MODIFICATION
A -- NEW OFFICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DATA - Amendment 1
- Notice Date
- 6/27/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Procurement and Property Management, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 1830, Washington, District of Columbia, 20212
- ZIP Code
- 20212
- Solicitation Number
- DOLBLS000016
- Archive Date
- 7/22/2014
- Point of Contact
- Joan Gantt, Phone: 2026916043, Lasondia Chaney, Phone: 202-691-6044
- E-Mail Address
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gantt.joan@bls.gov, chaney.lasondia@bls.gov
(gantt.joan@bls.gov, chaney.lasondia@bls.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Offeor Questions and Answers Revised L&M Section 06272014 Competitive Synopsis/Solicitation New Office Building Construction Data (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation is issued as Request for Proposal (RFP) (ii) No. DOLBLS000016. (iii)The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulations. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541990 at $14M size standard. (vi) LINE ITEM 0001: The contractor shall provide New Office Building Construction Data (Base Yr) x 12 = ________ Producer Price Index (PPI) program required data and services to aid in updating four regional (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) office building cost models accordance with the below SOW. POP: 07/15/2014 through 6/30/2015 LINE ITEM 1001: The contractor shall provide New Office Building Construction Data (Option Yr I year) x 12 = ________ Producer Price Index (PPI) program required data and services to aid in updating four regional (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) office building cost models accordance with the below SOW. POP: 07/1/2015 through 6/30/2016 LINE ITEM 2001: The contractor shall provide New Healthcare Construction Data (Option Yr II year) x 12 = ________ Producer Price Index (PPI) program required data and services to aid in updating four regional (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) office building cost models accordance with the below SOW. POP: 07/1/2016 through 6/30/2017 LINE ITEM 3001: The contractor shall provide New Healthcare Construction Data (Option Yr III year) x 12 = ________ Producer Price Index (PPI) program required data and services to aid in updating four regional (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) office building cost models accordance with the below SOW. POP: 07/1/2017 through 6/30/2018 LINE ITEM 4001: The contractor shall provide New Healthcare Construction Data (Option Yr IV year) x 12 = ________ Producer Price Index (PPI) program required data and services to aid in updating four regional (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) office building cost models accordance with the below SOW. POP: 07/1/2018 through 6/30/2019 FAR PROVISIONS: (viii) The provisions at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. Please review the attached addendum to section L. Late offers - Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is late and will not be considered. Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1 applies to this acquisition is as follows: (xi) EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal will be the most advantageous on the basis of technical capability, past performance and price (b) Please review the attached addendum to Section M. FAR CLAUSES: (xii) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated. Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-4 applies to this acquisition, specifically the following cited clauses: 52.209-6, 52.212-1, 52.214-34, 52.214-35, 52.223-5, 52.232-18, 52.233-3, 52.233-4, 52.237-2, 52.242-15, 52.246-1, 52.247-34, 52.252-2, 52.252-6(b), 52.253-1(xiii) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Status of Executive Orders-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition, specifically, the following cited clauses: 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222.36, 52.222-37, and 52.232-33, 52.232-36, 52-333-3, 52.333-4. (xvii) All responses must be received no later than 9:00 am Eastern Standard Time, July 7, 2014 via e-mail to gantt.joan@bls.gov. NOTE: Any prospective Offeror must first register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. After completing SAM registration, interested Contractors and their subcontractors must then register at https://www.fbo.gov in order to obtain solicitation documents, plans and specifications for this solicitation. Questions concerning this solicitation should be addressed to Lasondia Chaney, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 691-6044, E-mail to chaney.lasondia@bls.gov STATEMENT OF WORK B-1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Purpose: BLS's Producer Price Index (PPI) program requires data and services to aid in updating four regional (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) office building cost models and the samples of contractors used in the calculation of PPIR 236223. In addition, a methodology to update the costs included in each of the regional cost models on a quarterly basis must be developed. The methodology should adjust the costs for each component of the model to reflect actual market price movement observed within the region for which the model was designed. Objectives: 1. Obtain from the vendor a reasonably comprehensive list of all new office building projects that were bid, under construction, or completed construction in the United States during the period of June 1, 2011 to June 1, 2014. 2. Identify a specific project (one from each major Census region) that best reflects the ‘average' office project within that region. 3. Develop four fully detailed regional office building cost models. Each model should reflect the known characteristics of the project selected as the ‘average' for the region. 4. Create a sample of office building contractors by identifying contractors that worked on the projects listed in #1 above. 5. BLS will initiate the contractors and subcontractors into the survey for PPIR 236223. 