USPFO For Tennessee; PO Box 40748, Powell Avenue; Nashville, TN 37204-0748

R -- CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR CLAIM EVALUATION POC Point of Contact -- SGT Barry Baxter, Contract Specialist, 615-313-2654, Contracting Officer -- LTC James Coonce, 615-313-2650 The consultant shall provide the Government with an independent and objective review in the evaluation of claims submitted on awarded construction contracts. Testimony shall not be on behalf of the Government. Services may include, but not be limited to, the following tasks as appropriate: Provide discovery assistance including meeting with the Government to review documentation available for use in the claim analysis, providing the Government with suggestions/recommendations, document discovery requests including production of documents, interrogatories, request for admissions, deposition questions, and assisting the Government in preparing responses to the contractor s discovery requests; Review available documentation including contract documents, contractor s claim, Government determination, response, correspondence, meeting minutes, change orders, requests for information and responses, and submittals; Perform an independent Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling Analysis of the contractor s claim including reviewing the contractor s as-planned baseline schedule, reviewing the contractor s schedule updates, preparing a daily specific as-built schedule for the project, identifying the project s as-built critical path, performing an as-planned to as-built schedule comparison, identifying and quantifying delays, acceleration, and mitigation, determine causation, assign responsibility for each delay, determine properly adjusted completion date, determine whether actual delays were independent/concurrent, excusable/inexcusable, and compensable/non-compensable; Perform cost analysis for performing work under applicable changed conditions including required labor hours, equipment costs, and materials for specific changes, loss of efficiency, extended overhead, acceleration; Provide pre-trial and trial assistance to the Government upon request including input for settlement negotiations and preparation of questions for cross examination of opposing party s expert witness(es); Provide expert witness testimony as required including written reports, expert deposition, trial graphics and testimony at trial. This is a sources sought synopsis therefore all interested parties should forward a written request to the USPFO For Tennessee, Attn: SGT Barry Baxter, P.O. Box 40748, Powell Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37204-0748 or by fax at 615-313-2659 within 30 days after publication of this notice. This procurement is open to large as well as small business firms (unrestricted). (0345)

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