TITLE: MANSFIELD LEVEE REPAIR in MANSFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

SOLICITATION NO. W912DR21B0025

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.                                                                                                            

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, requests letters of interest from qualified SMALL BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS interested in performing work on the potential MANSFIELD LEVEE REPAIR in MANSFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this notice.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (NAB), has been tasked to solicit for and award construction services for Mansfield Levee Repairs in Mansfield, Pennsylvania.  The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price, contract procured in accordance with FAR 14, Sealed Bidding, via an Invitation for Bid (IFB).

The purpose of the proposed action is to restore the flood risk management capabilities of the Mansfield Levee by performing maintenance to return the levee to the original as-built elevations.  Mansfield Levee is in Mansfield, PA (Tioga County). The Borough of Mansfield is located at the intersection of Business Route 15, soon to be the I-99 Corridor, and Route 6.  The Mansfield Levee is associated with the Tioga-Hammond Lakes flood risk management project and provides protection from high-water events on the Tioga River and Corey Creek.

The project consists but is not limited to the repair, construction, and installation of the following:

1. Objectives: The project consists of the filling in of low areas that have settled on the crest of the Mansfield Levee. Repairs will occur at separate locations of the levee, with a total of approximately 6,275 linear feet of the existing levee to be repaired. All work is proposed on the crest of the Mansfield Levee; no widening of the levee footprint will occur.
2. Final Record Drawings (As-Builts): Submit the As-Builts drawings after completion of work to correctly show the features of the project as it has been constructed by bringing the contract set into agreement with approved working as-built prints, and adding such additional drawings as may be necessary. These working as-built marked prints must be neat, legible, and accurate. Provide both PDF and AutoCAD 2018 version files for As-Builts.
3. Emergency Requirements:  Throughout the work, the contractor shall maintain equipment and sufficient excavated material on site to perform emergency backfilling of all open excavation within 24 hours of notification by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).  This requirement is intended to ensure that the integrity of the levee system is maintained in an extreme flood event.  A written plan for emergency backfilling shall be submitted prior to excavation.
4. Permits and Licenses:  The Contractor shall, at his/her own expense, obtain any license or permits required to perform the contract.  The Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations and shall comply with any subsequent changes. Contractor shall be responsible for developing the Erosion and Sediment (E&S) plan and acquiring E&S permit from local governing authorities. The contractor shall be responsible for all design efforts and application fees associated with obtaining the permits. Obtain the necessary permits to perform the work cited above.Government Supplied Materials:  Constructions plans and specifications (solicitation).

Project Assumptions:  The Contractor is required to supply all labor, materials, equipment, and transportation to complete the construction of the Government furnished plans and specifications.

Contract Deliverable:  Provide a completed project per the Government furnished plans and specifications.

Submission Requirements and Timeline:  Provide a proposal within 30 calendar days of the solicitation. Construction duration will be approximately 12 months.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business (SB), Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition within any given socioeconomic category of responsible contractors. Large businesses are not prohibited from submitting a response to this notice; however SB, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, SDB, VOSB, and WOSB are highly encouraged to participate.

In accordance with FAR 36.204 – Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the magnitude of this project is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 237990 – “Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction”, which has a small business size standard of $39,500,000. 

Should the acquisition be set-aside for the 8(a) program, 8(a) firms are reminded that they need to have a bonafide office in the geographical areas of consideration where the work is to be performed as determined by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Responders should address ALL of the following in their submittal:

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this sources sought notice.

The following criteria must be considered to ensure the ability to perform the proposed work:

1. Capability Statements should include information and details of a minimum of two (2) projects with similar scope of work and magnitude of construction within the past six (6) years.

       2. Provide one (1) project or multiple projects demonstrating successful experience with levee construction, levee repair, or similar flood protection project.

      3. Responders should have experience in the areas listed below and provide narratives identifying that specific experience:

• Successful experience with the Erosion and Sediment (E&S) Control permitting process.
• Successful experience with excavation and placement of fill, riprap, bedding, topsoil, and seeding.
• Successful experience with Autocad software and preparation of As-Built drawings.
• The contractor is required to be a US Citizen.
• Satisfactory Contractor Performance Assessment Reports.

       4. Provide a letter from the surety regarding the maximum bonding capability for a single contract action and total aggregate bonding capacity.

      5. Responses must include the Offeror’s Name, Company address, CAGE Code, POC Phone number, POC email, and SAM information.

      6. Narratives shall be no longer than ten (10) pages.  Double sided pages will count as two (2) separate pages.

Comments will be shared with the Government and the project design team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTE OR BID. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this sources sought notice is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited or delivered.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice NLT 12:00 P.M. EDT 28 July 2021. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to [email protected] and [email protected] referencing the sources sought notice number W912DR21B0025.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.