SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR VARIOUS SMALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER DIVISION
- Notice Date
- 5/28/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Huntington, ATTN: CELRH-CT, 502 8th Street, Huntington, WV 25701-2070
- ZIP Code
- 25701-2070
- Solicitation Number
- W91237-13-R-SS03
- Response Due
- 6/11/2013
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Karen Simmons, 304-399-5182
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, Huntington
(karen.l.simmons@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice for Market Research only to determine the availability of small business firms for a potential small business category set-aside. This notice neither constitutes a solicitation announcement, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; therefore, please do NOT request a copy of a solicitation. It should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Responses to this Sources Sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of potential qualified small business sources to include small business in the following categories: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Certified HUB Zone, Woman-Owned, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned for a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). The Huntington District Corps of Engineers intends to procure up to two Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contracts for Various Small Construction Projects within the Boundaries of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. Geographical boundaries for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division include Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville and Pittsburgh Districts. Contract period will be for a base period of one year with a provision for at least two (2) but not exceeding four (4) option years (number of option periods yet to be determined) for a total amount not-to-exceed $15 million for each contract awarded. The task orders will generally be $100,000.00 to $3,000,000.00. The capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining to Set-Aside for the Small Business Community or to conduct as an Other Than Small Business Procurement. Other than small businesses may respond to this NOTICE in the event the market does not indicate SB interest, however, preference will be given to the SB categories listed above. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of available contractors. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is 237990, which has a size standard of $33.5 million in average annual receipts. Under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines 52.219-14, the concern will perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. Under FAR 52.236-1, the contractor shall perform on the site, and with its own organization, work equivalent to at least 15 percent of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract. The contract(s) would require the contractor to be capable of mobilizing sizeable crews to multiple work sites and possess multimillion-dollar bonding capability. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, supplies, and materials necessary to perform work associated with task orders. Typical tasks performed under this contract could include but are not limited to: 1.Emergency mobilization (within 24 hours) of sizeable river crews to multiple work sites (capable of running a minimum of 3 jobsites) on the Ohio River and the Kanawha River and the capacity to bond million dollar work orders. 2.Emergency mobilization (within 24 hours) of an experienced river crew with all equipment including, but not limited to, a tow-boat capable of handling several barges (a work barge to carry equipment and trailers, a spud barge, a crane barge with a crane equivalent to a Manitowoc 4600, and materials barges carrying rock intended for use in stream bank repair) 3.River-based bank protection projects requiring handling of large derrick stone (36 quote mark minimum diameter). 4.Emergency dredging work on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. 5.Experience working on and around Locks and Dams. 6.Land-based stream bank protection or excavation site work. 7.Difficult bridge repair. 8.Demolition of small to large structures as part of disaster cleanup projects. 9. Construct or remodel buildings. The following requests are designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following. The submission is limited to 20 pages. 1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2) Offeror's interest in proposing on the solicitation when it is issued. 3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity based on the typical tasks listed above. Also provide comparable work performed within the past 5 years. Describe your self-performed effort, brief description of the project, customer name with point of contact information (email/phone), contract number, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project - provide at least 3 examples. Offeror's must address their capability to perform each of the nine (9) tasks listed. Offeror's who do not provide information demonstrating their capability to perform a specific task(s) will be determined as not possessing the ability to perform that specific task(s). 4) Offeror's type of small business (Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned, HUB Zone, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned. 5) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential (This information will not count against the page limitation). 6) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather short statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities statement. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. After completing its analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among small business concerns in general, or one of the small business subcategories. Offers that do not meet all requirements or submit within the allotted time will not be considered. Contractors are hereby encouraged to make known their interest in this type of work. Electronic submission via email are preferred. Please email or fax your qualification statement to Karen.L.Simmons@usace.army.mil, fax: (304) 399-5281 by close of business of June 11, 2013.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Huntington ATTN: CELRH-CT, 502 8th Street Huntington WV
- Zip Code: 25701-2070
- Zip Code: 25701-2070
- Record
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