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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 09, 2013 FBO #4276
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99 -- Industry Standards Online Document Service FAA SW Region CSA Fort Worth, TX - Attachment

Notice Date

8/7/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

519190 — All Other Information Services
 

Contracting Office

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AAQ-310 WA - FAA Headquarters (Washington, DC)
 

Solicitation Number

14794
 

Response Due

8/15/2013
 

Archive Date

8/15/2013
 

Point of Contact

Charles Lingafelt, charles.lingafelt@faa.gov, Phone: 202-385-6691
 

E-Mail Address

Click here to email Charles Lingafelt
(charles.lingafelt@faa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

1. Introduction & Brief Background In order to comply with the stated mandate below, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to enter in to a contract for an online subscription service to industry standards and specifications for use by the FAA Technical Operations Service Unit. Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) have published law and rule-making regarding the use of Voluntary Consensus Standards by federal agencies. Section 12(d), Public Law 104-113 (Mar. 7, 1996) mandates, in part, that: "(1) IN GENERAL. Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, all Federal agencies and departments shall use technical standards that are developed or adopted by Voluntary Consensus Standards bodies, using such technical standards as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities determined by the agencies and departments. (2) CONSULTATION; PARTICIPATION. In carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection, Federal agencies and departments shall consult with voluntary, private sector, consensus standards bodies and shall, when such participation is in the public interest and is compatible with agency and departmental missions, authorities, priorities, and budget resources, participate with such bodies in the development of technical standards. (3) EXCEPTION. If compliance with paragraph (1) of this subsection is inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical, a Federal agency or department may elect to use technical standards that are not developed or adopted by Voluntary Consensus Standards bodies if the head of each such agency or department transmits to the Office of Management and Budget an explanation of the reasons for using such standards." Therefore, the FAA is conducting this market survey to seek potential sources capable of meeting technical and delivery requirements. Specific requirements are identified in the Scope of Work (SOW) below. Any vendor that believes it can provide these services is invited to submit a Capability Statement (in contractor format) addressing its abilities to meet all of the requirements identified in the SOW as addressed below. No substitutions will be considered. 2. Scope of Work To safely and efficiently support the implementation of Facility and Equipment (F&E) projects within the National Airspace System (NAS), the Technical Operations Service Unit needs quick and direct access to industry standards and specifications that provide safety codes, fire protection codes, construction standards, power and cabling standards, communication standards and other technical regulations. The FAA intends to award a contract for an online subscription service meeting the requirements in this section to a single vendor. An on line tool that encompasses industry standards and specifications from a single vendor efficiently streamlines the process of searching multiple sources for compliance information, saving time while helping to achieve the benefits of interoperability, consistent quality, and safety for the FAA. It is expected that a vendor meeting these requirements will provide these items electronically, through a standard web browser, with the following characteristics: A. Provide a bibliographic records search - The ability to search existing industry standards and specifications whether or not the documents are part of a FAA paid access subscription. - On line search capability and indexing of at least 90% of the industry standards development organizations (estimated to be over 450 such organizations). - On line search capability and indexing of over 350,000 military and federal standardization documents. - Keyword searches made using words found in the document titles and abstracts. - Document number searches using the full document number, or part of a number. - The name, address, and contact numbers for all originating organizations will be included. Organizations can be identified by either their acronym or full name. - Document summaries (bibliographic records) will provide full document titles including revision, supplement, addenda, errata indication, and cross referencing to superseded material, document number, number of document pages, publication date, indication of ANSI approval, DoD adoption, and new or revised since the previous update, abstracts (where available) and any additional information available. - Provide priority document lists that can be generated by the user for quick document access and automatic update notification. B. Provide a paid access subscription - A subset of most often used industry standards and specifications of which the FAA has paid for full access to and allows qualified users to: - Use the same bibliographic records search as stated in section A. - Open the full text of the document on line from the search results. - Download a copy of the document to the user's local hard drive. - Print the document from the online version or the local hard drive copy. - All document files are printable at a minimum of 300 d.p.i. (dots per inch) resolution. These images can be accessed using Adobe Acrobat Reader through a standard Internet browser. Adobe's Page handling capabilities when viewing will include: The ability to enlarge (zoom), multiple times if required, any portion of the page. - The ability to turn a page through 360 degrees in 90 degree increments. - The ability to print an enlarged portion of a page, single page, range of pages, or the entire document to paper. - The printed page will include the name of the copyrighting organization. The index will use the search and retrieval