SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- Centers of Standardization (COS), Warehouses and Admin Facility MATOCs
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Fort Worth, PO Box 17300/819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300
- ZIP Code
- 76102-0300
- Solicitation Number
- W9126G10R1XX3
- Response Due
- 8/4/2010
- Archive Date
- 10/3/2010
- Point of Contact
- Laurie Arvey, 817-886-1163
- E-Mail Address
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USACE District, Fort Worth
(laurie.arvey@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is an amendment to the SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS originally published on March 24, 2010. The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the aggregate bonding capacity requirements and proposed minimum and maximum task order amounts. Firms that provided a response to the original synopsis DO NOT need to resubmit unless the information provided in this amendment affects your initial response. Additional information on the Fort Worth COS Program can be found at http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/pubdata/ec/cos/Default.aspx. This announcement seeks information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District has been tasked to solicit for and award a project to include: Proposed project will be a competitive, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract. Task Orders awarded against the proposed contract will be firm-fixed price. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to this synopsis. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry including Large Business and the Small Business Community to include but not limited to Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), 8(a) Certified Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to compete and perform a Firm Fixed Price Contract. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. Projects under this synopsis will be performed nationwide. It is anticipated that there will be two Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs) awarded: One MATOC will be composed of work primarily EAST (of the MS river). The life of this contract will be for a base period of one year with four one-year options or $170 million, whichever comes first. Estimated Construction Range for task orders is between $3 million and $8.5 million. Because of the possibility of awarding simultaneous task orders to a firm, the aggregate bonding capacity requirement is $15 million for the EAST MATOC pool. The other MATOC will consist of work primarily WEST (of the MS river). The life of this contract will be for a base period of one year with four one-year options or $261 million, whichever comes first. Estimated Construction Range for task orders is between $3.5 million and $18 million. Because of the possibility of awarding simultaneous task orders to a firm, the aggregate bonding capacity requirement is $30 million for the WEST MATOC pool. A third MATOC is being considered for projects primarily at Fort Benning, GA, Fort Stewart, GA, as a possible set-aside. The life of this contract will be for a base period of one year with four one-year options or $103 million, whichever comes first. Estimated Construction Range for task orders is between $4 million and $9 million. Because of the possibility of awarding simultaneous task orders to a firm, the aggregate bonding capacity requirement is $16 million for the set-aside MATOC pool. The Construction Services to be performed under the resultant firm fixed price contract will consist of 1.) Designing and constructing General Purpose and Supply Support Activity Warehouses and all site improvements including, but not limited to parking lots, fences, utilities, grading and other infrastructure necessary to support the new facilities, and 2.) Administrative facilities to include Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Battalion Headquarters (BnHQ), AIT Brigade Headquarters (BdeHQ), Basic Training (BT) Battalion Headquarters (BnHQ), Warriors in Transition Unit Administration Services (WTUAS), and Soldier and Family Assistance Centers (SFAC). AIT BnHQ is comprised of administration, command operations, special functions, storage and classroom components. The AIT BdeHQ is comprised of administration, command operations, and special functions. The BT BnHQ is comprised of administration, command operations, special functions, storage and classroom components for a Training Battalion. WTUAS can be made up of Company Operations Facilities and Battalion Headquarters and provide administration, command operations, special functions, storage and other support areas. An SFAC is a community building for social interaction and special assistance to the soldiers and their families. Facilities will conform to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) as appropriate. Work may include all site improvements including, but not limited to parking lots, fences, utilities, grading and other infrastructure necessary to support the new facilities. Prospective construction firms must be capable of: providing all resources for successful construction per contract documents; planning and development of construction documents and work phasing if required; a Bentley compatible BIM product; CADD (as-builts, changes, etc.); professional services, geotechnical investigations, environmental investigations, abatement and sampling, construction documentation, cost estimates, value engineering, shop drawings, and construction administration. Additional services may include but are not limited to: topographic and boundary surveys to include data collection and verification, design construction cost reconciliation, environmental testing, statement of work review, site surveys and evaluations, remediation design, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance for hazardous materials such as petroleum products, automotive chemicals, asbestos, lead and radon. The contractor is also required to have expertise and knowledge of Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) requirements, security and communications systems, fire protection and life safety systems, and other technical requirements as may be designed or required. Any work that requires design changes or environmental compliance must be performed by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional Architect or Engineer. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 236220. Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is $33.5 million. Under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines, the prime contractor must have the capability to perform at least 15% of the contract work with his/her own employees. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under the sources sought synopsis. Award will be based on overall Best Value to the Government. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 30 Sep 2010, The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued. Offerors response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information: (1) Offerors name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address; (2) Offerors interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued; (3) Offerors capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include offerors capability to execute design and construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) provide at least 3 examples; (4) Offerors Business Size and type of small business (whether HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a) or Small Business; (5) Offerors Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential; and (6) Offerors Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars). Interested Offerors shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 2:00 PM (CST) 4 Aug 2010. All interested contractors must be registered in CCR to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Laurie Arvey, Contract Specialist, at laurie.arvey@usace.army.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Fort Worth PO Box 17300/819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth TX
- Zip Code: 76102-0300
- Zip Code: 76102-0300
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