A.02.10 Sources Sought_Caisson Detachment Final 13 Dec 2024.pdf

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR

DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District requests capability statements from Certified General Real Estate Appraiser contractors who are interested in performing an acquisition appraisal of an equine training facility and wellness center. The subject property is the Middlebrook Training Center, 35355 Training Center Lane, Little River District, Middleburg, Loudon County, Virginia 20117. The responsible contractor shall complete an on-site personal inspection of the subject property and curbside inspections of all comparable sales.

All other required work shall be performed at the contractor’s facility.

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the type of set-aside or acquisition decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice.

Responses to this Notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested vendors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this notice and any subsequent amendments. All submissions become government property and will not be returned. Any solicitation issued as a result of this notice will be in a separate announcement.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (NAB), has been tasked to solicit and award appraisal services for Middleburg Training Center, 35355 Training Center Lane, Little River District, Middleburg, Loudon County, VA 20117. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price, appraisal services contract procured in accordance FAR 13, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This primary purpose of this project is for the procurement of real estate appraisal services to support the acquisition of an equestrian training and wellness center by the Military District of Washington (MDW).

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business (SB), Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition within any given socioeconomic category of responsible contractors. Large businesses are not prohibited from submitting a response to this notice; however, SB, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 531320 which has a small business size standard of $7,000,000.00.

Vendors should address ALL of the following information in their submittal:

1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code, and UEI number. Indicate if your company is currently registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database. If not, indicate if it has been registered in the past or intends to register.

2. In consideration of NAICS code 531320, interested qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB), Veteran- Owned Small Business (VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), or Qualified Section 8(a) certified firms.

3. Indicate if your company is currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government. Yes/No. (If yes, explain).

4. Provide a concise narrative highlighting up to five (5) relevant equine training center appraisal projects, similar in size, that have been completed in the past fifteen (15) years. Specify whether the training center is specific to a breed of horse (i.e., thoroughbred, Arabian, generic racehorse, etc.). The scopes of work should represent the following appraisal elements. Alternatively, the response can include a complete explanation of competency acquired supportive of successful completion of this appraisal.

1. Meets the requirements of an Appraisal Report, as defined by Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), prepared in compliance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards of Federal Land Acquisitions (UASFLA, aka Yellow Book) and all other development and reporting requirements of USPAP.

2. Development and reporting includes a Sales Comparison Approach, Income Approach as it applies to the actual and potential revenue capabilities of an equine training/boarding center, and Cost Approach. Indicate whether development of the Cost Approach includes analysis of renovations.

3. Site and improvement description that includes: (1) length of training track, surface and subsurface construction; (2) number of stalls and stall subsurface construction; (3) paddocks; (4) water resources and gallons per minute (GPM) capacity; (5) on-site fire suppression systems; (6) manure management systems; (7) wellness facilities; (8) equipment sheds and other support improvements; (9) trainer offices and staff housing.

The capabilities statement shall include the following:

A description of the projects, outlining the following:

1. Customer Name

2. Property identification (e.g., tax parcel identification)

3. Description of the facility appraised, including length of training track, number of stalls, number of paddocks, water resources, fire suppression systems, manure management systems, wellness facilities, equipment sheds, trainer and staff housing.

4. Description of methodologies considered and developed

5. Value conclusion

6. Timeliness of performance

7. Customer satisfaction

8. Commonwealth of Virginia appraiser certification, or ability to acquire a temporary certification in a timely manner.

Narratives shall be no longer than ten pages

Comments will be shared with the Government and the project design team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTE OR BID. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this source sought is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited or delivered.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than (NLT) 3 January 2025 11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to referencing the sources sought notice number.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact, contact Sharon L. Alexander email:

Sharon.l.alexander@usace.army.mil, Cheryl Williams email:

Cheryl.K.Williams@usace.army.mil and Jenise Cox email: Jenise.B.Cox@usace.army.mil.

** Please note vendors not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of contracts will not be eligible for award. Vendors must all be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code (531320) as indicated in the advertised RFP to be considered for award. Vendors may register for SAM online at www.sam.gov or by calling 1.866.606.8220.

mailto:Sharon.l.alexander@usace.army.mil mailto:Cheryl.K.Williams@usace.army.mil mailto:Jenise.B.Cox@usace.army.mil