MODIFICATION
M -- Fort Greely BMD Mission Support Service
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 561210
— Facilities Support Services
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Army Strategic Command, XR W4T8 ARSPACE CONTRACTING BR, 350 Vandenberg St. Bldg 3, Peterson Air Force Base, CO 80914-4914
- ZIP Code
- 80914-4914
- Solicitation Number
- W9126014RFI01
- Response Due
- 4/14/2014
- Archive Date
- 5/17/2014
- Point of Contact
- Sven Gaines, 7195541962
- E-Mail Address
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U.S. Army Strategic Command
(sven.gaines@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This announcement is amended to include the following language: In addition to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 561210 - Facilities Support, interested parties must be qualified, show capability, and have a record of successful past performance in NAICS classifications the Government considers relevant to the services anticipated under any potential contract. All of the following NAICS classifications are considered relevant to this potential acquistion. NAICS classifications that follow an quote mark * quote mark are considered critical to successful performance of any potential contract. * NAICS 221122 - Electric Power Distribution; * NAICS 541330 - Engineering Services; * NAICS 561621 - Security System Services (except Locksmiths); NAICS 561612 - Security Guards and Patrol Services; * NAICS 488111 - Air Traffic Control; * NAICS 488119 - Other Airport Operations; NAICS 721110 - Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels; NAICS 561720 - Janitorial Services In addition to the questions in the initial announcements, interested parties are asked to submit responses that address the following additional area(s): Mission Support (continued from initial announcement): 23. Describe your company's ability to perform System Administration (SA) on industrial information systems (IS) supporting 24x7x365 performance, including installation of Govt. directed security patches and updates, documenting system architecture and system maintenance procedures, identifying and performing system upgrades as required, performing system hardening and maintenance in accordance with DISA STIGs, and assisting Government security personnel (e.g. ISSOs) during vulnerability scans and other security-related efforts, using DoD 8570.01-M (IAT-I or II) qualified personnel. Security Clearance (continued from initial announcement): 5. How long does your company anticipate it would take to fill a position that requires a DoD 8570.1 IAT-I or IAT-II qualification, from the time the need is ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101 requiring the dissemination of information for proposed contract actions and FAR 10.002(a)(2)(ii) which requires conducting market research before soliciting offers for acquisitions with an estimated value in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold. This is a request for information notice to identify capable Small Business Concerns to fulfill the services described below. Contracting Office Address Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA), Colorado Springs, Attn: S. Brian Gaines 350 Vandenberg Street, Building 3 Peterson AFB, CO 80914-4914 1. Description: ACC-RSA, Colorado Springs is conducting market research through this Request for Information (RFI) to determine Small Business interest and capability in performing Mission Support Services at Fort Greely, Alaska. Mission Support encompasses the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Missile Defense Complex (MDC), the Fort Greely cantonment area, and Allen Army Airfield. Required services include: * High and medium voltage power generation and distribution supporting operations and sustainment of a National Strategic Defense Weapon System on the MDC; * Facility maintenance and repair to all mission facilities within the MDC, Allan Army Airfield (AAAF) and cantonment areas at Fort Greely, Alaska; * Maintenance and repair of installation and MDC fire alarm and MDC security systems; * MDC access control; * Air traffic control and airfield operation services; * Civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering (emphasizing computer aided design, drafting, and Geographic Information System (GIS)); * Environmental engineering and operation of the hazardous waste transfer disposal; * Lodging, housing, and housekeeping support; * MDC, AAAF, and Fort Greely cantonment custodial support; and * Minor administrative support. This market research announcement is for informational planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. ACC-RSA Colorado Springs will consider responses received as exchanges of information. No solicitation will be issued at this time. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested parties' expense. The Government will not reimburse costs and will not be liable for any costs associated with responses to this RFI. