Tag: IDIQ

ARMY Awards Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz Inc $100M IDIQ Architect-Engineering Contract

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Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz Inc., Orlando, Florida, is awarded a maximum amount of $100,000,000 IDIQ architect-engineering contract for multi-discipline projects at various activities in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed includes, but is not limited to, providing architectural design and engineering services for preparation of design-build requests for proposals and design-bid-build construction documents for various project types within the NAVFAC Northwest AOR. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed at various government installations within the NAVFAC Northwest AOR including, but not limited to Washington (75%); Alaska (22%); Idaho (1%); Montana (1%); and Oregon (1%). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of September 2025. Fiscal 2020 military construction (MILCON) (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $1,000 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by MILCON (Navy). This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity (N44255-20-D-0002).

Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz, Inc. (RLF) provides architecture, engineering, and interior designing services. The Company offers planning, site evaluations, contract administration, commissioning, dimensional visualization, and budgeting services. RLF serves healthcare, educational, and cultural projects in the United States.(bloomberg.com)

Noble Sales Co. Inc Awarded $93M IDIQ Bridge Contract

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Noble Sales Co., Inc.,* doing business as Noble Supply and Logistics, Rockland, Massachusetts, has been awarded a maximum $93,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity bridge contract for facility maintenance, repair, and operations supplies and related incidental services. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a 300-day contract with no option periods. Locations of performance are Massachusetts and Northern Europe, with July 19, 2021, ordering period end date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and North American Treaty Organization. The type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2021 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Europe and Africa, Kaiserslautern, Germany (SPE5B1-20-D-0005).

Noble Sales Co., Inc. provides supply chain management, logistics, mission support, technology, and e-commerce services. The Company offers out-sourcing, warehousing, inventory management, retail storefront services, customized e-commerce integrations, and logistics services for commercial, military, and government.(bloomberg.com)

Trucking Firm From Switzerland Awarded $250M IDIQ Contract

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EFS Ebrex Sarl, Trucking Firm From Genève, Switzerland, has been awarded a maximum $250,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under solicitation SPE300-17-R-0016 for full-line food distribution. This was a competitive acquisition with four responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. Locations of performance are throughout the U.S., Europe, and North Africa, with Sept. 15, 2025, ordering period end date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2025 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE300-20-D-4064). (Awarded Sept. 16, 2020)

EFS EBREX Sàrl is located in GENÈVE, Switzerland, and is part of the Trucking Industry. EFS EBREX Sàrl has employees across all of its locations. There are 3 companies in the EFS EBREX Sàrl corporate family. (dnb.com)

Sources Sought: Laundry Services IDIQ

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The objective of this notice is to conduct market research to determine if there are Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) sources capable of providing Laundry Services for VA Central Iowa Health Care System, 3600 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310. NAICS Code is 812320 (Drycleaning and Laundry Services. Small business size standard is $6 Million. Product Service Code is S209 (Housekeeping – Laundry/Dry Cleaning).

The work required consists of furnishing the physical laundry plant (at an off-site location), all labor, supervision, management, management support, supplies, ancillary equipment, vehicles, and materials necessary for the accomplishment of complete laundry/linen services.

  • Product Service Code: S209 – HOUSEKEEPING- LAUNDRY/DRYCLEANING
  • NAICS Code: 812320 – Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
  • Place of Performance: VA Central Iowa Health Care System, IA 50310 USA
  • Response Date: Oct 09, 2020 11:59 pm CDT

Full details via beta.sam.gov

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RFP For A Multiple Award IDIQ Contract for NAWCAD WOLF – Engineering Products and Technical Services

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This is a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government’s intent is to award a Multiple Award (MA) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to each and all qualifying Offerors whose proposal is technically evaluated as “acceptable”, with an estimated award of 07 June 2021. The contract will have a five (5) year ordering period. The resulting contract will have Cost Reimbursable and Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price CLINS; therefore, successful awardee will be required to have an adequate accounting system upon contract award.

The Government will not accept or respond to telephone calls or requests for meetings with potential Offerors about this requirement. All questions regarding this procurement must be submitted via email to Brandon Reaser at [email protected]. It is requested that all questions be received within 10 calendar days of the date this solicitation is issued. Questions received after 10 calendar days may not be answered prior to the proposal due date.

  • Product Service Code: D399 – IT AND TELECOM- OTHER IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • NAICS Code: 541330 – Engineering Services
  • Place of Performance: Webster Field Saint Inigoes , MD 20684 USA
  • Updated Response Date: Nov 17, 2020 02:00 pm EST

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Sources Sought: A/E MEP IDIQ Base Contract Jesse Brown VAMC, Chicago, Illinois

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THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE in accordance with Public Law 109-461. This is a Request for SF 330s for Architect/Engineer (A/E) Design Services for a single award Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. The design services are for the design of various nonrecurring maintenance (NRM), SCIP (Strategic Capital Investment Planning) and station level construction projects that are primarily Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) in nature, although projects may also include components that fall under additional disciplines e.g. architectural, civil, and structural, for the preparation of designs, plans, specifications, cost estimates and miscellaneous reports. Services to include, but are not limited to conceptual design, design programming, preliminary designs, working drawings and specifications, cost estimating, site visits, miscellaneous reports, and construction period services.

