SOURCES SOUGHT
F -- Harvest & Transport Logs for USS Constitution
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2022 9:00:05 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD MID LANT NORFOLK VA 23511-0395 USA
- ZIP Code
- 23511-0395
- Solicitation Number
- N4008522Q2531
- Response Due
- 7/27/2022 11:00:00 AM
- Point of Contact
- Cassandra Hines, Phone: 8128541505, Carrie Grimard, Phone: 8128546641
- E-Mail Address
-
cassandra.c.hines.civ@us.navy.mil, carrie.l.grimard.civ@us.navy.mil
(cassandra.c.hines.civ@us.navy.mil, carrie.l.grimard.civ@us.navy.mil)
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THERE IS NOT A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors for market research purposes to determine whether to set-aside these requirements for small businesses and if so which type of small businesses. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT), Public Works Department (PWD) Crane, Indiana is currently seeking potential sources for one lump-sum fixed price solicitation/contract for the harvesting of selected trees within the boundaries of NSA Crane to provide material for the USS Constitution located in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts.� This work includes providing all labor, supervision, tools, materials, equipment and transportation necessary to harvest the selected trees within the boundaries of NSA Crane. The estimated amount of trees to be harvested and transported over this 1-year period is 10 trees. It is the intent to harvest 10 of these trees between the estimated months of October 2022 and March 31, 2023 and transport them from the harvest site at NSA Crane to the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston Massachusetts.�� The work includes performing the work utilizing the methods, requirements, and information which will be provided in the solicitations. It is expected that the size of the logs needed for this project will be on average 40 feet in length with a small-end diameter of 36 inches.� The average weight estimated for each log is approximately 19,000 lbs. Award will be made to the offeror submitting the lowest total price in response to the Request for Quote for the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to use the results of this sources sought for additional solicitations and subsequent awards should additional solicitations be required. The NAICS Code is 115310 Support Activities for Forestry. The Small Business Size Standard is $10,000,000.00. Under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) guidelines, the prime contractor will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded Sources are sought from 8(a) firms; Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB); Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) concerns; Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns, or small businesses. The intent is to issue a solicitation on a set aside basis for 8(a) Region V businesses, SDVOSB, HUB Zone concerns, WOSB, or small business concerns. The type of set-aside to be issued will depend upon the responses to this sources sought synopsis. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of contractors. Failure to submit all information requested below will result in a contractor not being considered as an interested 8a Region V business, SDVOSB, HUBZone concern, WOSB, or small business concern. If an adequate number of qualified responses is not received from these businesses, then the Government will issue the solicitation as an unrestricted procurement. Interested 8(a) Region V Businesses, SDVOB, HUBZone concerns, or WOSB, shall indicate their interest to the Contracting Officer in writing by providing a Statement of Qualifications. The Statement of Qualifications shall include the following information: (a) a copy of the certificate issued by the SBA of your qualifications as a 8(a) Region �V� contractor, HUBZone concern, or WOSB concern; SDVOSB must also provide documentation of their status, (b) describe your partnering, teaming or joint venture intentions, if any,� (c) a positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a prime contractor, (d) evidence of experiences in the past three years in work similar in type, size, scope, and complexity to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact, along with telephone numbers, and (d) provide a brief description of work capabilities (e) proof of professional forester who has graduated from an SAF accredited university, academic transcripts may be required. The government anticipates that the solicitations will be released on or about 01 August 2022 with proposals due a minimum of 14 calendar days after the solicitation is released. In accordance with FAR 5.102(a) (7) availability of the solicitation will be limited to the electronic medium and the Government will NOT provide copies. The Solicitation once issued will be available for download free of charge via the Internet at: https://piee.eb.mil. The posting on sam.gov is only for the notification of Contract Opportunities. ALL PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE INTERNET AT: https://piee.eb.mil. ALL APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER PRIOR TO PROPOSAL SUBMISSION. The posting on sam.gov is only for the notification of Contract Opportunities. This is now noted on the sam.gov description of the solicitation. The registration for PIEE website is in the top right hand corner of the PIEE homepage: https://piee.eb.mil/ Once registered