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Interest in this announcement is open to businesses located nationwide regardless of business size. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potentially qualified businesses to perform the work described and ascertain interest from Small Businesses (SB), 8(a), Small Disadvantage Business (SDB), Woman Owned Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or HUBZone prime contractor business sources and their size classifications relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 236220. Note for the purposes of this procurement, a concern is considered a small business if its annual average gross revenue, taken for the last 3 fiscal years, does not exceed $36.5 million. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate structure of the resulting Request for Proposals (RFP), and the acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.
PROJECT INFORMATION: The Seattle District is anticipating solicitation of a multi-story, 81,375 SF dormitory for the SERE Pipeline school at Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA. The building will house 150 double occupancy dorm style rooms, each with private bathroom, with associated core spaces distributed over three floors. Core spaces include mechanical and electrical rooms, a laundry room, computer labs, lounges and a residential kitchen. Site features include landscaping with irrigation, area lighting, fencing, and construction of a parking lot, and an entry drop off point. Included are underground utilities and connections to sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water main, electrical lines, communication duct banks and gas lines to the building, along with sidewalks, access areas and pathways, curbs and gutters, storm drainage, and signage. The project will be LEED certified Silver. The project shall meet Fairchild Base Design Standards, and the building shall be compatible with adjacent structures in the SERE campus, which are typically brick veneer with standing seam metal roofs. Structural Interior Design will be included. Comprehensive Interior Design will not be required.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: Contractor must be capable of accessing Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA.
The anticipated total project amount is approximately $23.3 million.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Responses to this sources sought synopsis shall provide the prime contractor's name, address, email, business category, business size, business type (JV, etc.), and information pertaining to bonding capacity. NOTE: CONTRACTOR MUST BE ABLE TO BOND FOR THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT.
Bonding Information:
Provide the following, on the bonding company's letterhead:
a. Bonding Limits: (1) Single Bond, (2) Aggregate
b. Proof the contractor can provide bonding for a single item of $23,000,000.00.
c. Length of time the contractor has been associated with the bonding company.
d. Claims History and Outstanding Claims of the Contractor.
e. Surety to be used for Performance and Payment Bonds.
f. Other commitments that might interfere with performance of the contract.
g. Point of contact for the Bonding Company
Please note that this research is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive bids/proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Corps. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their interest and ability to meet all requirements stated above. Firms formally organized as design-build entities, design firms and construction contractors that have associated specifically for this project, consortia of firms or any other interested parties may submit information.
Associations may be as joint ventures or as key team subcontractors. Any legally organized Offeror may submit information, provided that the Offeror or Offeror's subcontractor has or will have professional architects and engineers, registered in the appropriate technical disciplines.
Responses to the Sources Sought Synopsis should be received as soon as possible but no later than 2:00 pm (Pacific Time) on Friday, December 2, 2016. The responses should be forwarded to the attention of Kelly Gunn, Contract Specialist, by email: [email protected]. NOTE: Email size is limited to 20MB.