SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Enhanced Commissioning Engineering Services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District
- Notice Date
- 5/5/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Norfolk, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510-1096, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510-1096
- Solicitation Number
- W91236-11-R-0027
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2011
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Heuer, Phone: 7572017118
- E-Mail Address
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jennifer.r.heuer@usace.army.mil
(jennifer.r.heuer@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. INFORMATION: This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement, a market survey for information to be used for preliminary planning purposes. The information received will be used within the Army to facilitate the decision making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency. A decision will be made whether to issue the proposed solicitation as a competitive set-aside for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and/or Small Business, or whether to issue as full and open competition (unrestricted). No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The work may include CxA services, sustainable engineering support services and LEED Project Administrator services for new construction and major renovation projects. CxA services can include but not limited to: assisting the Government with establishing the Owners Project Requirements, which describes in part sustainable goals with an emphasis on achieving net zero energy use; review of design documents; development of design analysis, design phase commissioning plan, and construction phase commissioning plan; preparation of reports; and development of electronic system manuals. The work may provide sustainable engineering services, which could include evaluating proposed designs and identifying synergies to reduce energy consumption or defining benchmarks using energy modeling that could be used to define or evaluate achievement of the energy goals. LEED Project Administrator duties, may include coordination and management of the documentation process necessary for certification, facilitate the integration of sustainability into the planning, design and construction process and providing technical assistance relating to aspects of high performance buildings. Projects may include facilities in support of DOD, NOAA, NASA, and DoDEA missions. These facilities may include, but are not limited to, aircraft hangars, flight simulator facilities, dormitories, child development centers, administration buildings, schools, chemical laboratories, and medical facilities. Projects can be categorized as repair, replacement, upgrade, maintenance, energy savings and sustainability projects for a wide range of new and existing facilities and systems, utilities and infrastructure, and shall include, but not be limited to the following: - Site Features including, but not limited to, layout, outdoor water consumption systems, storm water collection and conveyance, improved management practices (IMP), Low Impact Development (LID) features, security fencing and entry control facilities (to include, but not be limited to, gates and pop-up barriers); - Architectural Systems including, but not limited to, building envelope (air barriers, insulation, radiant barriers, roofing), interior including elevators and escalators, windows, smoke control systems, doors and locks, sound isolation; - Electrical Systems including, but not limited to, power; lighting and lighting controls and, if provided, day lighting and associated controls; communications (telephone, intercom, paging), renewable energy systems (i.e. photovoltaics), secondary distribution; airfield lighting (primary and secondary); fire alarm systems; security systems; electrical metering systems; and ancillary related facilities. - Mechanical Systems including, but not limited to, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC); various types of energy systems, building Energy Monitoring Control Systems (EMCS) and base-wide EMCS; Direct Digital Controls (DDC); applicable metering systems; Ground source and other energy recovery and renewable systems (ground source heat pumps); renewable energy systems (solar hot water generation, shower drain heat recovery); mechanical piping; steam distribution systems, condensate return distribution systems, hot water distribution systems, chilled water distribution systems; compressed air system; boilers, boiler plants, chilled water plants; compressed air plants; refrigeration systems and controls including liquid ammonia refrigerant plants; - Plumbing Systems including, but not limited to, domestic potable water, water metering systems; plumbing fixtures; compressed air, laboratory/medical gas, vacuum systems; - Oil and fuel systems, natural and propane gas storage and distribution systems, gas metering systems, fuel storage tanks, military fuel systems. Commissioning shall facilitate the Army and Norfolk District customers to meet and/or exceed: •· Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 05), 08 Aug 05 •· Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), 4 Jan 07 •· Executive Order 13514, " Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance", 5 Oct 09 •· US Army Corps of Engineers ECB 2009-29, Building Air Tightness Requirements •· Memorandum, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, DoD Implementation of Storm Water Requirements under Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), 19 Jan 10. •· US Army Corps of Engineers ECB 2010-14, Improving building performance through enhanced requirements for energy performance and select LEED credits •· US Army Corps of Engineers ECB 2011-1, High Performance Energy and Sustainability Policy •· U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) NC rating tool 2009/v3, EA Credit 3 Commissioning services will involve working with USACE design teams, architectural-engineering and engineering firms; facility engineering teams, and facility maintenance teams of Norfolk District customers; construction contractors, design build firms, repair and maintenance firms and contractors, and testing and balancing firms. