SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project (DSMP), Lake Isabella, California
- Notice Date
- 12/28/2016
- 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, Sacramento, 1325 J. Street, Sacramento, California, 95814, United States
- ZIP Code
- 95814
- Solicitation Number
- W91238-17-S-0001
- Archive Date
- 1/26/2017
- Point of Contact
- Melissa A. DeNigris, Phone: 9165575137
- E-Mail Address
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Melissa.A.DeNigris@usace.army.mil
(Melissa.A.DeNigris@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice for MARKET RESEARCH ONLY to determine the availability and capability of both Large and Small business contractors for prime and subcontracting opportunities. 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 the solicitation. Potential offerors having the skills, capabilities and bonding necessary to perform the described project are invited to provide feedback via email to Mrs. Melissa DeNigris at melissa.a.denigris@usace.army.mil. All responses will be considered in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The Sacramento District is conducting this market research to identify businesses which have the capability to construct the Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project at Lake Isabella, California. The purpose of this NOTICE is to gain capabilities knowledge of Large businesses and potential Small business sources in the following categories: Large Businesses, Small Business, Certified 8(a) Program Participant, Certified HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. The requested information will be evaluated for the purpose of determining the capability and availability of Large Businesses as well as Small Businesses and to develop subcontracting goals for the various categories of Small Businesses. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the pool of available contractors. The project is planned for advertising in MARCH 2017. Please consider this an estimated timeframe. The estimated cost range according to the DFARS 236.204 is between $250,000,000.00 and $500,000,000.00. The NAICS code is 237990, the size standard is $36.5M and the Federal Supply Code (FSC) is Y1KA, Construction of Dams. The resulting contract type is expected to be Firm-Fixed-Price. In accordance with 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. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project (DSMP) is a Dam Safety project at Lake Isabella, California to mitigate serious hydraulic, seismic and erosion concerns associated with the existing dams and spillway. The key project features include: Full height filter and drain on the Main Dam with a 16-foot crest raise; modifications to the existing service spillway; construction of a new emergency spillway; construction of a downstream buttress including full height filter and drains on the Auxiliary Dam with a 16-foot crest raise and shallow foundation treatment; abandonment of Borel canal outlet works; modification to the Main Dam Control Tower to accommodate the 16-foot Main Dam crest raise; and modifications to State Route 155. The detailed plans and specifications for this construction project will specify the minimum performance characteristics of the construction in accordance with the requirements of FAR part 11, Describing Agency Needs. To the extent possible, the references in the specifications will be widely recognized standards or specifications promulgated by the Government, industry or technical groups. When "brand name or equal" descriptions are necessary, the specification will clearly identify and describe the particular physical, function, or other characteristics of the brand-name items which are considered essential to satisfying the requirement. The successful contractor will be required to provide performance and payment bonds in accordance with FAR 28.102-1, within 10 days of award of the contract. Failure to provide sufficient proof of bonding which hinders the commencement of performance may be grounds for Termination for Default, at the determination of the Contracting Officer. A small business subcontracting plan will be required from large business primes and performance against the approved plan will be monitored to provide as much opportunity as possible for small businesses to participate in this project. 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 submission is limited to 20 pages. 1. Contractor's name, DUNS number, address, point of contract, phone number and email address; 2. Contractor's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued; 3. Contractor's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude, complexity and comparable work performed in 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 three (3) examples. Comparable work performed should be along the lines of over $250M in contract value, Firm-Fixed Priced Construction contracts. The Government is particularly interested in excavation, drilling, and blasting, materials processing, concrete batch plants operations and work in remote areas; 4. Contractor's business size - If a Small Business, identify the Small Business type (Small Business, an 8(a) Program Participant, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business); 5. Contractor's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential; and 6. Contractor's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from the 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 the 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. Offers that do not meet all requirements or submit within the allotted time will not be considered. Again this is not a request for proposal or quotation; there is no solicitation available at this time. All interested contractors should notify this office in writing by email by 5:00 PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST) on 11 January 2017. Submit responses via email to Melissa DeNigris at Melissa.A.DeNigris@usace.army.mil. Please include the Sources Sought No. W91238-17-S-0001 in the subject line.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Lake Isabella, California, United States
- Record
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