SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Estimating Services
- Notice Date
- 2/8/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 13, Rm. 2E47, MSC 5738, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5738, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5738
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-ORF-SBSS-16-003
- Point of Contact
- Ronnisha R. Medlin, Phone: 3014512428
- E-Mail Address
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ronnisha.medlin@nih.gov
(ronnisha.medlin@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- A. SOURCES SOUGHT THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT AND NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities seeks to determine the availability of Engineering firms with North American Classification Industry System Code 541330 (Engineering Services) and the Small Business Size Standard of $15.0M to provide ESTIMATING SERVICES in support of the Division of Design and Construction Management at the NIH, Bethesda, MD. It is the Government's intention to award a fixed firm-priced contract for estimating services consisting of one (1) base year and four (4) Option periods. B. Project Background: As a part of the U.S. Public Health Service under the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the Federal Government's primary biomedical research agency. The NIH's mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. Composed of 27 Institutes and Centers, the NIH provides leadership and financial support to researchers in every state and throughout the world. The NIH Office of Research Facilities (ORF) supports the NIH mission by providing, maintaining, and operating safe, healthy, and attractive facilities. ORF's Division of Design and Construction Management (DDCM) is responsible for the oversight of the design, construction, repair and renovation of all NIH facilities and infrastructure. DDCM's Design and Technical Services Branch (DTSB) is responsible for providing a broad range of design and construction project management services, including quality assurance inspections, estimating and scheduling support. C. Project Description: The Design and Technical Services Branch seeks a highly qualified, credentialed contractor with proven experience to provide assistance with Estimating Services in support of this mission. The extent of Estimating Services shall encompass demolition, renovation, modification, repair and new construction of facility and infrastructure projects at the following NIH locations: • Main Campus, Bethesda, MD; • Animal Center, Poolesville, MD; • Leased facilities in Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Baltimore, MD; • The Integrated Research Facility, Frederick, MD • Gerontology Research Center (GRC), Baltimore, MD. Facilities and infrastructure shall include, but not be limited to, the following types of spaces: • Clinical and patient care units and all related areas to include general, surgical and specialized hospital spaces. • General or highly specialized biomedical research laboratory spaces and all associated support areas to include Bio-safety level BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 laboratory. • General or highly specialized animal spaces and all associated support areas. • Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) rated facilities. • Office, administrative, public and all associated support areas. • Interior and exterior utility systems including chiller and steam plants, electrical vaults, etc. • General Purpose areas such as paving, roofing, building exteriors, hardscaping, and utility efficiency upgrades to mechanical, electrical and architectural systems. D. Description of the Services The services are to be performed in a timely and expeditious manner and shall principally consist of the following tasks: Task 1 - Estimating Services Cost estimating and control are fundamental to the effective management of any project. The cost estimate is important to sufficiently budget, track and monitor the project from the programming phase through bid documents. Integrating cost estimating tools into the project control system is critical to ensure feedback of current actual costs for projects during the project life cycle. The Contractor shall provide all requisite labor, equipment and materials necessary to prepare the following types of cost estimates including, but not limited to: 1. Programming / Conceptual Estimates 2. Parametric / Preliminary Cost Estimates 3. Intermediate Cost Estimates 4. Final / Detailed Cost Estimates 5. Proposal Evaluation 6. Change Order Estimates 7. Change Order Proposal Evaluation 8. Project Acceleration / Delays Cost Estimates 9. Cost-to-Complete Estimates 10. Scope Change Estimates 11. Impact Factor Estimates Task 2 - Cost Database Services: Historical cost data aids the project owner in developing and/or improving project procurement and funding strategies. Over the life of the contract, the Contractor shall collect and maintain historical cost data on Contractor estimated ORF project types and sizes. To provide this information, the Contractor will use a variety of cost sources, including but not limited to: 1. Local and National Economic Markets 2. Material Availability within Local Market or Area 3. Local General Contractors and Subcontractors 4. Local Labor Unions 5. Department of Labor Information 6. Various cost software databases E. Submission Requirements Firms with capabilities to perform the services described in this Sources Sought announcement are invited to submit the following: 1. Part II of the SF330 form; [Note - Standard Form 330 can be obtained at: http://www.gsa.gov ]. 