SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Analysis of the Oil Services Contract Industry in the Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR)
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- MMS Procurement Operations Branch, Attn: Ms. Olivia Adrian 381 Elden Street, MS 2100 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- M07AI13334
- Response Due
- 7/9/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/7/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ANALYSIS OF THE OIL SERVICES CONTRACT INDUSTRY IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REGION This Request for Information (RFI) is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10.001 (a) (2) (ii) to conduct a Market Research before soliciting offers for an acquisition with an estimated value in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold and FAR Part 10.002 (b) (2)(iii) Publishing formal requests for information in appropriate technical or scientific journals or business publications. The Government's intent, based on the information received from this RFI is to make a determination to issue Solicitation as a 100% small business set-aside or full and open competition. The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential small business sources that are interested in and capable of satisfying the Agency's requirements described herein. Please note that this requirement is subject to the availability of funds. The result of this RFI notice will help determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exist. Additionally, it is not the Government's intention to enter into a contract based on this notice or otherwise pay for information solicited. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This RFI is for planning purposes only, and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Minerals Management Service (MMS). The primary purpose of this notice is to improve small business access to acquisition information, to enhance competition and identify potential small businesses (for contracting and subcontracting opportunities) that are interested and capable of performing the work described below. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541620, "Environmental Consulting Services". Firms responding to this RFI should state whether they are a small business concern, as defined by Small Business Association Size Standard for the NAICS 541620 is $6.5M. Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. MMS will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to the subject of this RFI. BACKGROUND: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended, established a policy for the management of oil and natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and for protection of the marine and coastal environments. The Act authorizes the conduct of studies in areas or regions of sales to determine the "environmental impacts on the marine and coastal environments of the OCS and the coastal areas which may be affected by oil and gas development." The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is the administrative agency responsible for leasing submerged Federal lands. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 requires use of the natural and social sciences in any planning and decision making that may have an effect on the human environment. To this end the MMS develops and participates in Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), environmental assessments (EA), and other decision documents. To support these efforts the Environmental Studies Program (ESP) conducts needed studies in the range of relevant disciplines including physical oceanography, fate and effects, biology, protected species, social science, and economics. The studies may be on marine environment data acquisition and data analysis, literature survey, monitoring, and socioeconomic analysis. The ESP also holds information transfer meetings periodically and workshops on special selected topics as needed. The MMS Scientific Committee reviews the MMS ESP annually and the National Research Council reviews it periodically. The MMS ESP continually attempts to maintain the highest scientific standards by working with and responding to their recommendations. MMS released the Proposed Program Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007-2012 in August 2006. It proposes eleven lease sales, in which six (6) in the Central Planning area and five (5) in the Western Planning area. Information from this study will be used in the preparation of EIS's, post sale EA's for these sales and EIS's and EA's for Development and Production Plans in the leased areas. This study, Analysis of the Oil Services Contract Industry in the Gulf of Mexico Region, will help MMS meet the requirements of the OCS Lands Act and NEPA. Examination of the oil services contract industry in the Gulf Of Mexico Region (GOMR) will provide a basis for future economic analysis in MMS NEPA documents. In particular this study will provide information and data that will update the MAG-PLAN economic model. MAG-PLAN (MMS Alaska-GOM Using IMPLAN). MAG-PLAN is a Microsoft Access-based, 2-stage model that uses OCS-specific "cost functions" to estimate the industry expenditures required (by industry sector and onshore incidence of spending) to complete a given activity, such as drilling an exploration well or operating a production facility. The second stage uses general economic multipliers of the commercial economic modeling system IMPLAN to forecast employment, personal income, and other variables resulting from the initial industry expenditures. IMPLAN is a commercial input-out-put software and data package widely used to estimate the effects of new spending on the economy. Contractors for MMS created MAG-PLAN in 2005 which is used to forecast employment and other variables. MAG-PLAN uses Exploration and Development scenario inputs which are primarily infrastructure components, such as miles of pipeline, number of wells, and so forth. The oil service industry is distinct from the integrated and independent oil companies. Contractors perform a wide variety of tasks such as drilling, processing drilling mud, well service and work over. They engage in rig, pipeline, and platform construction. Oil service industry contractor's account for roughly 60 percent of all offshore employment resulting from first-round industry spending in the Gulf of Mexico, yet the Agency has only a limited understanding of this very important industry group. In recent years, this group has become even more important as more and more functions are contracted out - a trend that is likely to continue in the future. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED STUDY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has a requirement for a study that will develop an understanding of oil services contract industry in the Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR). Specific objectives of this study are to: 1) identify and describe industry expenditures and employment in the oil services contract industry, including how they are distributed throughout communities in the GOMR; 2) identify the types of functions that are being contracted out, the characteristics of the firms that are contracting out the functions (i.e. discuss differences between majors and independents in using contract labor); and the characteristics of the service contractors; 3) examine differences by sectors, size and other appropriate characteristics; and 4) examine how the role of contract labor in performing the different functions has changed over the past decade and examine functions by sector. STUDY PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS: Scientific personnel must possess extensive expertise and knowledge of economics of GOMR, oil and gas industry economics, labor economics of GOMR, and economic modeling. This expertise and knowledge must be demonstrated through successful completion of projects comparable in scope and size to this one and authorship in peer-reviewed scientific publications. SOURCES SOUGHT: Interested organizations should submit a response with approximately 20-page or less that provides information about the small business firm's ability to perform all aspects of the effort described above. Emphasis should be placed on prior experience conducting projects of similar scope and complexity, and publications recorded in peer-reviewed scientific journals. All proprietary information should be marked accordingly. Responses will be reviewed by MMS personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. RESPONSES: Your response must be delivered as: one (1) original plus three (3) hard copies and two (2) electronic/diskette copies (CD MS/Word/PDF), total of four (4) hard copies and two (2) CDs. Response due date: not later than close of business (COB), 5 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 9 July 2007 at the address below: One (1) Paper copy, One (1) original signed copy and one (1) electronic diskette copy (CD MS/Word/PDF) to: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service Procurement Operations Branch MS 2500, 381 Elden Street Herndon, VA 20170 Attn: Ms Olivia F. Adrian - 703-787-1151 (Phone) and email at: olivia.adrian@mms.gov Three (3) Paper copies and one (1) electronic diskette copy (CD MS/Word/PDF) to: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region MS -5431 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70123-2394 Attn: Ms Connie Landry - 504-736-2864 (Phone) email: connie.landry@mms.gov If the offeror desires to hand deliver their responses, they are informed that MMS is a secure office complex and they MUST NOT enter the building beyond the lobby. You MUST contact Olivia F. Adrian, Contracting Officer at (703) 787-1151 and set up an appointment 24 hours in advance of dropping off your submission. A staff member will meet the courier to receive the submittal. For any questions, include your full name, the RFI number & title (Analysis of the Oil Services Contract Industry in the Gulf of Mexico Region), your organization name, complete address, and phone and fax numbers. Questions must be submitted to the Contracting Officer not later than COB 5 PM, EDT on 20 June 2007. Email your questions to Olivia Adrian at olivia.adrian@mms.gov. PHONE CALLS ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
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