W9123820B0006

This Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research ONLY to determine the availability, capability and interest of all firms, but especially small business firms for a potential small business category type set-aside. 

NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought Notice. 

NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME as this is solely for Market Research; therefore, please do not request such documentation.  Requests for any of this information will go unanswered. 

If the conditions at FAR 19.502-2(b) are met the contracting officer shall set aside the acquisition for small business concerns. If set-aside, FAR 52.219-14, requires that for general construction the small business contractor will self-perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials. Accordingly, interested contractors having the skill, capabilities, workload capacity and ability to obtain bonding necessary to complete the described project (either through self-performance and/or the managing of subcontractors) are invited to provide their capability statements to the point of contact listed below.  All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential acquisition. 

The purpose of this notice is to obtain a snapshot of current market capabilities and gain knowledge of potential small business sources to include small business in the following socioeconomic categories: Certified HUB Zone; Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and 8(a) small business concerns to perform general building renovations to DDHU B845 at Hill AFB, Utah. 

Contractors’ capabilities will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining an appropriate acquisition strategy to include whether this prospective action is appropriate to be set-aside for the small business community or should proceed as an unrestricted full and open acquisition.   Other than small businesses are encouraged to respond to this NOTICE to provide a greater context of current market capabilities. However, per the Federal Acquisition Regulations, preference will be given to the small business categories as listed above. In determining the acquisition strategy, the Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of available contractors.

The Government estimates issuing a solicitation in late January to early February of 2021.

The Government intends to award through Sealed Bidding – Invitation for Bid (IFB) and the period of performance (POP) is 365 days after the notice to proceed.

In accordance with FAR 36.204(f) the estimated magnitude of construction is expected to be between $1M-$5M.

The NAICS Code is 236210 – Industrial Building Construction, the size standard is $36.5 million, and the Product Supply Code is Y1EZ – Construction of Other Industrial Buildings.  

 GENERAL SCOPE:

The scope of this project is to complete renovations to Defense Distribution Depot Hill Utah (DDHU) Building 845. Building 845 is a large warehouse facility divided into seven “Bays” each has small dedicated administrative or maintenance area of varying sizes serving the associated warehouse area. The proposed renovations include the expansion of the existing loading dock at Bay “E”, expansion of the two story administrative space in Bay “E”, renovation of the existing two story administrative space in Bay “E” (to include but not limited to office, open office, break room, conference room spaces in Bay “D” (to include but not limited to replacement of finishes and plumbing fixtures and the conversion of an existing space). The scope also includes adjusting the existing service pavements to accommodate a new loading dock, forklift ramp, and ADA accessible ramp.

The existing structure of Building 845 shall remain unchanged. There are no planned environment changes within the scope of work for this project.

The loading dock area is approximately 1,400 sf. The total facility is 10,760 sf. The work includes mainly interior renovations, however, these are non-structural. Exterior renovations are mainly for the loading dock area and the surrounding pavement around the loading dock.

 CAPABILITY STATEMENT

The following requests are designed to inform the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, of current construction contractor market capabilities. Please provide your response to the following.  The submission is limited to 10 pages.

1) Offeror's name, DUNS#, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

2) Offeror's experience and capability to complete (either through self-performance in excess of 15% or the managing of one or more subcontracts as a Prime) contracts of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 6 years. Describe the Prime’s self-performed effort, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project - provide at least 3 examples.

3) Offeror's socioeconomic type and business size (Certified HUB Zone; Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and 8(a) small business concerns).

4) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety.

The Capabilities Statement will not be considered an offer (proposal) or a bid for any future Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid that may result from this notice. Moreover, it will not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. 

This notice is for information and planning purposes only.  The respondents will not be notified of the results of any review conducted of the capability statements received.

Please notify this office in writing via email by 30JULY20, 11:00 AM PT. Submit response and information through email to: [email protected] . Please include the Sources Sought No. W9123820B0006 in the subject line and the title, DDHU B845 Renovations.