Construction Projects Scheduling, Constructability, Risk Management, Litigation, And Forensic Audit Support Services   2

Background
The Office of Construction Management (CM), Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), U.S. Department of State is soliciting interest for Construction Projects Scheduling, Constructability, Risk Management, Litigation, and Forensic Audit Support Services IDIQ contracts. The awardees will provide support services for construction scheduling, review and evaluation of Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REAs), Time Impact Analysis (TIAs), constructability, risk analysis, claims mitigation, and cost estimating services under IDIQ contracts for worldwide OBO’s construction projects.

Work Details
The contractors are required to review and analyze IPES, BPES, Monthly PES Updates, REAs, TIAs submitted by the construction contractor. They must also provide cost estimations for contracts and contract modifications including direct costs, sub-contractor costs, and indirect costs if requested. Additionally, they are expected to review integration of Commissioning Schedules in PES and provide claim mitigation services including claim analysis, expert witnesses, and audit of contractors' prices. The contractors may be required to conduct project site visits if requested and authorized in writing by the COR. They must submit detailed narratives and reports for each completed activity. Furthermore, they are tasked with developing an integrated schedule risk model using simulation techniques such as Monte Carlo to project the likely substantial completion date.

The updated risk register will contain the probability of each risk identified and a range of days (minimum, most likely, and maximum) the item will affect the overall project schedule. The requirement includes providing 6 simulations with findings data in a graphic format for a slide-based presentation to OBO prior to the publishing of reports. Additionally, they need to provide a probabilistic distribution model in which a 50% and 80% certainty level represents the likely substantial completion date.

Period of Performance
The contract is intended to be awarded for $1.5 million per year with a total value of $7.5 million over 5 years. The Phase 1 Pre-Qualification announcement is planned to be posted on SAM.gov in or around December 2023.