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this request for information. Any response received will be treated as information only and not a proposal. Responses will be separated from, and have no bearing on, proposals submitted for any future RFP. The Government does not seek or want proprietary information. If a respondent submits such information, it must clearly mark quote mark proprietary quote mark on every sheet containing such information and segregate the proprietary information to the maximum extent practical from other portions of the response (i.e. use an attachment or exhibit). Respondents are responsible for adequately marking proprietary information in their response. 2. Objective. The purpose of this announcement is to conduct market research to assess industry's ability to provide and manage the Mission Support services outlined in section 1 of this RFI thereby assisting to ensure continued mission capability of a National Strategic Defense Weapon System on the MDC. The intended outcomes of this market research are to determine commerciality, industry capabilities, and to develop acquisition strategy alternatives. The ability to obtain and maintain a facility secret security clearance and to review process and store classified information at the secret level. 3. Submission Instructions. Interested parties are asked to submit responses that address the following areas: Mission Support 1. Is your company currently providing Mission Support Services under any Federal contracts? If so, please provide the number of contracts, a brief description of scope and magnitude (amount) of the contract. 2. How long has your company provided Mission Support type style services to the Federal, DOD, and State Government? Is your company focused specifically on DOD work? 3. Discuss how your company complies with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on subcontracting to eliminate excessive pass-through costs. 4. Describe your Management approach and experience in deploying a high dollar/high visibility mission support contract? Include a discussion about how your company manages work priorities between mission critical service calls and routine work orders while complying with mandatory response and completion times for each type. 5. Describe your experience with cost contracts. Provide examples of the types of cost controls and efficiencies your company uses to ensure the best possible value to the Government. 6. Discuss experience in operating, maintaining, testing, and repairing critical power systems under extreme environmental (i.e. sub zero cold, wind, and seismic) conditions experienced in locations similar to Ft Greely Alaska. 7. Discuss experience in staffing and convening failure reviews and use of root-cause corrective action processes. 8. Discuss experience in maintaining high operational availability of critical facilities and infrastructure systems that support a 24/7/365 defense of the homeland mission. Demonstrate experience in O&M of multiple facilities with differing requirements. Demonstrate experience with O&M and repair of facilities mechanical systems including fuel piping / hydronic piping systems / district or central plant systems. 9. Describe your company's experience with labor union interaction and having to manage one or more collective bargaining agreements as well as multiple Department of Labor Area Wage Determinations. 10. Discuss your company's process and success in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel to perform specific tasks and fill key positions on any given contract of similar scope, magnitude and complexity. 11. Describe your experience in high (138kV), medium (12.47kV), and low voltage(480V and below) power generation, underground medium and low voltage distribution, operations and maintenance and configuration management for facilities infrastructure support to critical power systems such as a DoD major weapon system comparable to the complexity of the Missile Defense Complex Ground- Based Midcourse Defense System. 12. Describe your experience in work planning, operations, and maintenance of critical power systems to maintain continuous 24/7/365 power availability in a shielded (EMI/HEMP) and non-shielded environment. Processes used to minimize planned outages, or to eliminate the need for planned outages with workarounds. 13. Discuss operating, maintaining, testing, and repairing critical facility power systems such as substations, diesel fueled backup power plants, shielded systems (such as EMI/HEMP filters, HEMP doors, penetrations), complex double conversion UPS, transformers, load banks, switchgear, circuit breakers, protective relays, controls (remote power control and monitoring systems/site utility HVAV control and monitoring systems). 14. Describe your experience with power system analysis (protective device coordination, load flow, fault and arc flash). Electrical safety analysis to include hazard analysis, confined space entry, lock-out/tag-out and working in vicinity of energized high, medium, and low voltage power systems. 15. Discuss your company's ability to provide immediate response 24/7/365 to the Missile Defense Complex with appropriate skill sets, assess conditions and make equipment adjustments & equipment repairs over an extended period if needed until power (and/or other critical infrastructure) is restored. 16. Discuss your experience in maintaining and repairing fire alarm detection and suppression & protection systems IAW NFPA 72, NFPA 25 and UFC 3-600-02 requirements and the manufacturer's recommendations. 