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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 05, 2015 FBO #5003
MODIFICATION

R -- SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

Notice Date

8/3/2015
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
 

Contracting Office

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000
 

ZIP Code

61299-8000
 

Solicitation Number

W52P1J15R0185
 

Response Due

8/26/2015
 

Archive Date

9/25/2015
 

Point of Contact

Brandon E. McKinnis, Phone: 3097827763, Brian J. Murphy, Phone: 3097825435
 

E-Mail Address

brandon.e.mckinnis.civ@mail.mil, brian.j.murphy5.civ@mail.mil
(brandon.e.mckinnis.civ@mail.mil, brian.j.murphy5.civ@mail.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

SOURCE SOUGHT PLANNED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR JOINT PROJECT MANAGER FOR ELIMINATION (JPM-E) OVERARCHING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PROGRAM (OREP) SUPPORT. THE JOINT PROJECT MANAGER FOR ELIMINATION HAS THE MISSION TO DEVELOP, PRODUCE, TEST, INTEGRATE, SUSTAIN, OPERATE AND FIELD THE CAPABILITIES (PEOPLE, EQUIPMENT, AND TRAINING) REQUIRED TO CONDUCT WMD DESTRUCTION OPERATIONS (ASSESS, ACCESS, DEMILITARIZE, DECONTAMINATE, DISPOSE, AND RECOVER) WORLDWIDE, IN A SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER. TO FACILITATE THIS MISSION, JPM-E HAS DEVELOPED AN EXTENSIVE OREP PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING MULTIPLE EVALUATIONS/ENGINEERING STUDIES ON VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY SUITABLE FOR ANALYZING OR TREATING WMD IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER. THIS PLANNED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR ACQUIRING THE CONTINUATION OF THE ONGOING CONTRACTOR SUPPORT UNDER THE JPM-E OREP PROGRAM. AS CONTAINED IN THE CORRESPONDING STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW), IT WILL REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM SPECIFIED EVALUATIONS/STUDIES ON VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES, INVOLVING BOTH COMMERCIAL VENDORS AND GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES, SUITABLE FOR ANALYZING OR TREATING JPM-E WMD. IT WILL ALSO REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO DESIGN AND OVERSEE SPECIFIED TESTING TO VALIDATE THEIR ENGINEERING ASSUMPTIONS AND THE SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE. FINALLY, IT WILL REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE CONCEPTUAL AND DETAILED DESIGNS FOR PROTOTYPICAL FIELDABLE SYSTEMS BASED ON THE LABORATORY AND SUBSCALE TEST AND TO FABRICATE AND VALIDATE THE DESIGN THROUGH OPERATIONAL TESTING. THE STANDARD METHOD FOR CONDUCTING THESE EVALUATIONS WILL BE BASED ON A MULTIPLE PHASE APPROACH, STARTING WITH A PROOF OF CONCEPT THROUGH POSSIBLE FABRICATION AND FIELDING AS DETERMINED BY THE EARLIER PHASE RESULTS. CURRENTLY, THE PROJECTED OVERALL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WILL BE 36 MONTHS; THIS PLANNED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE A COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE (CPFF) CONTRACT TYPE AND WILL BE FUNDED PRIMARILY WITH RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION (RDT&E) FUNDING. AS DESCRIBED IN FAR 6.302-1(A)(2)(III), THE ABOVE UNIQUE AND/OR HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SERVICES BEING PLANNED ARE AVAILABLE ONLY FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE; THIS PLANNED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE TO THE CURRENT OREP CONTRACTOR, CB&I FEDERAL SERVICES LLC, 1725 DUKE ST, SUITE 400, ALEXANDRIA, VA 2314-3470. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT PROCUREMENT BY OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IS NECESSARY BECAUSE PROCUREMENT FORM ANY OTHER SOURCE THAN CB&I WOULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL DUPLICATION OF COST TO THE GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RECOVERED THROUGH COMPETITION AND/OR WOULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE UNACCEPTABLE DELAYS IN FULFILLING THE JPM-E'S OREP REQUIREMENTS. THIS PLANNED CONTRACT WILL ALLOW JPM-E TO RETAIN THESE UNIQUE AND/OR HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND/OR ENGINEERING SERVICES IN SUPPORTING OF ITS OREP REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS ONGOING AND FUTURE MISSIONS/ACTIVITIES WITHOUT A DISRUPTION TO THESE SERVICES. THIS PLANNED CONTRACT HAS TO BE IN PLACE NO LATER THAN 8 DECEMBER 2015 TO PROVIDE THE CONTINUATION OF THE JPM-E