1.2.1-RFI SHU.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Secure Housing Unit (SHU) at the Port Isabel Service Processing Center (SPC), Los Fresnos, TX

1. Description

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeks information related to the design and construction of a new Secure Housing Unit (SHU) at the Port Isabel Service Processing Center (SPC), Los Fresnos, TX. This opportunity has been published on the DHS APFS portal (Reference APFS# F2025068661).

1.1 This is a Request for Information (RFI) Only. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.215-3, this RFI is solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute as a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor does it restrict the Government to any acquisition approach. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The Government will not reimburse interested sources for any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender. No award will be made from the RFI. At its discretion, the Government may conduct additional exchanges with industry in accordance with FAR 15.201.

1.2 NAICS - 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

Disclosure of the magnitude - Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

2. Purpose

The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to gather information on the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of small and large businesses in the industry, alongside collecting data on the recent history of construction projects within the local labor market. This effort targets:

a) Small Businesses (SB)

b) Small Disadvantaged Businesses, including 8(a) firms

c) Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone)

d) Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB)

e) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)

f) Other than Small Businesses (OTSB)

g) All potentially interested parties are strongly encouraged to submit responses.

3. Project Scope

See attached DRAFT Scope of Work (SOW)

4. Requested Information

Available service providers are requested to respond to this RFI with a Capabilities Statement describing their approach for partnering with the Government to cover the service requirements described in the attached draft SOW and provide an estimated service implementation timeline.

Service Providers should address the following, at minimum:

Three design-build projects completed in the last 2 – 5 years:

a) Project Name and Location

b) Detailed Project Description

c) Initial Cost Estimate vs. Actual Final Cost

d) Was the project completed on time?

e) Number of craft trades present on the project

f) Were there any challenges experienced during the project?

4.1 Submissions. The Capabilities Statement shall be not more than ten (10) pages, with a 12-pt font size. A coversheet is excluded from the page limitation.

SUBJECT: “Sources Sought – Design-Build SHU Port Isabel Service Processing Center (SPC), Los Fresnos, TX.”

Please email to Amy.Dallaire@ice.dhs.gov and Mona.Mehta@ice.dhs.gov. Responses must be received by 1400 EST on 11 February 2025, to be considered. Responses to this Sources Sought shall be limited to ten (10) pages, with a 12-pt font size. Extraneous materials such as brochures will not be considered. A coversheet is excluded from the page limitation:

Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE and UEI number.

Firm's business category and size to include any official teaming arrangements as a partnership or joint venture. The categories include Large Business (include summary of small business participation metrics), Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) firm, Historically underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small business (SDVOSB).

Provide a maximum of three D-B project examples, similar in size, scope and complexity to the work described in this notice. Provide details of the project(s) including the scope, contract number if available, the project’s final price, start and end dates of the construction work, complexity of the job, and small business participation, if applicable. Additionally, identify whether you were the Prime or a Subcontractor on the project. Finally, please provide any project references including owner with phone number and email address. This ensures clarity and brevity in the analysis process. The Government may verify information in CPARS.

Provide information on your bonding capability. Specifically identify capacity of performance and payment bonds, both single and aggregate.

mailto:Amy.Dallaire@ice.dhs.gov mailto:Mona.Mehta@ice.dhs.gov

In addition to capabilities information, interested parties shall provide their Point of Contact (including email, regular mail address, and telephone number(s)), UEI Number, Small Business Classification or other status (E.g., non-governmental, non-profit organization), any relevant Contract Numbers and the applicable NAICS and Product Service Codes.

5. Disclaimer and Important Notes

Responses will be shared with Government personnel with a need-to-know basis, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the source selection process to be eligible for award of a Government contract.

The Government will not be addressing any questions pertaining to the draft SOW

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