All work under this IDIQ will be for the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

  • Original Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
  • Product Service Code: C1DA – ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- CONSTRUCTION: HOSPITALS AND INFIRMARIES
  • NAICS Code: 541330 – Engineering Services
  • Place of Performance: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center 820 S. Damen Ave , 60612. 

Responses are due not later than October 5, 2020 at 4:00 PM CDT. Full details via beta.sam.gov

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IDIQs and IDVs : MasterMinds Monday

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On this episode of MasterMinds Monday, Eric Coffie shares the benefits of IDIQs and IDVs and how to prepare your company in order to get these kinds of contracting opportunities.

BENEFITS OF IDIQs and IDVs

In the government contracting marketplace, there is a misconception that having a small business certificate would equate to a handful of contract opportunities. Although, this may slightly be true, you will not achieve much success from the programs if you are not ready yet. 

“I think everyone out here should get 8a program, it is a pathway to riches and fortunes and generational wealth (however) only if you get it when you’re ready. If you do not wait until you’re ready, it can be a pathway to destruction because you spend so much time consumed with trying to learn it and trying to figure it out.”

This is further proven by one of the recent guests of the GovCon Giants podcast who did research on the companies that are part of the 8a program. The conclusion of the research made clear that the successful companies are the ones getting indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) contracts. They keep on rising in terms of sales and are extending the life of their multi-year contract vehicles. 

This is because IDVs are essentially a blanket purchase agreement that has hundreds and even thousands of smaller contract opportunities that only selected companies are eligible to compete. These types of vehicles also provide a definite time period that are usually 5 to 10 years but can be stretched up to more than that.

This is why if you’re doing your research for contract opportunities on beta.sam, you will find contracts that say ‘only vehicle holders are eligible to bid.’ In this case, regardless if you are part of the 8a or VOSB, you can’t still bid on these types of contracts. 

So now instead of going to beta.sam and bidding on contracts, spend more time and effort on pre-qualifying for a contract vehicle. 

PREPARE YOUR COMPANY FOR IDVs, IDIQs, AND OTHER CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES

In order to pre-qualify your company and take advantage of these indefinite delivery vehicles, you need to have a list of the IDV opportunities that are in your particular space first. Go to your nearest Procurement Technical Assistance Centers or small business organization. 

Then, check if there are active or recently closed IDV opportunities in your industry, pull down the requirements, and analyze if you are qualified or not. 

If you are not qualified, then make sure that you are ready and qualified for the next opportunities. 

“If I were to give you a contract and give you an opportunity, you’re not even ready to receive it. So, how about we start getting ourselves ready and in a position so that we can receive opportunities.”

1. Get Funds.

Don’t use your own money to fund your company in order to get these contract opportunities. Rather, get supplier credit, vendor credit, or business credit.

This is for the reason that before the government pays, they still need to approve the products or services that you offer first. It’s not even about being financially stable or not. Unless the government has already approved the products that you sell, then don’t use your own money as it may go to waste. 

2. No Ability 

There are many requirements for a specific contract and you need to check all of these boxes. Because of this, contractors might be intimidated to do a project and just say that they can’t bid on it. 

But rather than avoiding an opportunity, why not put all the stuff in place in order to get qualified? IDV is going to probably require the highest levels in terms of requirements so you need to make sure that you achieve this. And the best way to do this is to find people or a team to help you. 

3. No Experience

Many people say that they don’t have enough experience and past performance to qualify for contracts. However, you can achieve this by including your team’s experience in your capability statement.

For instance if you’re bidding for a landscaping project. If you haven’t done anything like it before, you should not lie about your experience. However, you can hire another person who has experience in doing landscaping projects in the past and include their experience in your capability statement. This way, you are using that person’s performance to qualify for that specific project. 

Remember that you do not build a building alone, you have a team who have various experiences depending on their qualifications. You can use that to qualify for contracts that require past performance. Besides, in the government marketplace, they allow you to bring on people that complement your strength. 

RESOURCES

If you want to watch the full video where we talk about the benefits of IDIQs and IDVs and how to prepare your company in order to get these kinds of contracting opportunities, then be sure to click the links below:

Are you ready to win a contract, prepare your corporation for success using IDV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqs1D_TKZIg

Multiple year contract award (IDIQ) explained in simple terms – Eric Coffie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgVtj-Iv7yI