractors shall have current information in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The CCR URL is www.ccr.gov The selected contractors shall provide all labor, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, and management necessary or incidental to provide planning, construction, alteration and rehabilitation for NIH, and must exhibit demonstrated experience, capability and resources in projects of comparable size and complexity, with comparable clients, and most significantly, with a demonstrated track record of performing such projects with a high degree of customer satisfaction. Most tasks will be performed in and adjacent to occupied research/lab space, office space and/or patient care space operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The selected contractors shall be responsible for, and capable of, performing all associated demolition, removal of hazardous material, and construction of projects. The selected contractors shall be capable of controlling dust and flying debris, protecting all adjacent areas (as the work area will be occupied is most instances), and following all NIH Fire and Safety Regulation and Procedures. All offerors submitting a proposal to the solicitation must be fully qualified and licensed and have qualified subcontractors (as applicable) for asbestos and hazardous waste abatement; be capable of supporting a field office as required by specific project at NIH Bethesda Campus. Failure to meet these qualifications may result in a determination of technical unacceptability. Utility shutdown once scheduled shall be strictly adhered to as continuity of utilities is imperative. Projects may include, but are not limited to the following areas: 1) Renovation of clinical and patient care units and all related areas to include general and specialized hospital spaces, including surgical areas. JCAHO construction requirements and operational specifications will be in effect as well as additional NIH OD/ORF Division of Property Management and NIH Fire Marshal requirements. 2) Renovation of general or highly specialized biomedical research laboratory spaces and all associated support areas. 3) Renovation of general or highly specialized animal spaces and all associated support areas. These areas shall be designed and constructed in strict accordance with the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) Requirements. 4) Renovation or retrofit of Bio-safety level (BSL)-2, BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratory and animal spaces and all associated spaces. These areas shall be designed and constructed in strict accordance with the 5th edition of the Bio-safety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), and the latest edition of the NIH Design Requirements Manual sections with emphasis on the sections that relate specifically to bio-containment design requirements. 5) Renovation of office, administrative, public and all associated support areas. 6) Replacement, repair and relocation of both interior and exterior utility systems. 7) Parking Garage repairs and alterations. SCOPE OF WORK - PLANNING SERVICES: When required by a task order, the contractor shall provide, but not limited to detailed surveying, site layout work, shop drawings, drawings and sketches using Building Information Modeling (BIM), detail drawings expansion, engineering calculations, design intent documentation, program of requirements, building commissioning plans, quality control, site acquisition plans, construction risk analysis, post construction activities and other related work as required to properly prepare and accomplish all work as required. The degree of difficulty of the work will vary depending on the complexity of individual projects. As part of every task order, record drawings shall be provided upon the completion of the work and shall be a condition of final payment. SCOPE OF WORK - CONSTRUCTION SERVICES: Construction services shall be provided in response to individual task orders. The work as described herein extends beyond the conventional, single project construction concept in that it may involve the planning, scheduling, coordination, procuring, and installation of a fluctuating series of unrelated tasks. The work may vary from routine general construction to renovating, retrofitting, or installing highly complex mechanical, plumbing, electrical, or structural systems that are used in biomedical laboratory and animal spaces to protect the occupant and the environment. Tasks will involve a variety of disciplines and trades and special expertise including, but not limited to, architecture, mechanical, electrical, structural engineering, bio-security, commissioning, carpentry, road repair, roofing, excavation, medical gasses, HVAC, interior electrical, steam fitting, millwork, plumbing, sheet metal, painting and other finishes, demolition, concrete, masonry, welding, asbestos, and other hazardous material abatement. The selected contractors shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following services: 1) Planning Services - using Building Information Modeling (BIM) and other computer aided design (CAD) methods and systems. 2) Design/Build 3) Design-Bid-Build 4) Construction Services (including, but not limited to): a) Construction inspection and construction support. b) Testing services, including construction material testing, factory witness testing, and field investigation and testing. c) Commissioning. d) Project Management. e) Cost Analysis and Cost Control Methods. f) Schedule Development and Schedule Control Methods. g) Coordination (permits, document reviews) with NIH, local, State and Federal offices h) Asbestos, lead-based paint, PCB's and hazardous waste abatement projects relative to survey, inspection, testing, abatement, disposal and cost estimating. i) Evaluation of compliance with relevant codes and regulations including compliance with relevant environmental codes and regulations. POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large) and DUNS Number. - Preference - Provide this information on the cover page or inside the cover of the firm's capability statement 2) List firm's experience in work performed of similar type with an emphasis on renovation projects in biomedical research or healthcare facilities with 24 hours a day, 7 days a week operations. Include projects in progress and completed projects within the past 5 years, completion dates, contract numbers, project titles, short project descriptions, dollar amounts, and owner points of contact with their current phone numbers. Indicate if you were a prime contractor or subcontractor, and if a subcontractor, provide the name and point of contact for the prime contractor. 3) Provide information on current work remaining and dollar amounts. Provide a table showing current projects in progress as indicated below. a) Project Description b) Contract Amount ($) c) Remaining Work in Progress ($) d) Percent Completed (%) 4) Include specialized experience and technical competence of firm; date and identify specific experience and qualification of personnel and record of working together as a team; identify past record of performance on contracts to include Government agencies. 5) Provide Statement of Capability. Potential sources' experience shall demonstrate and document the following in the capability statements: a) Ability to work in occupied space. b) Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. c) Ability to perform the work described above. d) Current Bonding Capacity; aggregate and individual. e) Experience Modification Rating (EMR) for the proceeding 3 years f) Self-performance capability (Contractor shall self perform at least 15% of each task order. g) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Capability h) Safety Record in terms of Experience Modification Ration(EMR) Interested firms shall submit their qualification statement addressing each of the areas cited above via postal service or courier (provide 4 copies). Firms shall submit four (4) hard copies of the Capability Statement of Qualifications in 3-ring binders and the statements shall not exceed 20 single-sided pages of 8 1/2x11 size paper, in font type Times New Roman and font size 12. Hyperlinks and electronic media (CD, thumb-drive, memory card, etc.) will not be accepted with your submission. E-MAIL SUBMISSION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. Capability Statements shall be received by 12:00 noon EST on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Failure to submit qualification statements or to submit all information requested may result in your firm's business categories being considered not interested in this requirement. Inquiries shall be submitted via e-mail to Jessica Hadley at hadleyjn@mail.nih.gov, or via mail/courier to the address indicated below. No telephonic inquiries will be accepted. No collect calls will be accepted. FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Submit Capability Statements to: National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisition, ORF, ATTN: Jessica Hadley, Building 13, Room 2E48, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. ****This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses under this Market Survey. In addition, the Government will not contact firms that submitted capability statements or include them on a mailing list on any subsequent solicitation to this notice. All questions/inquiries must be submitted in WRITING through email to Jessica Hadley, at hadleyjn@mail.nih.gov or mailed to the following address: Office of Acquisition, ORF, ATTN: Jessica Hadley, Building 13, Room 2E48, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. SUBMIT QUESTIONS NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM, EST ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011.****
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- Address: National Institutes of Health, (Various Locations), Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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