SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Early Exchange of Information for Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management - Orange County, TX
- Notice Date
- 11/18/2021 10:34:19 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT GALVESTON GALVESTON TX 77550-1229 USA
- ZIP Code
- 77550-1229
- Solicitation Number
- W912HY21S0026
- Response Due
- 12/15/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2021
- Point of Contact
- Brian Hutchison
- E-Mail Address
-
brian.c.hutchison@usace.army.mil
(brian.c.hutchison@usace.army.mil)
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT For Early Contractor Involvement Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Orange County, TX This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes.� THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM 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.� .� This notification will be amended with the results of the evaluation for respondents and other interested offerors. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers � Galveston District has been tasked to solicit for and award a contract(s) for the performance of preconstruction services and subsequent construction of a levee and floodwall system as well as seven (7) new pump stations and connected work located in Orange County, Texas. The proposed project will be a competitive fixed price incentive � successive targets (FPIS) contract(s) procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement, using the trade-off process. The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this synopsis.� The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing the following: The Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Orange project consists of a new 26.7-mile-long levee/floodwall system along the edge of the Sabine and Neches River floodplains (soft soils) from the City of Orange on the east to the vicinity of Orangefield, Texas on the west. The project includes approximately 15.6 miles of new levees, 10.7 miles of new floodwalls, 7 new pump stations, 56 gravity drainage structures, 32 closure gates located at road and railway crossings to mitigate interior flooding during surge events, and 2 navigable sector gate structures with adjacent vertical lift floodgates for allowing normal channel flow to be constructed in Adams and Cow Bayous to reduce surge penetration. The CSRM Orange project floodwall alignment runs adjacent to numerous chemical manufacturing and other industrial facilities, including the Port of Orange and several ship-building yards, and through the downtown area of the City of Orange. The levee alignment parallels residential areas and a power plant and traverses several sensitive environmental marsh/wetland habitat areas.� The Government is contemplating the execution of this project through two separate construction contracts utilizing Early Contractor Involvement. In accordance with DFARs 236.204(v), the estimated construction price range for each of the two contracts is over $500,000,000.00 The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 237990, which has a small business size standard of $36.5M.� Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, that they must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with their own employees for general construction-type procurement. Prior government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 14JUN2022, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about 14JUL2022. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on 14MAY2022 inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued. The Government intends to select a target of ten (10) firms who respond to this sources sought and are determined to have experience with similar projects, contract types, and/or alternate delivery methods to schedule one-on-one meetings as an early exchange of information in accordance with FAR 15.201 Exchanges with Industry before receipt of proposals.�� As stated in FAR 15.201(f), any general information disclosed in these meetings will be made available to the public as soon as practicable, but no later than the next general release of information, to avoid creating an unfair competitive advantage.� Any materials distributed by the Government at these meetings shall be made available to all potential offerors, upon request to the contract specialist identified below. Interested firms� responses to this synopsis shall be limited to 10 pages and shall include the following information: Firm�s name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address and business CAGE Code. Firm�s interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. Firm�s capability to perform a complex contract with a dollar magnitude estimated near $1 billion. Include firm�s capability to execute construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years. Include a brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction and dollar value of the project. Provide at least 3 examples. Firm�s capability to execute a Fixed Price Incentive � Successive Targets (FPIS) type contract, or similar contractual arrangement, demonstrating ability to meet all of the following: Properly track allocable and allowable costs with an approved accounting system in accordance with FAR Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) with either full or modified coverage in accordance with FAR Part 30, as well as Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 99, Maintain and/or obtain an Earned Value Management System determined by the cognizant federal agency to be in compliance with the American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance Standard 748 (ANSI/EIA-748) standards in accordance with DFARS Subpart 34.2. Firm�s experience utilizing alternate delivery methods in public sector construction projects to include, but not limited to, Early Contractor Involvement, Construction Manager as Constructor, Construction Manager-At Risk, Construction Manager/General Contractor, or Progressive Design/Build. Firm�s Business Size � LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB. Firm�s Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Prot�g�s and teaming arrangement information is acceptable. Firm�s Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from bonding company that also defines the longest duration (in years) the surety will support with performance/payment bonds.� EXAMPLE - $500M Single / $2B Aggregate / duration 7 years per bond. Other Related Information. Interested firms shall respond to this sources sought synopsis no later than 4:00PM CST, 15 DEC�2021. All interested firms must be registered at www.sam.gov to be eligible for award of government contracts.� Email your response to the Contract Specialist Joshua Mahon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District at �Joshua.D.Mahon@usace.army.mil. as well as�to Brian Hutchison at Brian.C.Hutchison@usace.army.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Orange, TX 77630, USA
- Zip Code: 77630
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 77630
- Record
- SN06181240-F 20211120/211118230130 (samdaily.us)
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