6. Develop and implement a methodology to update the input costs for the four regional models. B-2 - SCOPE OF WORK The data and services covered by this statement of work include everything necessary to re-specify the office building models for the four major Census regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) and maintain continuous calculation of PPIR 236223. This specifically includes: 1. Delivery of a list of all new office (see definition of ‘new' and ‘office' in attachment A) buildings bid on or built in the United States between June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2014. 2. Development of four (1 per major Census region) office building cost models. 3. Development of a methodology to update the costs in the four regional office models on a quarterly basis reflecting market price movement within each of the regions. This methodology must also allow BLS the option to select up to four assemblies in each region for which direct surveying of costs (material, labor, and equipment) will be performed by the vendor on a quarterly basis. 4. Delivery of cost updates on a quarterly basis for each of the four regional office cost models. 5. Provide assistance to BLS on an ‘as needed' basis to understand the make-up of the office cost models, to evaluate model cost changes, and to evaluate any future updates to the models due to significant changes in ‘typical' construction practices. All of these activities are necessary for continuous publication of PPIR 236223. B-3 - DATA AVAILABILITY Please be advised that the selected vendor may not use the Bureau of Labor Statistics name in connection with any collection of data that is being purchased under this contract. The data being purchased should be commercially available and not collected exclusively on behalf of the BLS. B-4 - DELIVERABLES BASE YEAR 1. A reasonably comprehensive list of all new office building projects in the United States that were either: (1) bid, (2) under construction, or (3) completed construction during the period of June 1, 2011 to June 1, 2014. In preparing the list of new office building projects it is very important that the project meet the definition of a ‘new' ‘office' building. A definition of these terms is provided in attachment A. The information desired for each project includes: • Project bid date • Construction start date • Construction completion date • Physical address (including city and state) where the project will be or is being constructed • Total square footage of the office building • Total cost for construction of the building excluding land cost, architectural fees, permitting fees, and any other cost not directly associated with the construction of the building itself. Construction costs included would be material cost, labor cost, and installation costs. • Cost per square foot for the building. • Total number of floors in the building above and/or below grade • Building frame material • Roof covering material • Exterior wall material • A ‘yes or no' indicator as to whether or not building plans/specifications are available. It would be preferable is there was also an indicator of the amount of plan/specification information • LEED rating • Performance Measure: The project list is due on August 15, 2014. The project list will be evaluated based on the accuracy of the data for individual projects and the completeness of the list of projects such that they reasonably capture most of the office building projects built in the United States between June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2014. Office projects within the project file will be judged as ‘less than satisfactory' by BLS if it: a) Does not meet the definition of ‘new construction'. b) Does not meet the definition of an ‘office'. c) Is a duplicate of another project already on the list. d) Has inaccurate data e) Is outside of the time period June 1, 2011-June 1, 2014. 2. Develop a cost model of the office project selected by BLS for each of the four Census regions. The cost model must go down to a level of detail such that all tasks necessary to complete the building are specified. (See attachment B at the end of this document for an example.) All building systems (plumbing, heating, and air conditioning, electrical, roofing, siding, and substructure) must be included in the model submission. The cost models must include appropriate column headers. All assembly level cost information must accurately reflect the aggregation of the lower level cost information. Similarly, the total cost (both with and without overhead and profit) for each line in the model must accurately aggregate the material and installation costs for that line. The cost information for the assemblies and components must reflect market costs for the region that the model is for. NOTE: No partial quantities should be listed for items which are not divisible into partial quantities. For example, ‘1.5 toilets' is not acceptable. Please round the quantity as appropriate. • Performance Measure: One completed regional cost model is due by each of the following dates: (1) November 7, 2014 (2) December 12, 2014 (3) January 23, 2015 and (4) March 6, 2015. These dates are firm unless different dates are mutually agreed upon or additional time is granted by BLS due to various circumstances. The models are to be delivered in an Excel format and meet the criteria specified above. This deliverable will be rated as ‘Satisfactory' if each of the models are received by BLS by the specified due date and require only a minimal amount of editing. A rating above satisfactory can be achieved by delivering at least one of the models four working days prior to the specified due date with no negative impact on the quality of the model. 3. The vendor will provide a list of contractors (see the numbers in the table below) for each of the four regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West). The list must consist only of contractors that had bid or worked on a new office building project between June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2014. Region General Contractor Roofing Contractor Concrete Contractor Electrical Contractor Plumbing Contractor Mechanical Contractor Northeast 60 60 60 60 30 30 South 60 60 60 60 30 30 Midwest 60 60 60 60 30 30 West 60 60 60 60 30 30 • Performance Measure: The contractor list is due February 6, 2015 unless another date is mutually agreed upon between BLS and the vendor. The list of contractors (general, roofing, concrete, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical) for each of the four Census region and contractor type must meet the minimum required number as specified in the table above unless another mutually agreed upon number is arrived at between BLS and the vendor. A rating of ‘Satisfactory' will be given for a list of contractors that meet either the numbers listed in the table or the agreed upon numbers between BLS and the vendor. A rating higher than ‘Satisfactory' will be given when, in at least five cases, the number of contractors names within a region exceeds the minimum required number by ten percent. 