SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Request For Information - Test Support Services
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- MICC Center - YPG, KO Directorate of Contracting, 301 C Street BLDG 2100 RM 8, Yuma, AZ 85365-9498
- ZIP Code
- 85365-9498
- Solicitation Number
- W9124TESTSUPT
- Response Due
- 4/28/2011
- Archive Date
- 6/27/2011
- Point of Contact
- carrizalesc, 928-328-3918
- E-Mail Address
-
MICC Center - YPG
(r.colette.carrizales@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Invitation for Industry Comments The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Center - Yuma has a requirement for Test Support Services at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, AZ (USAYPG). This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the MICC Center-Yuma. The purpose of this notice is to identify potential sources that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein, as well as solicit industry feedback relative to various aspects of the proposed contract effort. A Draft Performance Work Statement (DPWS) is provided for reference and industry comment and is subject to significant change. The services anticipated for this effort may include, but not be limited to the following functions: Electronic Instrumentation Operation Optical and Geodetic Instrumentation Operation Metrology and Simulation Operation Computation and Automation Test Operation and Maintenance Support Range Management Operations Technical and Engineering Special Services Range Communication Operations Information Management Operations Data Management and Test Coordination Information Sought: (1) Period of Performance (PoP): Please address impact/concerns/benefits to both government and contractor for both a three-year contract (base plus two one-year options) and a five-year contract (base plus four one-year options). Identify which PoP is preferable to industry from a competitive standpoint to include rationale. Will the potential length of performance (either three-year or five-year) effect your company's determination whether or not to propose on this effort? (2) Contract Type: Hybrid with cost reimbursable (Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF)) and Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) business arrangements. ` (3) Identify all socio-economic categories (i.e. small business, veteran-owned small business, service disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business) that apply to your company under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541330 "Engineering Services" with a size standard of $27.0 Mil. (4) Other than 541330, if your company recommends a different NAICS code as more appropriate for the services described herein, please identify that code and include the rationale for your recommendation. (5) Does your company regularly engage in the business of providing test support services which include the functions listed above? Identify similar functions your company is performing or has performed within the last three years that are similar to the functions identified above and in the DPWS. Identify contract type and dollar value. (6) Is your company successfully performing same or similar contracts? Provide examples regarding how successful performance is being accomplished. (Examples or indicators of successful performance as measured by the percentage (%) of award fee given; favorable past performance ratings; the absence of Contract Discrepancy Reports (CDRs); no deductions to contract price for defective services; no Cure/Show Cause Notices; or all Option Periods exercised. (7) Identify any experience and knowledge your company has of labor laws, Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs), negotiation with unions and the Service Contract Act, etc. (8) Contractor performance will be required at a remote location with an office on-site. Discuss if your company has performed a contract under same or similar conditions? Discuss what challenges your organization has experienced while performing a contract under these conditions. (9) What risks (cost, schedule, performance/technical) are associated in the performance of this requirement? How would your organization minimize these risks? Please include your rationale. (10) Please advise regarding any potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI). Provide a brief outline describing how your organization will avoid or mitigate actual or perceived OCI (See FAR 9.5) (11) Are the functional areas identified within the DPWS customarily performed in the commercial marketplace using standard commercial practices, or are these services performed exclusively for government purposes? (12) Please address any areas within the DPWS where you believe greater efficiencies can be achieved and include your rationale. (13) Are there any laws or regulations unique to this requirement that have not already been included in the DPWS? (14) Please identify what, if any, subcontracting opportunities exist for the contemplated services. Is your company interested in proposing on this effort as a prime or sub contractor? If your interest is to propose as a prime contractor, what specific portions and percentages of the functions described above would you elect to subcontract? What percentage of the total contract effort does your organization normally subcontract? (15) Identify if any possible teaming arrangements exist. (16) Please identify a suitable phase-in period. The MICC Center-Yuma does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses, nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted, nor will respondents be notified of the MICC Center-Yuma's review of the information received. The information obtained from the RFI will be utilized as market research for consideration in development of the Acquisition Strategy/Plan for this requirement. A copy of the DPWS can be obtained by accessing the MICC Center - Yuma website at: www.yuma.army.mil/contracting and click on RFIs and then the RFI Number W9124TESTSUPT. Interested sources shall provide all feedback in writing no later than 5:00 PM MST, 28 April 2011.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: MICC Center - YPG KO Directorate of Contracting, 301 C Street BLDG 2100 RM 8 Yuma AZ
- Zip Code: 85365-9498
- Zip Code: 85365-9498
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