SOURCES SOUGHT
L -- Experienced Mechanical engineer – Subject Matter Expert - Attachment 1
- Notice Date
- 2/12/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- APHIS-NVS-14-541690
- Archive Date
- 3/8/2014
- Point of Contact
- Carol R. Dingess, Phone: 970-494-7360
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov
(carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Interested Vendors Please Complete and Return by due date The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, National Veterinary Stockpile Facility in Riverdale, MD is in immediate need of a Firm Fixed-Priced hourly rate commercial contract for an Experienced Mechanical Systems Engineer needed for consulting services for a base period of 6 months with 6- 1 month option periods. This is not a request for competitive proposals, but instead a market research method to determine interested sources. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. Please provide Tax I.D. Number, Duns Number, and point of contact information. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information or samples they provide. Information or materials provided is strictly voluntary. Small Businesses are encouraged to participate. Location of Services: USDA/APHIS/VS/Emergency Management 4700 River Road Unit 41 Suite 5B-03-13 Riverdale,MD 20737 REQUIREMENTS • Review, analyze and interpret drawings and plans of systems and components to ensure quality of work and compliance with NVS contract specifications. • Review any recommended or proposed changes by the manufacturer from the original drawing and make recommendations to the NVS for approval/disapproval  Assist the NVS with conducting pre-final, acceptance, and post acceptance inspections and testing to ensure the equipment is manufactured as designed.  Participate in periodic meeting and telephone conferences when required • Serve as a subject matter expert for systems/mechanical engineering frameworks, methods and tools. • Advise on and participate as required in project meetings with system developers to ensure that the equipment/systems meet the requirements of the client organizations. • Ability to read, interpret industrial technical drawings, interpreting the different views (multi-view) of an object/piece represented in/shown by any technical drawing. • Coordinate the activities of others (internal staff, client staff, subcontractors, associates and staff from collaborating and/or competing suppliers) and manage stakeholder expectations and requirements. • Ensure that the aspects of the design are driven by the business imperatives/client requirements of the organization and that the requirements driving the overall design are managed consistently and effectively. • If required, develop test requirements and evaluating test data • Advise and assist client personnel and external engineering consultants in any engineering disciplines • Evaluate contractor performance and conducting independent verification and validation • Prepare draft reports and develop positions papers and presentation material to advise leadership in preparation for acquisition decision • Awareness of systems management and operational support tools. • Experience with development, partitioning of functionality among applications and components, and application interfaces/interoperability concerns. • Experience reading, interpreting industrial technical drawings, interpreting the different views (multi-view) of an object/piece represented in/shown by any technical drawing. • Must be proficient acting in and leading integrated process teams, as well as coordinating and communicating customer requirements. • Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills: must have experience providing briefings and presentations to senior-level officials, written official reports, and staffing packages • Comfortable leading a team of professionals within the business, application/systems, data/information and technical engineering disciplines. Must have excellent communication skills to be able to clearly explain the benefits of a systems engineering approach to clients and stakeholders. • Have broad and diverse background in such areas as: business analysis, applications/systems engineering, and information operations/architectures. • Hold an advanced degree MS in System Engineering or similar discipline. Project Management Professional certification also desired. • Duties involve conducting analysis and evaluation on agricultural unique systems and supporting processes to include: systems integration; risk, technical maturity, System qualifications/Certifications, and System Assurance Minimum Contract Amount The Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of 40 hours. PLEASE CHECK location address and be sure transportation cost is feasible. There will be no reimbursement for transportation or communication costs for this location. PRE-BID/PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE APHIS-14-NVS-541690 (a) The Government is planning a pre-bid/pre-proposal conference, during which potential offerors may obtain a better understanding of the work required. (b) Offerors are encouraged to submit all questions in writing on Attachment 1 prior to the conference. Questions will be considered at any time prior to or during the conference; however, offerors will be asked to confirm verbal questions in writing. Subsequent to the conference, an abstract of the questions and answers, and a list of attendees, will be disseminated. (c) In order to facilitate conference preparations, it is requested that interested vendors complete and return Attachment 1 by notice closing date so that you will be notified of telephone conference date and time. (d) The Government assumes no responsibility for any expense incurred by an offeror prior to contract award. Please Email or Fax Attachment 1 to Carol Dingess at Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov. fx# 970-472-1897 Email is the preferred method of communication Please include announcement # APHIS-NVS-14-541690 on subject line. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submissions of Attachment 1 is due 02/21/2014 at 4:00PM MT The Government intends to provide the solicitation and all amendments via this web site. The Federal Government is not responsible for notifications to offerors regarding the issuance of neither the solicitation nor any of its amendments. It is the offeror's responsibility to check this web site periodically for updates. Telephone and email requests will not be accepted The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. The Small Business Size Category is $14.Mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA/APHIS/VS/Emergency Management, 4700 River Road, Unit 41 Suite 5B-03-13, Riverdale, Maryland, 20737, United States
- Zip Code: 20737
- Zip Code: 20737
- Record
- SN03287852-W 20140214/140212234831-409b14d79c2c49ba823effedb6abeb0a (fbodaily.com)
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