4. Develop and document the methodology to be used to update the costs in the model. The methodology should: a) reflect actual costs observed in the marketplace since the previous cost update. b) be based on a sufficient sample of companies providing cost information. c) only use cost information for the region that the model encompasses. d) attempt to incorporate all of the various costs (material, labor, equipment, fuel, general conditions, etc) which are an included in the total cost of building a Office building. e) allow BLS the option to select four assemblies in each of the four regions for which direct surveying will be performed by the vendor to obtain all cost information (material, labor, equipment, etc) for the selected assemblies. The document written by the vendor should explain the methods that will be employed by the vendor to update the costs in the models such that they reflect actual costs observed in the market. a) fully detail all survey methods to be employed to collect information used to update the model costs. b) state the average number of companies to be contacted as part of the survey process. c) explicitly state what types of costs (material, labor, equipment, fuel, general conditions) are and are not incorporated by the update methodology. d) fully explain how the costs in the model are moved via the update methodology. e) indicate any costs that will not be updated in every period due to not collecting information for that type of cost in every period or for some other reason. • Performance Measure: The methodology documentation is due on June 30, 2015. A ‘Satisfactory' rating will be give if the documentation is received by the specified date and clearly explains the methods that will be employed to update the cost models. A rating higher than ‘Satisfactory' will be given if the documentation is received before the specified due date and clearly explains the methods that will be employed to update the cost models. 5. One year of quarterly cost updates for the four office models. The first cost update is due in whichever of the four months (March, June, September, or December) first follows acceptance and approval of the regional models that reflect costs within their respective regions. • Performance Measure: Cost updates for each of the office models are delivered by the 10th of March, June, September, or December unless an extension is granted by BLS. The cost updates reasonably reflect the changes in costs for material, installation, fuel, and any other relevant items observable in the market place since the previous cost update for each particular region. 6. One year of ongoing support of quarterly cost changes for the regional models and any quality adjustment information required by BLS due to changes in the regional models. Along with the delivery of the quarterly cost updates the vendor provides reasoning for any significant model cost changes. BLS may also request additional information for cost changes that it deems noteworthy or for cost information to make adjustments when the models or cost update process change. • Performance Measure: The vendor provides written explanations of significant cost changes along with the model updates. Any additional information requested by BLS concerning price changes or changes in the model or cost update process is provided in writing within five business days. FOUR OPTION YEARS 1. One year of quarterly cost updates for the four office building models per option year. The first cost update is due in whichever of the four months (March, June, September, or December) first follows acceptance and approval of the regional models and the cost update methodology. • Performance Measure: Cost updates for each of the office building models are delivered by the 10th of March, June, September, and December unless an extension is granted by BLS. The quarterly cost updates will reflect actual changes in costs for material, installation, and fuel observable in the market place since the previous cost update for each particular region. 2. One year of ongoing support of quarterly cost changes for the regional models and any quality adjustment information required by BLS due to changes in the regional models. Along with the delivery of the quarterly cost updates the vendor provides reasoning for any significant model cost changes. BLS may also request additional information for cost changes that it deems noteworthy or for cost information to make adjustments when the models or cost update process change. • Performance Measure: The vendor provides written explanations of significant cost changes along with the model updates. Any additional information requested by BLS concerning price changes or changes in the model or cost update process is provided in writing within five business days. B-5 - SCHEDULE OF DELIVERABLES: Description 2014 2015 AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Deliverable 1: List of office projects 8/15/2014 Deliverable 2a (Region 1 Model) 11/7/2014 Deliverable 2b (Region 2 Model) 12/12/2014 Deliverable 2c (Region 3 Model) 1/23/2015 Deliverable 2d (Region 4 Model) 3/6/2015 Deliverable 3: List of contractors 2/6/2015 Deliverable 4: Documentation of methodology 6/30/2015 BLS requires delivery to be made according to the following schedule: Deliverable Date 1. List of office Projects August 15, 2014. 2. Four regional models A model for any one region is due by the following dates: November 7, 2014; December 12, 2014; January 23, 2015; and March 6, 2015. 3. List of contractors February 6, 2015. 4. Development and documentation of methodology June 30, 2015. 5. One year of cost updates Cost updates for each of the office models are delivered by the 10th of March, June, September, or December unless an extension is granted by BLS. 6. Ongoing Support One year from award date of purchase order
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