A.01.10 Sources Sought.docx

Sources Sought for Wilson Relief Wells Project (W912DQ-24-B-1000)

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement, for market survey information only, to be used for preliminary acquisition planning purposes. No proposals are being requested and none will be accepted in response to this synopsis.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS.

The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to determine if there are adequate contractors to provide adequate competition to compete and perform a firm fixed price construction type contract for work in Russell County, KS.

This Sources Sought or Request for Information is for planning purposes. The purpose of the posting is to establish interest and capabilities within the small business community to fulfill a specific necessity. The notice does not constitute a Request for Quote, Request for Proposal, Invitational for Bid or a promise the aforementioned will be issued in the future. Furthermore, it does not commit the Government to contract for any service or supplies. Responders should be aware that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests.

A brief synopsis of the proposed effort is as follows:

All of the wells constructed in 1992 pose the same risk of corrosion induced collapse of the well riser since they were all constructed with dissimilar metals. The Wilson Relief Well Replacement project will line remaining wells constructed in 1992, (RW-2A, RW-9A, RW-10A, RW-11A, RW-12A, RW-6A, RW-7A, RW-8A). In addition to lining the 1992 wells, up to 9 replacement wells will be installed. An additional option to this work will encompass work pertinent to replacement and extension of the existing 54 inch pipe, approximately 130ft in length, including earthwork associated with the pipe extension as well as rockwork at the pipe outfall.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 237990 “Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction”. The Small Business size is $49.5M. Large businesses are not omitted from replying to this notice.

The magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The following information is requested in this Sources Sought (SS):

1. Firm's name, addresses, point of contact, telephone number, cage code, Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number, and e-mail address.

2. Firm's interest in providing a proposal or bid on the pending solicitations if issued;

3. Experience: Provide evidence of capabilities to perform comparable work:

a. A brief synopsis of your company’s overall capabilities to meet this requirement.

4. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity.

5. Firm's business category and business size as it relates to NAICS code 237990 (Large Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Women Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Historical Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI)).

6. Firm's Joint Venture information, if applicable;

7. Cage Code

8. Bonding construction per contract, bonding construction aggregate,

9. Responses shall not exceed fifteen pages. All attachments must be in either Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf format.

Interested offerors shall respond to the Sources Sought no later than 2:00 P.M. (CST) on 26 September 2023. If a solicitation is released in connection to this notice, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Potential applicants should read Far Parts 4.1102 and 4.1201 regarding to their SAM registration. Firms can register in SAM at http://www.SAM.gov . If you have any further questions or concerns regarding SAM, please contact the help desk at (888)277-2423 M-F from 8:00 A.M to 6:00 P.M (EST) or SAM.gov.

E-mail your response to John Akin, Contract Specialist, at john.h.akin@usace.army.mil. Email is the preferred method of delivery for responses to this notice. Please include in the subject block of your email the project name and Sources Sought number “Wilson Relief Wells Project (W912DQ-24-B-1000)”. Responses by FAX will not be accepted.

All information received will be taken into consideration. A low response from the public may keep this effort from being solicited in the future.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT OR AUTHORIZATION TO INCUR COSTS IN ANTICIPATION OF AN AWARD. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT BOUND TO MAKE ANY AWARDS UNDER THIS NOTICE.