SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Professional Services to assist in the management and maintenance of the Navy's Water and Wastewater systems under the cognizance of Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, worldwide.
- Notice Date
- 1/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- N62470 NAVFAC Atlantic Code AQ 6506 Hampton Blvd, Building A Norfolk, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6247013R6003
- Response Due
- 2/12/2013
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2013
- Point of Contact
- Contract Specialist, Sharan Lind, 757-322-4150 or sharan.lind@navy.mil and Amber Forehand-Hughes, 757-322-8336 or amber.forehand@navy.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This is a market research tool to determine whether to set-aside an acquisition for services for Small Business (SB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business or 8(a) concerns only. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic (NAVFAC), implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. An award will not be made on offers received in response to this notice. The Government is not responsible for the cost associated with any effort expended in responding to this notice. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Synopsis, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government's best interest. The acquisition is for a professional services Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract, which may include advisory and assistance services, to assist in the management and maintenance of the Navy ™s Water and Wastewater systems under the cognizance of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic located worldwide. Services to be provided will require the proposer to have extensive understanding of the water and wastewater industry as it relates to utility regulatory processes; rate making and analysis; cost of service models; market design; water reuse; recycling and conservation incentive programs, project financing, Enhance Use Leasing; technologies; and the best operating and maintenance practices of water and wastewater utility assets. Projects and/or tasks relating to the water and wastewater utility systems will include, but are not limited to: evaluate and recommend improvements to the Navy and Marine Corps utility cost accounting system; evaluate and recommend enhancements and changes to the utility data collection and reporting system; conduct utility rate analysis at NAVFAC Atlantic components; perform long-range utility business plans; develop water and wastewater master plans; provide management analysis of water and wastewater systems; perform utility organization staffing studies; perform utility overhead analysis; develop utility operations metrics; develop utility capital plans; develop methodology for utility infrastructure management and best management practices; create energy and utility visions to include conservation and reuse options where viable; develop vision implementation plans; provide training on utility analysis technique; design a methodology to develop site-specific strategic utility plans; design utility budget formulation implementation guidance based on FMB requirements; and provide services in support of utilities privatization such as: economic analysis and assistance in developing water and wastewater procurement strategies. The Navy program will encompass Navy and Marine Corps Installations worldwide. The NAICS code for this proposed procurement is 541611 (size standard is $14,000,000). If the solicitation is issued, the solicitation will consist of a base year and two (2) one-year options totaling three (3) years of performance. Services/options are anticipated unless precluded by legislative language. The anticipated aggregate total of work to be issued all awards over the life of the contract term (base year plus two one-year options) shall not exceed the estimated maximum amount of $5,000,000. Statement of Capabilities Submittal Requirements: The Statement of Capability (SOC) will determine the feasibility and/or basis for the Navy ™s decision to set-aside this acquisition. Interested firms must submit a SOC, which describes, in detail, the firm ™s capability of providing contractor support services. Your SOC shall include the following: (1) full name and address of the firm; (2) year firm was established; (3) name of two principals (including titles, telephone and fax numbers); (4) copy of small business certifications (if 8(a) certified, provide the SBA Business Opportunity Specialist name and phone number assigned); HUBZONE certification and SDVOSB status or Small Business status; (5) indicate if the firm is registered in the Department of Defense (DOD) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, include DUNS Number and CAGE Code; (6) demonstrate expertise in the water, wastewater, and/or renewable energy (provide applicable professional registrations and certifications, as required); (7) provide information on recent past projects (no more than three projects and within the last three years) that demonstrates your ability to successfully manage five (5) water, wastewater, and/or renewable energy projects simultaneously; (8) demonstrate ability to surge to meet workload demands; (9) subcontract management: provide information on any proposed teaming arrangements (i.e. team members, previous working relationships with proposed team members and percent of work anticipated to be subcontracted (note: any joint ventures with 8(a) members must comply with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 13, Section 124.513)). Prime contractors must note that at least fifty percent (50%) of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the prime. Prime shall indicate whether it will perform and provide 50% or more of the work and personnel without relying on subcontractor. The Government reserves the right to request additional information as needed, from any and all respondents; (10) provide a written statement as to your ability to perform work Navy and Marine Corps Installations worldwide. The SOC must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow for a determination the firm ™s qualifications to perform the defined work. The SOC must be on 8 by 11-inch standard paper, single spaced, 12 point font minimum and is limited to 15 single sided pages (including all attachments). Responses are due on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 at 2:00 PM EST. LATE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The package shall be sent by mail to the following address: Commander Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, ACQ3 (ATTN: Sharan Lind), 6506 Hampton Blvd., Bldg. A “ Room 1200, Norfolk, VA 23508-1278. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 2:00 PM EST on 12 February 2013. Electronic submission of the statement of capabilities packages will not be accepted. DATA RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NO CONTRACTS OR AWARDS WILL BE ISSUED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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