you can view all the trainings (PDF instructions, and videos) at this site is needed https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml If you need additional assistance please call 866-618-5988 which is PIEE website support. Offerors are required to submit price proposals and related proposal requirements electronically via the Solicitation Module in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website. It is the offeror�s responsibility to add the Proposal Manager role in their PIEE account by going to: My Account, Add Additional Role, add Proposal Manager. After adding this role, the contractor must call the PIEE helpdesk to activate the Proposal Manager role at 866-618-5988. The helpdesk will activate the role so the offeror has the ability to submit a proposal. If the offeror does not show any options within the solicitation module to submit a proposal, add attachments, etc. It�s because this role has not been added and activated. The only department that has the capability to activate the role is the PIEE helpdesk that can be reached by calling 866-618-5988. It is highly recommended to confirm this role is added before the proposal due date to avoid your proposal being late. Department of Defense (DoD) training is available at https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/solicitation-module. Additional Web Based Training is available at https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml Offerors shall allow adequate time to upload files which may be slower for non-DoD users and to avoid other technical difficulties that may be encountered. Offerors are also responsible for submitting files in the format specified and consistent with requirements stated elsewhere in this solicitation. Files that cannot be opened, or are otherwise missing the required content are the responsibility of offerors. All offerors are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in accordance with FAR 52.204-7(b) (1). It will take approximately 12-15 business days after a contractor submits the required information for the SAM account to become active and the contractor to be registered. Contractors are required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract. LACK OF REGISTRATION IN THE SAM DATABASE PRIOR TO THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE WILL MAKE THE OFFEROR INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. Interested offerors not already registered in the SAM database are highly encouraged to do so. The website address for the SAM database is: https://www.sam.gov Registration in SAM is free ��� All contractual and technical inquires shall be submitted via electronic mail to cassandra.c.hines.civ@us.navy.mil ���� Receipt of potential offeror�s Statement of Qualifications shall be received no later than 2:00 PM (EST) on 27 July 2022. The Department of the Navy, NAVFACSYSCOM MID-ATLANTIC, PWD CRANE IN is seeking potential bidders for the subject solicitation. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THERE IS NOT A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors for market research purposes to determine whether to set-aside these requirements for small businesses and if so which type of small businesses. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT), Public Works Department (PWD) Crane, Indiana is currently seeking potential sources for one lump-sum fixed price solicitation/contract for the harvesting of selected trees within the boundaries of NSA Crane to provide material for the USS Constitution located in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts.� This work includes providing all labor, supervision, tools, materials, equipment and transportation necessary to harvest the selected trees within the boundaries of NSA Crane. The estimated amount of trees to be harvested and transported over this 1-year period is 10 trees. It is the intent to harvest 10 of these trees between the estimated months of October 2022 and March 31, 2023 and transport them from the harvest site at NSA Crane to the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston Massachusetts.�� The work includes performing the work utilizing the methods, requirements, and information which will be provided in the solicitations. It is expected that the size of the logs needed for this project will be on average 40 feet in length with a small-end diameter of 36 inches.� The average weight estimated for each log is approximately 19,000 lbs. Award will be made to the offeror submitting the lowest total price in response to the Request for Quote for the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to use the results of this sources sought for additional solicitations and subsequent awards should additional solicitations be required. The NAICS Code is 115310 Support Activities for Forestry. The Small Business Size Standard is $10,000,000.00. Under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) guidelines, the prime contractor will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded Sources are sought from 8(a) firms; Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB); Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) concerns; Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns, or small businesses. The intent is to issue a solicitation on a set aside basis for 8(a) Region V businesses, SDVOSB, HUB Zone concerns, WOSB, or small business concerns. The type of set-aside to be issued will depend upon the responses to this sources sought synopsis. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of contractors. Failure to submit all information requested below will result in a contractor not being considered as an interested 8a Region V business, SDVOSB, HUBZone concern, WOSB, or small business concern. If an adequate number of qualified responses is not received from these businesses, then the Government will issue the solicitation as an unrestricted procurement. Interested 8(a) Region V Businesses, SDVOB, HUBZone concerns, or WOSB, shall indicate their interest to the Contracting Officer in writing by providing a Statement of Qualifications. The Statement of Qualifications shall include the following information: (a) a copy of the certificate issued by the SBA of your qualifications as a 8(a) Region �V� contractor, HUBZone concern, or WOSB concern; SDVOSB must also provide documentation of their status, (b) describe your partnering, teaming or joint venture intentions, if any,� (c) a positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a prime contractor, (d) evidence of experiences in the past three years in work similar in type, size, scope, and complexity to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact, along with telephone numbers, and (d) provide a brief description of work capabilities (e) proof of professional forester who has graduated from an SAF accredited university, academic transcripts may be required. The government anticipates that the solicitations will be released on or about 01 August 2022 with proposals due a minimum of 14 calendar days after the solicitation is released. In accordance with FAR 5.102(a) (7) availability of the solicitation will be limited to the electronic medium and the Government will NOT provide copies. The Solicitation once issued will be available for download free of charge via the Internet at: https://piee.eb.mil. The posting on sam.gov is only for the notification of Contract Opportunities. ALL PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE INTERNET AT: https://piee.eb.mil. ALL APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER PRIOR TO PROPOSAL SUBMISSION. The posting on sam.gov is only for the notification of Contract Opportunities. This is now noted on the sam.gov description of the solicitation. The registration for PIEE website is in the top right hand corner of the PIEE homepage: https://piee.eb.mil/ Once registered you can view all the trainings (PDF instructions, and videos) at this site is needed https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml If you need additional assistance please call 866-618-5988 which is PIEE website support. Offerors are required to submit price proposals and related proposal requirements electronically via the Solicitation Module in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website. It is the offeror�s responsibility to add the Proposal Manager role in their PIEE account by going to: My Account, Add Additional Role, add Proposal Manager. After adding this role, the contractor must call the PIEE helpdesk to activate the Proposal Manager role at 866-618-5988. The helpdesk will activate the role so the offeror has the ability to submit a proposal. If the offeror does not show any options within the solicitation module to submit a proposal, add attachments, etc. It�s because this role has not been added and activated. The only department that has the capability to activate the role is the PIEE helpdesk that can be reached by calling 866-618-5988. It is highly recommended to confirm this role is added before the proposal due date to avoid your proposal being late. Department of Defense (DoD) training is available at https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/solicitation-module. Additional Web Based Training is available at https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml Offerors shall allow adequate time to upload files which may be slower for non-DoD users and to avoid other technical difficulties that may be encountered. Offerors are also responsible for submitting files in the format specified and consistent with requirements stated elsewhere in this solicitation. Files that cannot be opened, or are otherwise missing the required content are the responsibility of offerors. All offerors are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in accordance with FAR 52.204-7(b) (1). It will take approximately 12-15 business days after a contractor submits the required information for the SAM account to become active and the contractor to be registered. Contractors are required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract. LACK OF REGISTRATION IN THE SAM DATABASE PRIOR TO THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE WILL MAKE THE OFFEROR INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. Interested offerors not already registered in the SAM database are highly encouraged to do so. The website address for the SAM database is: https://www.sam.gov Registration in SAM is free All contractual and technical inquires shall be submitted via electronic mail to cassandra.c.hines.civ@us.navy.mil Receipt of potential offeror�s Statement of Qualifications shall be received no later than 2:00 PM (EST) on 27 July 2022.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Crane, IN 47522, USA
- Zip Code: 47522
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 47522
- Record
- SN06392978-F 20220720/220718230102 (samdaily.us)
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