SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- General Purpose Warehouse at DDJC Tracy, CA
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Sacramento, 1325 J. Street, Sacramento, California, 95814, United States
- ZIP Code
- 95814
- Solicitation Number
- W91238-13-S-0263
- Archive Date
- 10/23/2013
- Point of Contact
- Tom E. Koponen, Phone: 916-557-7266, Carol A. Dones, Phone: 916-557-7318
- E-Mail Address
-
Tomas.E.Koponen@usace.army.mil, Carol.A.Dones@usace.army.mil
(Tomas.E.Koponen@usace.army.mil, Carol.A.Dones@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for a Market Research ONLY to determine the availability of small business firms for a potential small business category type set-aside. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; therefore, do NOT request a copy of a solicitation. Potential offerors having the skill, capabilities and bonding necessary to perform the described project are invited to provide feedback via email to Tom Koponen at tomas.e.koponen@usace.army.mil. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Particularly, the purpose of this NOTICE is to gain knowledge of potential small business sources to include small business in the following categories: Small Business, Certified 8(a), Certified HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for a Design-Build General Purpose Warehouse Facility at DDJC Tracy, California. 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 Small Business interest, however, preference will be given to the Small Business categories listed above. The government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of available contractors. This project is planned for advertising in November 2013. The estimated cost range according to the DFAR 236.204 is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, the size standard is $33.5 million, and the Federal Supply Code is Y1JZ - Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings. The duration of the project is approximately 670 calendar days. Under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines 52.219-14, any 8(a) 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, any large business contractor shall perform on the site, and with its own organization, work equivalent to at least 25 percent of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The work consists of the design and construction of a permanent, non-combustible, General Purpose Warehouse with concrete floors and a 26 foot clear stacking height, weather-sealed truck doors, loading and unloading docks with dock levelers; administration annex with restrooms, locker rooms, and employee break room, general purpose room with movable partition and storage, HVAC; and a utility annex at Defense Depot Joaquin Complex (DDJC) Tracy, California. Provide Americans with Disabilities Act access to and in the administration area and Energy Management Control System for the warehouse and administration annex. Provide demolition, earthwork, all utilities, fire protection/life safety, storm drainage, site information systems and signage, site lighting, paving, walks, curbs, gutters, and related site improvements. Construct parking for tractor-trailer rigs. Incorporate Sustainable Design and Development using US Green Building Council LEED rating system ("Silver" certification), Energy Policy Act of 2005, Department of Defense minimum antiterrorism standards for buildings, and all necessary features (interior and exterior) to yield a safe, complete, and useable facility for its intended use. CAPABILITY STATEMENT The following requests are designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following. The capabilities submission is limited to 15 pages. 1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - Describe your 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. 4) Offeror's type of small business and Business Size (Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned and/or Small Business, 8(a)). 5) Offeror's Joint Venture or Teaming Arrangement information if applicable - existing and potential. 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 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, HubZone, or all Small Business firms or proceed with full and open competition as Other Than Small Business. Offers that do not meet all requirements or submit within the allotted time will not be considered. PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS (FAR 22.503) Project labor agreements are a tool that agencies may use to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. Pursuant to Executive Order 13502, agencies are encouraged to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects. As part of that consideration, this market research effort will help in our determination of whether a PLA may increase the economy and efficiency of the project. 1) Is there any reason to believe that there is a shortage of skilled labor required for this project at the Tracy Defense Depot? 2) The following request is to obtain data on the recent history of construction projects in the local labor market of the project under construction. Information is requested for projects completed in the last 2-5 years in the Tracy Defense Depot area. a) Project name / location. b) Detailed project description. c) Initial cost estimated / Actual final cost. d) Was the project completed on-time? e) Number of craft trades present on the project. f) PLA (Y/N)? g) Were there any challenges experienced during the project (delays, investigations, health and safety issues, labor shortages, management / organizational issues, etc)? This notice 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 the analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, HubZone, all Small Business firms or proceed with full and open competition as Other Than Small Business, as well as determine whether a PLA will be required. Responses that do not meet all requirements or submit within the allotted time will not be considered. All interested contractors should notify this office in writing by email or mail by 4:00 PM Pacific Time on October 16, 2013. Submit response and information via email to: tomas.e.koponen@usace.army.mil or via mail to: Tom Koponen, CESPK-CT-A, Room 878, US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: DDJC Tracy, Tracy, California, 95376, United States
- Zip Code: 95376
- Zip Code: 95376
- Record
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