17. Discuss your experience in maintaining and repairing motors & motor control centers, cables & wiring, terminations, lightning protection/grounding systems, control software, security systems, lighting systems, generator fuel distribution systems, etc. 18. Discuss your companies experience in developing facility and infrastructure condition assessments and short/long range facility sustainment planning documentation. Identify facilities database systems your company has operated and maintained. Describe your company's experience with Auto-Cad and Bentley Microstation software and maintaining Facility Operations and Maintenance Manuals using Adobe Framemaker software. 19. Describe your knowledge and experience with operating an onsite Resource Conservation and Recovery Act less than 90 transfer disposal facility. 20. Describe your knowledge and experience in preparing and submitting bi annual air permitting reports to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). 21. Describe your company's knowledge and experience in providing Access Control to include employing a weapons and ammunition program IAW army regulations. Discuss the appropriate use of minimum force as it relates to access control services. 22. Describe experience in airfield operations, including air traffic control services, at a class D airfield with limited support facilities and multiple ramps and-runways. Include a discussion on ramp and runway maintenance as it relates to FOD and snow removal, flight operations planning, takeoff and landing operations and support, and maintaining SOPs and regulations governing military airports. Discuss maintaining compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations and Army Regulation 95-2, Air Traffic Control, Airspace, Airfields, Flight Activities, and Navigational Aids. Security Clearance: 1. Does your company currently possess a Secret Facility Security Clearance? Is your company familiar with Government clearance processes and requirements? Please provide examples. 2. This contract requires all personnel to possess a minimum of a SECRET clearance starting day one of the contract. Please describe your company's ability to meet this requirement. 3. Does your company regularly hire personnel with Secret clearances? 4. How long does your company anticipate it will take to fill a position from the time the need is identified? Commerciality 1. Current acquisition guidance encourages the Government to adopt best practices of industry when purchasing commercial services. Do you believe this acquisition is a commercial service considering the definition in Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.101? Please provide your rationale. 2. What kinds of performance assessment methods & performance incentives are used commercially? If non-commercial what types of performance incentives, if any, would be appropriate (i.e. Incentive Fee, Award Fee, etc.)? What technical areas could be incentivized? 3. What kinds of factors/standards does industry use to evaluate commercial providers providing services listed in the attached PWS? 4. The Government is interested in benchmarking commercial best practices. If desired, include any Mission Support Service commercial best practices. Contract Type and Service Requirements 1. What contract types are normally used for these types of services (i.e Firm-Fixed Price, Cost, etc.)? 2. Are there specific contract types that may result in a ?no-bid quote mark decision by your company? Is a CPFF the best contract type for this type of work? 5. Responses. Companies capable fulfilling the services described above are asked to submit a capability statement for Government review. Interested parties are asked to limit the length of the submission to 10 pages at 11 point type, excluding the cover page. The cover page must show: 1) company name and address; 2) description of principle business activity 3) primary point of contact and one alternate; 4) telephone number and e-mail address; 5) business type and size; 6) NAICS code; 7) CAGE Code, and 8) facility clearance level. The Government may use non-Government (contractor) support personnel as subject matter experts to help review responses, including review of any marked or unmarked proprietary information. The non-Government (contractor) support personnel have executed non-disclosure agreements with the Government. Response to this RFI constitutes your acknowledgement and agreement that the information you provided, including any marked or unmarked proprietary information, may be disclosed to these non-Government (contractor) support personnel. A technical data package is not available. 6. Submit. Submit your response in electronic format to Sven B. Gaines, Contracting Officer, at sven.b.gaines.civ@mail.mil, no later than 14 April 2014. No questions will be entertained by the government at this time. The Government will not acknowledge receipt, other than a confirmation email of responses to this RFI, but an email address must be included in the RFI response. The Government will not return any documentation submitted in conjunction with this RFI.
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- Zip Code: 80914-4914
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