B01_08_Sources_Sought_12_19_2024.pdf

This is a Sources Sought Notice. In preparation for an upcoming procurement, Department of the Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Region 10 California Great Basin Region Construction Acquisitions Office, Sacramento, CA, is conducting market research to determine potential sources for a large construction project, Trinity River Fish Hatchery (TRFH) Modernization. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 Commercial And Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business size standard for this code is $45 Million. This notice is not a request for proposal and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner. The estimated cost of this procurement is $40 Million - $80 Million. This procurement will require 100% performance and payment bonds.

Based upon the capabilities statement, and interest in response to the Sources Sought Notice, BOR will determine the best procurement approach.

All types of businesses with the capability to fulfill the requirements briefly described herein are encouraged to submit responses.

The work is located at 1000 Hatchery Road, Lewiston, CA 96052, approximately 34 miles west of Redding, California.

Reclamation, under the authority of the Act of August 12, 1955 (Public Law 84-386), acquired lands and provided funds for the construction of Trinity and Lewiston dams, which are features of the Central Valley Project’s Trinity River Division. Reclamation finished the construction of Trinity and Lewiston dams in 1963. The majority of TRFH infrastructure systems are original to its 1960-1963 construction, most of which have exceeded their useful life. Many aspects of TRFH infrastructure have become antiquated and/or slipped into various states of disrepair. The TRFH infrastructure needs modernization and repairs to meet the increasing demands of contemporary aquaculture and meet legal and regulatory requirements.

Modernization will bring the facility back to full operability, and to ensure successful fish mitigation into the future (e.g., next 50 years).

The government is interested in using an iterative approach (design-build) to progress the design and the construction cost estimates of the tasks. The goals of this effort are to (1) design modifications that will meet Reclamation requirements and (2) construct the portions of the designed improvements that will fit within Reclamation’s target budget. The Contractor is encouraged to identify opportunities to accelerate elements of the design and construction wherever justified and warranted.

Services anticipated to be provided by the Contractor are categorized in the following phases:

Pre-Design Phase: Collect design data and conduct investigations as needed. Presence of sinkholes and building subsidence indicate a need for a geotechnical analysis as part of design data collection.

Provide a geotechnical report to Reclamation for review. Propose a preferred alternative following the analysis.

Design Phase: Prepare design for the selected alternative, targeted to the stipulated construction budget. Develop a final price proposal. In consultation with Reclamation and Project Stakeholders to complete designs, specifications and construct the project.

Construction Phase: Complete construction tasks and environmental and cultural compliance monitoring and documentation during construction. Provide an Engineer of Record (EOR) to ensure construction conforms to the approved design.

Post-Construction Phase: Complete project acceptance testing, deliver operator training, transmit final as-built drawings and related documentation, and provide competent personnel available to provide technical support for the initial 6 months of project operations. Provide an Engineer of Record to approve as-built documentation and ensure that as-builts conform to the approved design.

The period of performance for this requirement is estimated to be 1185 calendar days.

Interested parties shall include the following information in response to this Sources Sought announcement:

(1) Company name and address

(2) DUNS number and CAGE Code

(3) Type of business (e.g., large business, small business, Indian small business economic enterprises, 8(a), veteran-owned small business, service- disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and/or women owned small business) as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM)

(4) Company point of contact (name, phone, and e-mail address)

(5) A positive statement of intent to submit an offer to a solicitation for this work as the prime contractor.

(6) Evidence of recent (within the last 10 years) experience in performing work of a similar scope and magnitude. For each statement of evidence (limit to no more than three (3)), include the following:

a. Contract/Project Number

b. Customer/Client name (business or agency for which the work was completed)

c. Project Value (dollar amount)

d. Project period of performance

e. Points of Contact (include phone numbers and email addresses)

(7) Single contract bonding capacity

Interested sources shall submit the requested information electronically to Contract Specialist, Stephanie Lindner, via e-mail at slindner@usbr.gov no later than 5:00 PM PDT on January 10, 2025.

This is not a request for technical or cost proposals. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice or reimburse for costs incurred by interested parties providing the information requested herein. Submitted information will not be returned. Information received will be considered solely to make an informed decision regarding a potential procurement. Any questions or responses to this Sources Sought announcement shall be directed to Stephanie Lindner, Contract Specialist, via e-mail at slindner@usbr.gov. Responses to the Sources Sought announcement are not offers and cannot be accepted by BOR to form a binding contract.