SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Specialized A/E Services for Utilities, Office Space, Health Care , Biomedical Labs and Animal Facilities
- Notice Date
- 1/28/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities/Office of Acquisitions, 13 South St., Room 2E43, MSC 5711, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5738
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5738
- Solicitation Number
- REF_HHSN-NIH-ORF-SBSS-16-002
- Point of Contact
- Romaine Cole, Phone: 301-435-4320, Ronnisha Medlin, Phone: 301-402-0878
- E-Mail Address
-
coler@mail.nih.gov, ronnisha.medlin@nih.gov
(coler@mail.nih.gov, ronnisha.medlin@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Reference Number: HHSN-NIH-ORF-SBSS- 16-002 A. SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), seeks to determine the availability of Architectural & Engineering (A/E) Firms with North American Classification Industry System Code 541310 (Architectural Services) and the Small Business Standard is $7.5 to provide Specialized A-E services to encompass the three core facility categories in order of expertise as indicated below further described below: Main Utilities Facility category - includes Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing/Special Utilities/Central Utilities Plant Facilities. Second category - Office/Public Space, Health Care and Laboratory Facilities Third category - Animal Care Facilities Task Orders will be issued under the anticipated indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for Architectural & Engineering services for design and other A/E services for various construction, renovation, and repair of buildings and infrastructure projects within the three core facility categories listed above. B. BACKGROUND The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expects to require Specialized Architect-Engineer (A-E) design and other A-E services for various construction, renovation, and repair of buildings and infrastructure projects expected to be within the following locations: NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD; NIH Animal Center, Poolesville, MD; various other NIH campuses and NIH owned and leased facilities, Bethesda, Rockville, Baltimore, MD and the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina campus. It is anticipated that the majority of tasks/projects will be located on the NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD followed by the surrounding area. NIH anticipates awarding a single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, task order contract for Specialized A-E services, to encompass A-E services for three core facility categories. The main facility category includes Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing /Special Utilities/Central Utilities Plant Facilities, or "Utilities" for short, along with two others. Office/Public Space, Health Care and Laboratory Facilities, combine to comprise a second category, while, Animal Care Facilities comprise a third category. C. PROJECT DESCRIPTION It is anticipated that Task orders will be issued under the IDIQ Contract for A-E design and other A-E services for various construction, renovation, and repair of buildings and infrastructure projects, within three core facility categories including 1) Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing/Special Utilities/Central Utilities Plant Facilities, or "Utilities"; 2) Office/Public Space, Health Care and Laboratory Facilities, and 3) Animal Care Facilities, within the following locations: NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD; NIH Animal Center, Poolesville, MD; various other campuses and facilities, both NIH owned and leased, Bethesda, Rockville, and Baltimore, MD; and the Research Triangle, North Carolina campus. Task orders may include projects that are large in size, technically complex, or have difficult or other unique requirements. Special attention is required for projects within the Clinical Center Complex in Bethesda which require particular attention to design details, close coordination with users and building managers, Joint Commission compliance, and assessment of current and proposed utility systems in regard to building utility moratorium. The latest "NIH Design Requirements Manual" and the latest edition of Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) will apply. Primarily, work will require specialized experience and lead technical competence in the main Utilities core facility category as described below: l ) Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing / Special Utilities / Central Utilities Plant Facilities. or "Utilities" include, but are not limited to, utilities including electrical, steam/condensate, high temperature hot water, chilled water, potable water, compressed air, medical gas, natural gas, fuel oil, storm water, and sanita1y sewer distribution systems including trenches and tunnels; production facilities including steam/condensate, high temperature hot water, chilled water, waste water treatment, and electrical and satellite substations; and MEP for facilities including administration and office facilities, libraries, animal care facilities, research laboratories, healthcare facilities, fire stations, child development centers, residences, lodging, parking structures, landscaping and irrigation systems, and warehouses. 2) Secondarily, work will also require technical competence in the two other facility categories of 2) Office/ Public Space, Health Care and Laboratory Facilities and 3) Animal Care Facilities as described below: 2) (a) Office/Public Space Facilities include, but are not limited to, offices, conference facilities (including the Natcher Conference Center), libraries (including the National Library of Medicine), child development centers, residences, lodging, commercial shops and food service, wellness centers/gyms and exterior recreational facilities, facilities for ancillary services such as fire and police, parking structures, and exterior improvements such as roadways, sidewalks, and landscaping. 2)(b) Health Care Facilities, or "Hospitals", include, but are not limited to, patient care units; outpatient clinics; intensive care units; surgical suites with catheterization laboratory; radiology, nuclear medicine, and MRI suites; pharmacy; rehabilitation; transfusion medicine; cyclotron; radiation oncology; medical gas services; pediatrics; and hospital support services. Projects may require knowledge of and experience with current Good Manufacturing Practices, for both clinical and research, as defined by the Food and Drug Administration. The latest published "AIA Guidelines for the Planning and Design of Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities" will apply. 2) (c) Biomedical Research Laboratory Facilities, or "Labs", include, but are not limited to general and specialized biomedical and animal research laboratories and laboratory support spaces. Laboratory facilities include general, Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2), Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3), and Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4). Projects may require knowledge of and experience with current Good Manufacturing Practices or Good Laboratory Practices as defined by the Food and Drug Administration. The latest published "AIA Guidelines for Planning and Design of Biomedical Research Laboratory Facilities" will apply. 3) Animal Care Facilities include, but are not limited to, facilities for housing, care, and use of animals in experimental testing, research, and training as related to biomedical research. Animals used at NIH for research include, but are not limited to mammals of all sizes, including primates and aquatic animals. Animal care facilities include general, Animal Biosafety Level 2, Animal Biosafety Level 3, or Animal Biosafety Level 4. A-E services shall be performed in accordance with the latest published "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" published by National Research Council. SMALL BUSINESS CONSIDERATION : This market survey is to determine if small business are available and capable to perform the resulting contract. Small Businesses include 8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veterans Owned Small Business, and Women Owned Small Business including Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business. This is a request for information and is not a request for proposal. If it is determined, based on analysis of the responses to this market survey, that small businesses are qualified and capable of performing the tasks described above, the Government will set-aside the requirement for competition amount the selected small business category. Interested small businesses shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and have a current Online Representation and Certification (ORCA): https://orca.bpn.gov. SUBMITTALS : Firms with the capabilities to perform the services described in this Sources Sought announcement are invited to submit (1) Part II of SF330; and (2) a letter of interest. Total page count shall not exceed 10 double sided. Standard Form 330 can be obtained at: http://www.gsa.gov. The letter of interest shall contain at least the following information: 1) Company Name, Address 2) Point of Contract, Telephone/E-mail 3) NAICS code/ business size 4) DUN number 5) Additional Information : Submission of additional supporting material is admissible only to the extent that it graphically (via drawings, and photograph) substantiates the relevant project work specifically described above. Interested 8(a) firms responding to this Sources Sought notice shall state their 8(a) certification data with the Small Business Administration. Hub Zone small business firms responding must provide proof of their Hub-Zone status. Qualified Interested firms shall submit their Capability Statements to the National Institutes of Health, Office Research Facilities, Building 13, Room 2E48, MSC 5711, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20892. Attn: Romaine Cole by 12:00 noon on February 12, 2016. At this time, no solicitation exists, therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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