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Perform commissioning, LEED fundamental commissioning, and LEED enhanced commissioning services on both design-build and design-bid-build projects as well as other projects listed above as a third party provider working for and reporting to the USACE District executing the task order. The LEED commissioning authority shall coordinate with the LEED Certification Administrator (LCA), the Designer of Record A&E's design team, the Government's project management & design management team, the Government's construction team, and the construction contractor. Fundamental commissioning and enhanced commissioning requirements are listed in LEED NC. These requirements shall be included in the commissioning work. All sustainability and energy conservation work on this project will affect the commissioning process. The CxA and his/her firm must not be an employee of, or contracted through, the applicable project's contracted design or construction contractor (or construction manager). Commissioning shall include Energy Star labeled new and existing facilities, obtaining Energy Star certifications, applying for Energy Star certifications, testing and meeting Energy Star requirements, and maintaining facility energy certifications. COMMISSIONING WORK REQUIREMENTS: Commissioning and associated commissioning processes shall be systematic and quality focused processes, beginning in the design phase, lasting at least one year (12 months) after project closeout and including the training of the operating and maintenance staff; ensuring, through documented verification, that all building systems perform interactively according to the documented design intent and the building user's (Government's) operational needs to provide an energy efficient and sustainable facility. If required, the CxA shall develop a plan for resolving all outstanding commissioning issues and shall work with the Contractor and the design agent in obtaining the LEED NC registration and certificate for each facility or building. The CA shall report and document all results, recommendations, and findings directly to the Contracting Officer or his/her designated representative. The commissioning process shall provide verification and documentation that the facility and all of its components and assemblies are planned, designed, installed, tested, can be operated and maintained to meet the project requirements and LEED NC requirements for the project intended for registration with USGBC. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE LEED COMMISSIONING AUTHORITY: Commissioning Authority (CxA) for each Task Order as the key person to lead, review, and oversee the completion of all commissioning process activities. The CxA directs and coordinates Cx activities and submits Cx reports to the Contracting Officer to meet the submittal and reporting requirements of the LEED EA Prerequisite Requirement for Fundamental Commissioning and the EA Credit 3 for Enhanced Commissioning. The CxA must be certified as a commissioning professional by one of the following organizations: •· The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), •· The Building Commissioning Association (BCA), •· The National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB), or •· The University of Wisconsin - Madison (UWM). Provide a resume of the CxA annotating education, experience and management capabilities on at least two similar size and type contracts. 3. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested sources are invited to respond to this sources sought announcement by providing information in the following manner : Part 1 - Point of Contact: Provide name of your firm, provide your firm's Dunn and Bradstreet Number (DUNS) and state if your firm is SBA Certified 8(a), Hubzone, SDVOSB, or Small Business. Part 2 - Resumes: Provide a maximum of 3 resumes for registered key personnel on your team that would be responsible for completing the required services. Part 3 - Additional Information: On a maximum of two pages, list a maximum of Five (5) specific, completed, recent (within past 5 years) projects that demonstrate experience in the required services. List each project by a brief paragraph listing the project title, location, cost, participating personnel, completion date and how each project reflects experience in the required services. Again, each project shall be one paragraph in length. Part 4 - Firm and Personnel Background: On a maximum of two pages, provide a brief paragraph addressing Location; Indicate Firm's location of main offices and branch offices. Describe the team's knowledge and availability to work in the proposed geographical areas. Ensure that the authorized representative of the firm signs the page attesting to the information provided in the sources sought response. Point of Contact Responses to this Sources Sought announcement are due no later than 2:00 p.m. (local time) on Thursday May 26, 2011. Please address your response to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Attn: Jennifer Heuer 803 Front Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Responses received after the deadline or without the required information shall be considered unacceptable and will not be considered.
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