SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Architectural and Engineering Liaison - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-2015-302
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2015
- Point of Contact
- Andriani Buck, Phone: 3014021677
- E-Mail Address
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andriani.buck@nih.gov
(andriani.buck@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Please see the attached Statement of Work for more detailed information. SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Solicitation Number:HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-2015-302 Title: Architectural and Engineering Liaison Classification Code: R - Professional, Administrative, and Management Support Services NAICS Code: 541 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services Description: This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background: NINDS DIR seeks an independent contractor to provide day-to-day, on-site liaison services of an architectural and engineering nature to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. It is anticipated that the number of spaces requiring Architectural and Engineering support and therefore requiring attention from the liaison will increase during the duration of this agreement. The individual shall work as a liaison between NINDS leadership, operations staff, Principal Investigators (PIs), construction personnel, the scientific community and other relevant stakeholders to serve as an intermediary between the aforementioned parties as they analyze project requirements, discuss plans, formulate alternate solutions and implement the finalized plan to provide services and deliverables through to successful project completion. Objective: The objective is to acquire a liaison to provide architectural and engineering administrative and managerial support services to facilitate renovation projects for NINDS. TASKS The contractor shall: 1.Serve as a liaison between leadership, construction and scientific communities for multiple projects simultaneously. 2.Serve as a point of contact between the Scientific Director, EO offices, NINDS investigators, and NIH facility management. 3.Prepare and present planning and status reports for project officer approval. 4.Collaborate with leadership, construction, scientists, and financial personnel to ensure funding and timeline goals are met. 5.Possess the knowledge to work in biomedical investigative and active Continuity of Operations (COOP) environments. 6.Possess experience assisting in successfully relocating individuals and groups of 1 - 500 people and their technical environments, labs, utilities, furniture, etc. 7.Possess an understanding of planning swing spaces. 8.Shall have experience presenting plans and obtaining buy-in from leadership, construction, finance and scientific communities. 9.Possess an Occupational Safety Hazard Administration (OSHA) Certificate Evaluation Criteria Contractors will be evaluated on their ability to achieve the tasks as defined in the Statement of Work and the possession of the experience and educational requirements detailed below. Contractors must: 1.Demonstrate ability to consult with leadership, construction and scientific communities regarding multi-function collaboration to accomplish Investigative Spaces from concept to fruition. Demonstrate ability to understand and be able to accurately communicate technical, construction, budget/ finance, new tenure track hire and NINDS leadership data and points of view, present and advance tradeoffs in manner that facilitates concurrence from all parties. 2.Demonstrate ability to simultaneously serve as a liaison for 15-20 projects at the same time meeting the objectives of each. 3.Demonstrate ability to act as point of contact among Scientific Director (SD) and EO offices, NINDS investigators, and NIH facility management. 4.Demonstrate ability to collect data, generate detailed status and planning reports for project officer approval, and present reports to top to mid-management leadership, to construction teams, and to investigative and experimenting scientists. 5.Demonstrate ability to collaborate and coordinate among leadership, construction, scientific and budget/finance communities to ensure efficient use of funding and to adhere to schedule for new and renovation projects. 6.Demonstrate sufficient knowledge of shaping a biomedical investigative environment containing HVAC, nitrogen(N2), carbogen (CO2O2), carbon dioxide (CO2) [lab vacuum, lab gases, lab air], bio-hazard storage, freezer farms, fume hoods, bio-safety cabinets, air tables, centrifuges and vivariums so that concerns from different parties regarding biomedical investigative environments can be addressed, detailed, and properly relayed to the appropriate parties. 7.Demonstrate experience operating in an active Continuity of Operations (COOP) environment containing live research specimen since liaison services in such an environment may be necessary and knowledge of the environment will be necessary to serve as an effective intermediary in such situations. 8.Evidence of strong organizational, interpersonal and time / management skills in qualitative terms. 9.Provide evidence of the ability to ensure that renovation projects proceed on schedule and on budget, to inform SD and EO or equivalent offices of possible deviations from schedule and budget, and to collaborate with staff to find solutions that may arise thereby keeping projects on schedule and within budget. 10.Demonstrates familiarity with and ability to work with NINDS' Continuity of Operations (COOP)/Emergency personnel and team responders in the event of building emergencies by giving specific experience of employing protocols working with emergency personnel and team responders. 11.Evidence of strong communication skills: oral, written, and in presenting material to a group. 12.Display an ability: a.To collaborate with the appropriate parties in the oversight and implementation of a chlorination system for animal vivarium which houses an average of 12,000 mouse/rat cages. Currently, the water system is contaminated, research is affected and behavioral studies are also affected; the ability to serve as an intermediary in order to help resolve these and/or similar challenges should be detailed. b.To collaborate with the appropriate parties in the oversight of the study and renovation of an animal quarantine area including the assessment of HVAC and installation of ducted biosafety cabinets. c.To serve as a liaison with the parties involved with the renovation of specifically designed animal holding areas that must be continued for virus-infected rodents. Key Personnel Requirements Certifications required of the candidate: 1.Certified Professional Engineer (PE) 2.Certified Construction Manager (CCM) 3.LEED Accredited Professional (AP+BD+C) Key personnel proposed for the current position must possess: 1.Either a Bachelor's degree in an Engineering specialty related to construction; Or a Bachelor's degree and 4 years' experience with HVAC, electrical, utilities, etc; 2.AND 8+ years' Federal Government construction/renovation experience; 3.AND 5+ years' experience in laboratory projects; Qualifications should be easily identifiable in a resume or a clearly delineated section of the proposal. DELIVERABLES Monthly, the contractor shall provide documentation evidence of any and/or all work products, including, but not limited to, the following tasks: 1.Deliver work products and documents related to assistance with developing plans for all renovation projects taking into account feasibility from architectural, engineering and budgetary perspectives; coordinate space, telecommunications, safety, timelines, etc. for relocation of research and administrative staff, renovation of facilities and installation of utility systems for specialized equipment or functions. All decisions and approval regarding such plans and renovation projects will be made by the project officer. 2.Deliver work products and documents related to collaborating with investigators and construction staff to find cost-effective solutions on all renovation projects; soliciting technical input from subject matter experts as required on special requirements for research or administrative space; investigating proposed major equipment purchases to ensure that salient operating characteristics can be met with available space and utility services. 3.Deliver computer generated work, including spreadsheet and database logs to ensure all areas of construction, renovation, movement of staff and equipment, etc. are processed in a timely manner. Maintain records on budget for renovations to ensure funding availability. As requested, provide raw data to support status of dashboard funding reports. The raw data will be the property of NINDS. 4.Other reports as called out in this document or as required during the course of performance including but not limited to emergency status reports which will be delivered on an as needed immediate basis and semiannual performance reports. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Base Year: July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 Option Year 1: July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 Option Year 2: July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 Option Year 3: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Option Year 4: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 Capability statement /information sought: The respondent's response shall also include any other specific and relevant information related to the requirements of this project that will enable the Government to determine the capabilities of the company to perform the specialized requirements described in this synopsis. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document in any response submitted, to this market survey extensive experience with and the ability to perform all of the specialized requirements elsewhere described. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. The information submitted must be must be in an outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to fifteen (15) page limit. The 15-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. The response must include the respondent's technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically (facsimile responses are NOT accepted ) to: Andriani Buck Contract Specialist NIH/NIDA/SSSA Andriani.buck@nih.gov The response must be received on or before April 29th, 2015, 8:00 AM (EST). Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Division of Intramural Research Programs, 9000 Rockville Pike, 35 Convent Drive, Building 35, Room GF352, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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