software to facilitate access to document summaries or document pages via a number of different search paths including: - Document Number - Keywords from document titles and abstracts - Organization name or acronym - ANSI Approved documents - DoD Adopted documents - Documents recently new or revised - Federal Supply Class - Document Type (Military Drawings, NATO documents, etc.) C. Provide a custom collection of industry standards and specifications - In order for the FAA to effectively use available funding, the vendor must provide the ability to create custom standard collections based on individual standards from various standards developing organizations and not wholesale access to entire sets of standards from any specific standards developing organization. In addition, pricing should be based on number of simultaneous users, number of user locations and estimated number of times the document will be accessed. The FAA is interested in the following custom collection of standards: - AEC - Architectural/Engineering/Construction Set of standards referenced in the International Code Council's 2012 I-Codes. The collection includes 1600 commonly referenced standards and other technical documents from: AA, ACI, ANSI, API, ARI, ASAE, ASCE, ASHRAE, ASME, ASSE, ASTM, AWWA, BHMA, CGSB, CSA, CSA/AM, EIA, FM, GA, ICC, MSS, NEMA, NFPA, NSF, SAE, SMACNA, UL, ULC - ASQ - American Society for Quality - FAA - Federal Aviation Administration All current FAA Standards and Orders. - ICC - International Code Council The following ICC codes: - International Building Code - International Electrical Code - International Energy Conservation Code - International Fire Code - International Fuel Gas Code - International Mechanical Code - International Plumbing Code - International Private Sewage Disposal Code - International Property Maintenance Code - International Residential Code - International Zoning Code Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards (MHCSS) - Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities - NFPA - National Fire Protection Association Set of standards that includes all of the NFPA fire codes and standards and also includes the complete text of these handbooks: - Fire Protection Handbook - National Fuel Gas Code Handbook - LP-Gases Handbook National Fire Alarm Code Handbook - Fire Prevention Code Handbook - Life Safety Code Handbook - National Electrical Code Handbook - Health Care Facilities Handbook - Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook - Fire Pump Handbook - Occupational Health and Safety Handbook - IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers These individual standards from IEEE: - IEEE 81 - IEEE 81.2 - IEEE 141 - IEEE 141 - IEEE 142 - IEEE 241 - IEEE 242 - IEEE 242 - IEEE 399 - IEEE 446 - IEEE 493 - IEEE 551 - IEEE 602 - IEEE 739 - IEEE 902 - IEEE 1015 - IEEE 1100 - IEEE C62.41.1 - IEEE C62.41.2 - IEEE C62.43 - IEEE C62.45 - TIA - Telecommunications Industry Association These individual standards from TIA: - TIA TIA-526-7 - ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers These individual standards from ASCE: - ASCE 31-03 - ASCE 41-06 - ANSI - American National Standards Institute These individual standards from ANSI: - ANSI A10.8 - ANSI A14.2 - ANSI A14.5 D. Deliverables - On line access account to services described in scope of work - Monthly usage reports by user and by document standard - Technical support phone number available during normal business hours 3. Period of Performance This requirement is for a one year subscription of online access to the industry standards and specifications for the Technical Operations Service Unit. The period of performance will be 09/30/13 through 9/29/14. 4. Purpose At this time the nature of the final competition has not been determined. This market survey is designed to provide information for the FAA to consider in choosing the method and type of procurement competition. 5. Attachments: a. Business Declaration Form 6. Submission Format: Format: Electronic Quantity: 1 set Address: charles.lingafelt@faa.gov OR Format: Hard copy Quantity: 1 original Address: Charles Lingafelt Federal Aviation Administration 950 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW Suite 300, WS 89 Washington, DC 20024 NOTES: Electronic submission is preferred. All responses (one per company) are to be provided on company letterhead and limited to a total of 5 typewritten pages. No type font less than 11 point may be used. The electronic submission should be in either Microsoft WORD format or portable document format (PDF). Please note that the FAA e-mail server restricts file size to 10MB per email message, therefore, responses may have to be submitted in more than one e-mail in order to be received. This market survey is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment or a promise to contract by the Government. All Submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 15, 2013. For questions, requests for additional information, etc. regarding this market survey, contact Charles Lingafelt, Contracting Officer, via E-mail: charles.lingafelt@faa.gov. Submission must include company Point(s) of Contact, telephone number(s), FAX number(s), E-mail address (es) (if available), and mailing address. This announcement is not intended to guarantee procurement of the services, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract. The Government is not liable for costs associated with the preparation, submittal of inquiries or responses for this announcement and will not reimburse any firm for cost incurred in responding to this public announcement. Responses will not be returned. Since this is a sources sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists at this time. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the FAA's Contract Opportunities web page. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/14794 to view the original announcement.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FAA/HQ/14794/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: Business Declaration Form (pdf) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/32848)

Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/32848

 

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Record

SN03140233-W 20130809/130807235525-45f9d324fdea22a0df1b798c6513fc25 (fbodaily.com)
 

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