A.02 Cathodic Protection Services Sources Sought Notice 24S5003 5.22.24.pdf

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, CHARLESTON DISTRICT

Market Research FedBizOpps Synopsis

W912HP24S5003

Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Indefinite Delivery

Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts for Cathodic Protection to support DOD agencies in the South Atlantic Division (SAD) Region

PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District (USACE) has a requirement for the subject project. This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and no proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. This is not a follow-on contract. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

The purpose of this Sources Sought synopsis is to determine interest and capability of potential qualified Small Business, Certified 8(a) Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business firm and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 541330, Engineering Services. The Small Business Size Standard is $25.5 Million. To make an appropriate acquisition decision for the above project, the Government will use responses to this sources sought synopsis. If inadequate responses are received, this solicitation may be issued for full and open competition.

CONTRACT INFORMATION:

USACE intends to solicit and award four regional Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts for recurring services, with an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) component for additional non-recurring services. The planned duration for these contracts is a total of five years, consisting of a one year base ordering period plus four options for ordering periods of one year each.

PROJECT INFORMATION:

The Charleston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement for Cathodic Protection and Corrosion Control at various locations worldwide. Work may consist of: (a) Engineering services and design for preparation of plans and specifications for construction documents, cost estimates, engineering investigations, studies, inspection, preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manual and associated at site, and Post Construction Award Services (PCAS), and minor repairs in support of investigations and designs for the cathodic protection and corrosion control projects, worldwide for DoD. (b) Preparation of Design-Build Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to be used by the Government for obtaining competitive bids for construction contracts, and preparation of Source Selection Criteria.

(c) Engineering Site Investigations shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (d) Field inspections and written evaluations of existing facilities (e) Testing of Cathodic Protection systems (f) Maintenance and minor repair of cathodic protection systems (g) Replacement of ineffective Cathodic Protection components (h) Supplementation/augmentation of improperly sized corrosion control engineering systems (i) Direct assessment of underground or underwater facilities to determine extent and cause of corrosion (j) Installation of new corrosion monitoring/test stations or soil access portals (k) Training of activity personnel in the field of corrosion control, with emphasis on maintaining existing systems and environmental compliance (l) Troubleshooting failures and devising remedies to correct ineffective systems, understanding of other (m) engineering systems that can affect the isolation of cathodically protected structures such as electrical grounding systems (n) Further details will be provided in the solicitation when it is posted

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, CHARLESTON DISTRICT

Market Research FedBizOpps Synopsis

PLACES OF PERFORMANCE / LIST OF SITES:

Worldwide

REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT

1. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) & Commercial & Commercial, Government Entity (CAGE), or a copy of your entity record on SAM.gov.

2. Name of firm w/address, phone and fax number, and point of contact with a corresponding e-mail address.

3. State if your company is a certified 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and size of firm (large or small).

4. Bonding Capacity: N/A

5. Please indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project, if this project is set-aside for 8(a), HUBZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business or other Small Business when it’s formally advertised.

6. Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential

7. Qualification: Responses to this sources sought synopsis shall indicate specialized experience and technical competence in your firm’s skills, experience, and knowledge required to perform the specified type of work. This should include documentation of past experience and competence in delivering similar requirements, for which your firm was the prime contractor. Identify the types of projects, the services which were provided, and any special challenges encountered and innovations delivered as a result.

8. Firms submitting responses shall provide information on three (3) examples of cathodic protection services FFP contracts, which are relevant to the description in the Project Information section above, with a minimum $100,000 capacity each per year completed within the past five (5) years. Please include point of contact information for examples provided as past performance on indicated projects may be verified. NOTE: Contractors with unsatisfactory past performance may not be considered capable of successfully performing this type of work.

Note: (1) If the decision is to Set-Aside this procurement for HUBZone Small Business, the contractor shall be required to perform in accordance to 13 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) SUBPART 126.700. (a) A qualified HUBZone Small Business receiving a HUBZONE contract for general construction must perform at least 15% of the contract either itself or through subcontracts with other qualified HUBZONE Small Business concerns.

Note: (2) If the decision is to Set-Aside this procurement for Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, the contractor shall be required to perform in accordance to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting (b) states, “The concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.”

If you can meet all of the requirements for this project and the information in the questionnaire, please respond to this sources sought synopsis by email. The e-mail address for Mr. Gordon is walter.l.gordon@usace.army.mil. Send a courtesy copy (cc) to lisa.s.simmons@usace.army.mil. Email is the preferred method when receiving responses to this synopsis. Response must be received no later than 2:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, on 5 June 2024. For the exact deadline, see the response date on the announcement page. Late responses may be considered, however interested parties are advised that an acquisition strategy decision will be approved ASAP after the deadline, and as such the Government reserves the right to disregard late responses. Please submit the following information and the information required in the attached worksheets:

Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, may not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement.

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