Ocean Engineering Support Services

Sources Sought

1. NAVFAC EXWC: Sources Sought for Ocean Engineering Support Services

2. 21 July 2022

3. 2022

4. 93043

5. Product and Service Code (PSC): R425 - Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical

6. NAVFAC EXWC, Contracting Office: 1100 23rd Ave, Port Hueneme, CA 93043

7. Program Title: Ocean Engineering Support Services - multiple award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC)

8. Identification number for a sources sought notice: ACQR# 5923688

9. The expected Solicitation date for this action will be 07 October 2022, with an expected closing date of 06 November 2022.

10. Contact Point: Antonio Arias, Contract Specialist at Antonio.m.arias.civ@us.navy.mil or Lissa Kobeissi, Contracting Officer at lissa.m.kobeissi.civ@us.navy.mil

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16. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to identify interested/qualified sources, to determine if a set-aside is warranted, and to determine if the requirements are commercially available. No contract will be awarded from this announcement

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16. a. The work includes, but is not limited to, support projects involving ocean cable systems, ocean work systems, waterfront facilities, offshore structures, moorings, and ocean construction equipment. For additional details, see attached draft PWS.

The Government welcomes any feedback or recommendations to the PWS, contract type, pricing arrangement and/or CLIN structure.

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Procurement Method: FAR Part 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items and Commercial Services, FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation, and FAR Part 19.5, Set- Asides for Small Businesses.

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The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330 Engineering Services, Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture. The size standard is $41,500,000.00.

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This procurement is for a Multiple Award Contract, with a Cost Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) pricing structure to provide Engineering services. The contract term is anticipated to be a 60 month order period with Option to extend for an additional six(6) months under the FAR 52-217-8, Option to Extend Services Clauses (Nov 1999) and under FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000).

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This contract will replace a contract for similar services awarded in 2018 for $245M. Information about the current contract and the incumbent contractor (e.g., value of last option exercised, firm name, address, etc.) will be included in the solicitation package. Requests under the Freedom of Information Act are not required for this information.

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Interested parties should respond no later than 4:00 PM PDT on 14 August 2022.

At minimum, provide the following information in your submittal:

1) Name and address of company and contact information/points of contact

2) Cage code and DUNS number

3) Identify the type of entity (business size and socioeconomic classification, if applicable) as registered in the CCR for NAICS Code 541330.

4) Any additional information such as product brochures, data sheets, websites (URLs), etc.

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17. Place of Performance is Contractor's or Subcontractor's facility

18. The proposed contract listed here is being considered for 100 percent set-aside for small business (SB). Interested SB concerns should, as early as possible but not later than 15 days of this notice, indicate interest in the acquisition by providing to the contracting office evidence of capability to perform and a positive statement of eligibility as a small business concern. Please provide your organization's small business category (8a, HUBZone, SDVOSB, EDWOSB, WOSB). If adequate interest is not received from SB concerns, the solicitation will be issued as unrestricted without further notice.

The solicitation utilizes source selection procedures which require offerors to submit a technical proposal, past performance and experience information, along with a cost and price proposals for evaluation by the Government.

Offerors can view and/or download the solicitation, and any attachments, at the PIEE Solicitation Module when it becomes available. Information regarding the PIEE Solicitation Module will be provided on the solicitation; Offerors are responsible for ensuring they are familiar with the PIEE Solicitation module.

It is the responsibility of the interested parties to review the referenced web link frequently for updates. No paper copies of these documents will be issued. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov in order to participate in this procurement.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICIATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. Information provided will be used to improve our understanding of market capabilities and identify qualified vendors in support of developing our acquisition approach. Responses from prospective contractors must be limited to no more than 10-15 pages max.