2. Letter of Interest The Letter of Interest shall not exceed two (2) pages and shall contain at a minimum the following information: a. Company Contact Information to include: • Firm Name • Primary Point(s) of Contact, with telephone number(s) and email address(es) • Firm Mailing Address and Telephone Number • Company's NAICS Code and Small Business Classification (i.e. Large business, Small business, Woman-owned, Veteran, etc.) • DUNS Number • If applicable, interested 8(a) firms shall state their current 8(a) certification data with the Small Business Administration. • If applicable, HubZone small business firms responding must provide proof of their HubZone certification status. b. Brief description of the firm's core services. 3. Qualification Statement The Qualification Statement shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages and shall contain at a minimum the following information: a. Provide no more than six (6) similar projects performed within the last ten (10) years, or in progress, which best demonstrate your firm's experience providing Estimating Services on projects similar to the NIH requirement. b. At a minimum, the six (6) similar projects shall describe one research laboratory project and one infrastructure project, as defined below. c. Similar Projects to the NIH Requirement are defined as projects similar in complexity, type and size, as follows: 1. Facility Types include - • Clinical and patient care units and all related areas to include general, surgical and specialized hospital spaces. • General or highly specialized biomedical research laboratory spaces and all associated support areas to include Bio-safety level BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 laboratory. • General or highly specialized animal spaces and all associated support areas. • Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) rated facilities • Office, administrative, public and all associated support areas. • Interior and exterior utility systems including chiller and steam plants, electrical vaults, etc. • General Purpose areas such as paving, roofing, building exteriors, hardscaping, and utility efficiency upgrades to mechanical, electrical and architectural systems. 2. Complexity - Special considerations, to include, but not limited to: • Physical Security restrictions / limitations / requirements • Anti-Terrorism / Force Protection (AT / FP) restrictions / requirements • Special / Interim Life Safety measures • Construction Risk Assessments • Occupied space(s) restrictions/ limitations • Access restrictions • Off-hours working requirements • Vibration / noise / access limitations • Hazardous Materials Abatement / Remediation • Joint Commission requirements (for hospital) • Special Area restrictions, i.e. infectious or immune compromised areas within a hospital space 3. Size - Projects with construction costs ranging between $100,000 and $3,000,000. d. For each Similar Project narrative include the following information: 1. Contract Number 2. Owner and Address 3. Brief description of the Project, including facility size (square footage) and construction value. 4. Description of Estimating Services performed, including: • Type of estimate(s) provided • Software applications, or other estimating means, utilized to develop the estimate. Note- if Building Information Modelling was utilized in developing the cost estimate. • Disciplines involved, i.e. Architectural, Interiors, Civil/Site, Mechanical, Electrical and Structural • Special conditions, codes, standards and /or requirements used in developing the estimate(s), i.e. Sustainability/LEED, AT/FP, Joint Commission, etc. • Estimated cost vs. actual award cost and estimate variance. 5. Estimating Services Price and Period of Performance. 6. Technical Point of Contact, with telephone no. and email address 7. Contracting Official, with telephone no. and email address All qualified interested firms are requested to submit an electronic copy of their completed SF330 Part II, Letter of Intent and Qualification Statement, via email, to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Ronnisha Medlin, at ronnisha.medlin@nih.gov. The submission shall be received on or before by 12:00 pm, EST on Monday, February 22, 2016. The email subject line shall read: Source Sought HHS-NIH-ORF-SBSS-16-003 - Estimating Services Qualification Statement. 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, Office of Acquisition/ORF, Building 13, Room 2E48, 13 South Drive MSC 5711, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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