23R2603_Pre Solicitation Notice.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

SOLICITATION NUMBER: N40085-23-R-2603

This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid.

The intent of this synopsis is to make notice of a proposed contract action for performing construction services to Dry Dock 4 Refueling Complex at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This is a Design Bid Build Construction Contract to Dry Dock 4 Refueling Complex at Norfolk

Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA. The project work consists of construction of a new Dry Dock

4 Refueling Complex that will be comprised of a west end Railcar Enclosure Complex and an east end Clean Enclosure Complex. The Railcar Enclosure Complex will consist of Railcar

Enclosures (RCE) #1 and #2 and their associated vestibules and passageways. The complex will support the parallel use of two railcars along with their associated support equipment and required operations.

The Clean Enclosure Complex will consist of Clean Enclosure (CE) #1 and #2 and their associated vestibule and passageways. The Clean Enclosures are used for equipment checkout and mock-up training required to support shipboard operations.

Additionally, the enclosures consist of storage areas, multiple high and low bay work areas, bridge cranes, movable roofs, access control and all associated HVAC, mechanical, electrical, alarm, controls and communication systems. The enclosures require clean room finishes and

HEPA HVFAC filters in most areas. Additional scope includes new utility capacity and infrastructure, modification to existing utilities and modifications to existing enclosure HVAC, electrical, alarm, controls and communication systems.

The Railcar Enclosure and Clean Enclosure structural steel modules are to be constructed off-site and then delivered to the shipyard. All on-site work associated with this project will be executed within the shipyard Controlled Industrial Area (CIA) which requires unique access credentials and strict limitations on the nature of materials and equipment.

The completion time for this contract is 787 calendar days after award.

This solicitation is being advertised as "Unrestricted" for full and open competition. This source selection procurement requires both non-price (technical and past performance) and price proposals and will utilize the best value continuum process at FAR 15.101-1, Tradeoff. The basis for evaluation and evaluation factors for award will be included in the solicitation. Large business concerns are required to submit a subcontracting plan prior to award of the contract.

The appropriate Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the small business size standard is $45,000,000.

The procurement method utilized is the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation.

The procurement will result in a Firm Fixed Price Contract.

In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the magnitude of construction for this project is between

$25,000,000 and $100,000,000

This office anticipates award of a contract for these services in October 2023.

A sources sought synopsis was published to SAM.gov seeking, small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business (including 8(a) participants), and women-owned small business concerns interested in performing the requirements of this solicitation. No valid small business responses were received. Based on the market research conducted for this procurement, there is not a reasonable expectation that two or more capable small businesses will propose on this requirement. Successful award and completion of the requirements can be achieved by soliciting this contract as full and open competition. A DD2579 Small Business Coordination Record recommending full and open competition was approved by the NAVFAC MIDLANT Small

Business Professional on 06 April 2023. On 08 April 2023, the Small Business Administration

(SBA) Procurement Center Representative (PCR) concurred with this recommendation.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about 27 April 2023. All documents will be in Adobe PDF file format and downloadable from the Sam.gov website. The official address to the solicitation is https://www.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to register for the solicitation when downloading from the website. Only registered contractors will be notified by email when amendments to the solicitation are issued. A free Acrobat Reader, required to view the PDF files, can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award

Management (SAM). You must have an active registration in SAM to do business with the federal government. For additional information, go to https://www.sam.gov.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Troy Weathers at troy.j.weathers2.civ@us.navy.mil.

mailto:troy.j.weathers2.civ@us.navy.mil