OREP SUPPORT WITHOUT A BREAK OF THESE SERVICES. OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS AND AS THE ONLY OREP PERFORMER UNDER ITS APPLICABLE PROGRAM AND INTEGRATION SUPPORT (PAIS), NON-STOCKPILE SYSTEMS CONTRACT II (NSSCII) TASK ORDERS AND CONTRACT NO. W52P1J-13-C-0004, CB&I SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED THE OREP SUPPORT. THIS INCLUDED THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION PANELS (TEP) I, II, III AND IV GROUPS FOR NSCM AND THE PREPARATION OF NSCM'S OVERARCHING RESEARCH PLAN (ORP) AND OVERARCHING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIED ALL THE CURRENT, NEAR TERM AND LONG-TERM TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO FULFILL THE JPM-E MISSION. FROM THOSE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, CB&I (PREVIOUSLY OPERATING AS SHAW) DEVELOPED THE FORMATS FOR THE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION PLANS WITH ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA, TEST PLANS, QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, HEALTH & SAFETY FORMATS, TEST REPORT FORMATS AND INDEPENDENT EVALUATION REPORTS. UNDER ITS PREVIOUS TASK ORDERS, SHAW HAS REVIEWED OVER ONE-HUNDRED TECHNOLOGIES WITH POTENTIAL APPLICABILITY TO NSCM/JPM-E ANALYTICAL, WMD DESTRUCTION AND OTHER NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE ORP. FURTHER, SHAW/CB&I HAS OVERSEEN TESTING AND EVALUATION OF THE TEN TECHNOLOGIES DOWN-SELECTED TO DATE FROM THEIR INITIAL EVALUATIONS AND FOUR NON-INTRUSIVE ANALYZER SYSTEM EVALUATIONS. SHAW/CB&I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXTENSIVE AND COMPLEX REPORTING ON THESE EVALUATIONS. THIS PLANNED CONTRACT ACTION WILL EXTEND, LEVERAGE, AND BUILD UPON CB&I'S PRIOR EVALUATION EFFORTS UNDER ITS PAIS, NSSCII TASK ORDERS, AND CONTRACT W52P1J-13-C-0004. ACCORDINGLY, THIS OREP CONTRACT ACTION TO CB&I REPRESENTS THE LOGICAL CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS EXPENDED ACTIVITIES/EFFORTS, LESSONS LEARNED, AND COSTS TO ENSURE THAT THE UNIQUE AND/OR HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND/OR ENGINEERING SERVICES REQUIRED BY THE CORRESPONDING SOW ARE AVAILABLE FROM CB&I IN A TIMELY AND EFFICIENT MANNER WITHOUT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND COST IMPACTS TO THE JPM-E OREP PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SPECIAL NOTICE IS TO CONDUCT A MARKET SURVEY OF INTERESTED PARTIES THAT MAY HAVE CAPABILITIES AND PAST EXPERIENCE TO RESPOND TO AND COMPLY WITH THE OVERALL ABOVE JPM-E OREP REQUIREMENTS OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS IF A FUTURE COMPETITIVE JPM-E OREP REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS ISSUED. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR INTEREST IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, AND A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR CAPABILITIES AND PAST EXPERIENCES TO PERFORM THE ABOVE JPM-E OREP OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS. THIS DESCRIPTION AND PAST EXPERIENCES SHOULD DISCUSS PERFORMING MULTIPLE EVALUATIONS/ENGINEERING STUDIES ON VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES, INVOLVING BOTH COMMERCIAL VENDORS AND GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES, THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY SUITABLE FOR ANALYZING OR TREATING WMD IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER. IN ADDITION, YOUR DESCRIPTION SHOULD PROVIDE THE COMPANY NAME(S) OF YOUR PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENT. YOUR RESPONSE SHALL BE EMAILED TO MR. BRANDON MCKINNIS AT ADDRESS: BRANDON.E.MCKINNIS.CIV@MAIL.MIL; HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 309-782-7763. AS SUCH, THE EMAIL SUBMISSION SHOULD BE AS A WORD FILE ATTACHMENT, TIMES NEW ROMAN (12 PITCH), OF NO MORE THAN FIVE (5) PAGES (11X8.5). RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED NO LATER THAN 26 AUGUST 2015 16:00 CT. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS; HOWEVER, ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PLANNING PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A FOLLOW-ON JPM-E OREP COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/d08557e4fa3ad80bbf1852f220d17d86)
 

Place of Performance

Address: ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000

Zip Code: 61299-6000
 

Record

SN03821754-W 20150805/150803235757-d08557e4fa3ad80bbf1852f220d17d86 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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