SSA_SOURCES_SOUGHT_NOTICE.docx

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 28321320RS0000001

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify General Construction Contractors that are either a small business, 8(a) program qualified small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, service disabled veteran-owned small business or a Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business and have in interest in and are capable of performing alterations and repairs to the Social Security Administration’s headquarter buildings located in Baltimore and a building in Frederick County Maryland. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 and the size standard is $39.5 Million.

This Notice is not a request for proposals as there is no solicitation at this time, and the Government is not committed to issue a solicitation or award a contract pursuant to this notice or based on responses to this notice. Information received in response to this notice is purely voluntary. SSA will not return any information submitted in response to this source sought or notify vendors of the specific results of the sources sought.

SSA reserves the right to contact, or not contact, any party responding to this notice in order to obtain further information for market research purposes. No proprietary information shall be submitted. By submitting a response to this source sought, you are authorizing SSA to use the information that you provide. Vendors are solely responsible for all expenses associated in replying to this sources sought, as SSA will not pay any costs incurred by the vendor in the preparation of information for responding to this announcement or the Government’s use of the information.

Interested firms with the capability of performing the requirement, per applicable subcontracting rule limitations (e.g., those in FAR 52.219-3 and 52.219-14), shall submit tailored capability statements that demonstrate their expertise in providing services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice so the Government can determine the firm’s experience and capability to provide the requirements. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

In addition to capability statements, firms must include this information in their responses: (1) organization name, address, website address, telephone number, and email address for a point of contact; (2) size and type of ownership/or company structure and socioeconomic designation for the organization [i.e. large business, small business, 8(a) program qualified small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business, veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and service-disabled VOSB]; (3) vendor’s business experience; (4) DUNS number; (5) state if/if not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); and responses to the Market Research Questions located in the addendum to this notice.

Interested vendors are invited to submit responses electronically, via email, by October 9, 2019 to Bradley Karbeling, Contract Specialist at Bradley.Karbeling@ssa.gov with a copy to Christopher.Brennan@ssa.gov. Please reference Sources Sought Notice 28321320RS0000001 in the e-mail subject line. The file size limitation for e-mail attachments is 10 megabytes.

Neither telephone responses nor faxed information will be accepted. Contracting Office Address:

Social Security Administration Office of Acquisition and Grants 1540 Robert M. Ball Building 6401 Security Blvd Baltimore, MD 21235

Place of Performance:

Social Security Administration facilities located at the following building addresses:

· Perimeter East Building, 6201 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235

· Supply Building, 6301 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21235

· SSA Main Complex, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235

· SSA Child Care Center

· National Support Center (NSC) 8999 Bennett Creek Boulevard Urbana, MD 21704

Primary Point of Contact: Bradley Karbeling