Award of Green River Canal Fish Screen project (So
Added: Jun 13, 2018 4:04 pm
ANNOUNCEMENT
SOLICITATION NO. 140R4018R0028
Green River Canal Fish Screen
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS QUALIFYING UNDER NAICS 237990
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS
Interested parties must be a Small Business Concern under NAICS Code 237990 -Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard is $36.5M. The Government shall verify all submissions meet the small business requirement per the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) in addition to the Small Business Administration Dynamic Small Business Search website. All interested parties should verify that they fall under the NAICS code as a Small Business prior to submission.
If a small business is using a subcontractor, please be aware of FAR Clause 52.219-14 -Limitations on Subcontracting where the Prime Contractor must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE
The Western Colorado Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, has a requirement for a Firm-Fixed Price construction contract for constructing fish screen structure, appurtenant concrete structures and replace an existing siphon in the Green River Canal. The principal components of the work to be performed under these specifications include modifying and removing existing concrete structures, excavation; placing compacted embankment and backfill; furnishing and placing geotextile fabric, PVC canal liner, geocell cover materials filled with concrete; constructing cast-in-place concrete structures; furnishing and installing HDPE and PVC Pipe; furnishing and installing precast manhole structure; furnishing and installing a complete electrical system; furnishing and installing various sizes and types of water regulating gates and chain link fencing.
Please see the attached draft Specifications and Drawings. Note: This is not a Request for Proposal (Solicitation); as such, the attached Specifications and Drawings may change prior to the release of the Solicitation. It is the responsibility of the interested party to review the Final Specifications and Drawings which will be released under Section J of the Solicitation.
COMPETITION
Solicitation No. 140R4018R0028 is anticipated to be a small business set-aside and will result in a firm fixed price construction contract. The requirement shall be procured in accordance with Subparts 15 and 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
The Government reserves the right to award with or without discussions. The final specifications and drawings will be defined in the solicitation documents.
SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE
The anticipated release date for Solicitation No. 140R4018R0028 is on or around July 25, 2018.
The solicitation documents for this procurement will be accessible from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov and FedConnect, www.fedconnect.net. It is, and will continue to be, all potential offeror's responsibility to monitor the FBO and FedConnect websites for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be providing any other methods of information dissemination.
SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM, www.sam.gov)
The System for Award Management (SAM) is a recently implemented Federal Government owned-and-operated FREE web site that consolidates the capabilities in Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/Federal Register (FedReg), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). Offerors must be successfully registered in SAM in order to be considered for a Government contract award. If you had an active record in CCR, you have an active record in SAM.
POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS
The primary point of contact for this solicitation is Michael S. Stanard, Contracting Officer: Email - mstanard@usbr.gov . The contracting office is the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NOR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION
It is not to be construed as a commitment by the requesting party to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this Notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this Notice. This notice is strictly for compliance with FAR Subpart 5.2. As a result of this notice, the Government may issue a competitive solicitation; however, should such requirements no materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to the Notice (e.g. use of such information as either part of its evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement).
ATTACHMENTS
1. Draft Specifications
2. Draft Drawings
140R4018R0028 Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
6/13/18, 4:04 PM GREEN RIVER CANAL FISH SCREEN
Added: Mar 27, 2018 5:03 pm
This is a Sources Sought Notice for potential offerors or bidders to support the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation located at Green River, Utah in Emery County. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and DOES NOT serve to bind the U.S. Government in any way. Interested parties shall not be reimbursed for any costs associated with preparation of their responses.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), Upper Colorado Regional Office is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to identify potential firms who are certified Small Business prime construction contractors. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Federal Business opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
This project will be a Firm-Fixed Price construction contract for constructing fish screen structure, appurtenant concrete structures and replace an existing siphon in the Green River Canal. The principal components of the work to be performed under these specifications include modifying and removing existing concrete structures, excavation; placing compacted embankment and backfill; furnishing and placing geotextile fabric, PVC canal liner, geocell cover materials filled with concrete; constructing cast-in-place concrete structures; furnishing and installing HDPE and PVC Pipe; furnishing and installing precast manhole structure; furnishing and installing a complete electrical system; furnishing and installing various sizes and types of water regulating gates and chain link fencing.
Work is located approximately 6.5 miles north of Green River, Utah in Emery County.
SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA):
The Government is only interested in responses from small businesses that can execute this potential contract as a prime contractor. Please identify your federally designated small business category or categories.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this project is 237990, Small Business Standard Size $36.5M and the anticipated magnitude of this project in accordance with FAR Part 36.204(e) is between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000. All interested parties should verify that they fall under the NAICS code as a Small Business prior to submission. The Performance period is anticipated to last approximately 140 days or on or before March 31, 2019. Contractors will be expected to perform a minimum of 15% of the work with its own employees (FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting). Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make the appropriate acquisition decision. Contractor must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM.gov) (see internet site: http://www.sam.gov).
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity. Based on the responses to this Sources Sought Notice/Market Research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
All interested and qualified firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice are required to provide the following information:
1. Business Name, physical/mailing address, phone, point of contact, email and website if applicable;
2. CAGE Code & DUNS Number;
3. A list of similar construction projects within the last five (5) years (at least three (3) descriptions)
*Note: The list of relevant contracts/projects shall include the location, contract number, description, and estimated yearly value, and performance dates;
4. Your firms bonding capacity per contract/action;
5. Any or all Small Business Classifications (Tell us if you are certified with the SBA under a socio-economic program such as, but, not limited to 8(a) Program, SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and or WOSB;
6. Firm's Capability Statement: The Capability Statements shall be no more than 5-pages in length. Please address the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability;
7. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, firms should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time, Tuesday, April 10, 2018. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Michael Stanard at mstanard@usbr.gov. Facsimiles will not be accepted. Oral communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice.
If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: Michael Stanard at mstanard@usbr.gov.
140R4018R0028 Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
3/27/18, 5:03 PM