SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- Market Survey - Fire Island to Moriches Inlet, Contract 3A, Fair Harbor to Seaview 3A
- Notice Date
- 10/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, New York, Attn: CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York, 10278-0090, United States
- ZIP Code
- 10278-0090
- Solicitation Number
- W912DS-16-S-0003
- Archive Date
- 11/24/2015
- Point of Contact
- Lisa M. Assim, Phone: 9177908180, ,
- E-Mail Address
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lisa.m.assim@usace.army.mil, NYDContracting@usace.army.mil
(lisa.m.assim@usace.army.mil, NYDContracting@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR A FUTURE ACQUISITION. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of potential business sources; with specific interest in small business, certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for work on wetland restoration/creation construction contract. The NAICS Code is 237990 (size standard $36.5 million average annual receipts for preceding three fiscal years). No awards will be made from the responses to this synopsis. No solicitation will be available at this time. Responses will be used to determine appropriate acquisition decisions for a future procurement. Responses are restricted to U.S. firms that are established and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov. For 8(a) and HUBZONE, firms must be certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA). If qualified firms do not respond to this Sources Sought Notice, the project may be acquired under full and open competition. BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT The New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (District) is preparing plans and specifications for construction Fire Island Inlet to Moriches, Contract #3A. The purpose of the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet (FIMI) Contract #3A, Fair Harbor to Seaview, project is construct sand dune and crossover and to provide protection to the mainland and barrier island by reducing the potential for breaching and overwash of the barrier island. FIMI Contract #3A is east of Robert Moses State Park. FIMI Contract #3A project boundaries are Fair Harbor to Seaview (455+00). The project involves placement of the beach fill material placement of approximately 1,400,000 CY of sand. The design template includes a berm width of 90 ft at an elevation at +8.5 ft NAVD, and a vegetated dune with a crest width of 25 ft at an elevation of +14 ft NAVD. It also includes a dune slope of 1V:5H. The project also includes 48 timber walkovers from behind the dune to the beach. Approximately ten of the 48 walkovers will be ADA compliant. The estimated Construction Cost Range for this project is $25,000,000 to $35,000,000. OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS The Contractor will conform to all local, state, and federal laws while carrying out the construction process for this project. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a site-specific safety and health plan to the government for approval prior to mobilization. SURVEY OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR INDUSTRY The following is a confidential survey questionnaire designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. At the end of this survey you will be asked to provide your comments. General The proposed project is for Shore Protection and Beach Renourishment work. 1. Description of project: A. Proposed project is for construction of Sand Dunes and project also includes construction of pedestrian and other walk overs The project will include placement of approximately 1,400,000 cubic yards of sand 2. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990. The Small Business Size standard is $36,500,000. 3. The following information is required from interested sources: (1) Name of firm with address, phone, and fax number, point of contact and email address. (2) Identification and verification of the company as a Small Business Administration (SBA) certified HUBZone Small business firm, or a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firm, or an SBA certified 8(a) firm with an SBA approved office for performing a competitive acquisition in the State of New York, or a Small Business firm under the size standard assigned to the procurement. (3) A CAGE Code and DUNS Number from the firm. (4) Statement of Interest: Please indicate whether your firm intends to submit an offer for this project. (5) Qualification Criteria: Responses to this Source Sought shall provide information that indicates the contractor has the experience to perform the work as specified above. Firms should respond to this notice by providing at least three relevant projects that the firm performed as a Prime Contractor. No more than five relevant projects can be submitted as Past Experience. Firms SHALL provide the dollar value of past relevant projects that the firm performed. Also include: (i) Forecasted use of materials, equipment including land-based equipment and pumps and storage location if applicable; (ii) Capabilities and Capacity for intended operations. (6) Have you worked with environmental window restrictions, e.g., Piper Plover, Sea Turtle? (7) Bonding Capacity: per contract and total bonding capacity. (8) The interested contractor should list the percentage and type of work that they will self-perform. Interested responders should refer to the following FAR Clauses to see the Limitations on Subcontracting that pertains to specific Set-asides. FAR 52.219-14 pertains to Small Business and 8(a) Set-asides. If the acquisition is set-aside for all Small Businesses or the 8(a) Program, the concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. FAR 52.219-3 pertains to HUBZone Set-asides. If the acquisition is set-aside for HUBZone Small Businesses, at least 15 percent of the cost of contract performance to be incurred for personnel will be spent on the HUBZone prime contractor's employees; and at least 50 percent of the cost of the contract performance to be incurred for personnel will be spent on the HUBZone Prime Contractor's employees or on a combination of the HUBZone Prime Contractor's employees and employees of HUBZone Small Business concern Subcontractors; and no more than 50 percent of the cost of contract performance to be incurred for personnel will be subcontracted to concerns that are not HUBZone Small Business concerns. FAR 52.219-27 pertains to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)set-asides. If the acquisition is set-aside for SDVOSB, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concerns. A joint venture may be considered a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concern if at least one member of the joint venture is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern, and makes the following representations: That it is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concern, and that it is a Small Business concern under the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement; and each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; and the joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b) 9) Would you be willing to bid on the project described above? Provide a brief description. If the answer is no, please explain why not. 10) Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture? 11) Is there a dollar limit on the size contract that you would bid? 12) What are the largest construction contracts (in dollar amounts) on which you were the prime contractor? 13) What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity? 14) Is your company a small or large business as defined by the SBA? Are you classified as a certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)? Equipment 15) What type of standard construction equipment do you own and/or operate for work on soft soils such as hydraulic excavators outfitted with long reach booms, low pressure off road hauling equipment, low ground pressure dozers, low ground pressure utility vehicles, use of timber mats to support excavators and to assist in moving across wet areas of the site that is suitable for the work described? For each item of equipment that you list, please specify its load capacity, modifications and any other relevant characteristics. 16) Contractor's Comments or Recommendations Please provide, if any. Please note that this notice is NOT a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. The Government should not construe this Sources Sought Synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Submittals will be used for market survey information only. Submit three (3) Survey Questionnaires to: US Army Corps of Engineers New York District 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843, ATTN: Lisa Assim New York, NY, 10278-0090 Survey Questionnaires will not be accepted after 2:00 pm EST on Monday, 09 November 2015. Facsimile transmissions of the qualifications statements will not be accepted. Due to heightened security around 26 Federal Plaza, be prepared to leave ample time to gain entry into the building.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fire Island Inlet to Moriches, New York, United States
- Record
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