AUTEC Replace Water Storage Tanks.pdf

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN

INFORMATION ONLY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL OFFERORS FOR THE DESIGN BID BUILD

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, ATLANTIC UNDERSEA TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER

(AUTEC) REPLACE WATER STORAGE TANKS, ALANTIC UNDERSEA TEST AND

EVALUATION CENTER (AUTEC), ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR AN INVITATION FOR BID. NO CONTRACT

WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE

FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. There is no bid package or solicitation currently available. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of qualified and interested parties in any of the following categories: small business, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a), SBA certified

HUBZone, woman-owned small business (WOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB). Potential sources should have current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and capability to perform this proposed project. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon responses to this sources sought notice. The Government will use the sources sought responses along with other market research to make various determinations regarding the procurement

Project Description: This project repairs, by replacement, a portion of the potable and fire supply water system at AUTEC, returning the system to the original design intent while updating the system to account for current use characteristics.

The items to be updated include two (2) finished water holding/contact tanks, an elevated storage tank, and interconnecting piping. Two existing finished water tanks that have reached the end of their useful life will be demolished, along with abandoned piping.

There are currently two tanks, each with a volume of 750,000 gallons, within the boundary fence of the water treatment plant. These tanks supply the necessary capacity to fight fires and, together, provide the contact time necessary to meet disinfection requirements. A 15% design study completed by AH Environmental Consultants, Inc. in 2023 determined that the capacity of the tanks could be reduced to 500,000 gallons each (total storage of 1,000,000 gallons).

An elevated storage tank, 150,000 gallons in volume, will be constructed at the location of the old water tower that was removed after it was determined to have reached the end of its usable lifecycle and was closed under a RAC 3 safety deficiency. Installation of the 150,000-gallon tank returns the system to its original design.

Any resultant contract will be firm-fixed price. The North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) Code is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, Product Service

Code (PSC) is Z2NE, Repair or Alteration of Water Supply Facilities, with the annual size standard of

$45.0 million. The project magnitude is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. Under the FAR https://eps.ccm.mcboss.usmc.mil/suite/sites/procurement-personnel-home/group/home/page/recent-tasks/record/lcBIkaOLOb3P4Kron9WqGPXHXkzsY9Zed3BNLhoe9gVk2gXd4_pLBkKQmlA-cfr3gGURwUePalpqpeNEcDcvc8px82piHshUFzWzwyUJmwMO2xmydGCHFM/view/summary guidelines, the prime contractor must have the capability to perform at least 20 percent of the contract work with its own employees. The anticipated award date is June 2026.

Industry will be notified of the results of this evaluation and set-aside determination via the pre-solicitation/ synopsis notice.

Interested sources are invited to respond to this sources sought announcement. Capability Statements consisting of appropriate documentation will be accepted providing it contains ALL the information required below (items 1-6). Complete submission package shall not exceed 24 pages. The information which must be contained in your response is as follows:

1) Contractor Information: Name and address of company, point of contact with phone number and email address.

2) Type of Business: Identify the company’s business size and socio-economic status (HUBZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) for NAICS Code 237110 applicable to this sources sought. If your firm is claiming HUBZone or 8(a) status, provide a copy of your SBA certification.

3) Bond Capacity: Information must include surety’s name, point of contact, telephone number, email address, and the bonding capacity of at least $20 Million per project, and the maximum aggregate bonding.

4) System for Award Management (SAM): Evidence of registration in the SAM, including Cage Code and Entity Identifier (formerly DUNS Number).

5) Interest: Indicate if a solicitation is issued will your firm/company be submitting a proposal:

_____ Yes ______No.

6) Experience Submission Requirements:

a. Responders shall submit a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of five (5) Design-Build or

Design-Bid-Build projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity to the proposed project. Responders shall have served as the prime contractor on the projects submitted and the projects submitted must have been completed in the last seven (7) years. The combination of projects submitted must demonstrate experience in the following elements of work:

• Construction of an elevated water storage tank with a height of 80 feet or greater.

• Construction of a concrete, above ground water storage tank with a capacity of

300,000 gallons or greater.

• Installation of potable water distribution piping. Pipe material shall be C900 PVC; 8” diameter or greater.

b. It is not necessary that any single project include all three elements of work listed above, but all three elements of work must be demonstrated within the combination of relevant projects submitted. For all experience to be considered relevant, the Offeror must provide a thorough description of work performed.

c. Submissions shall contain the following items below (1-6) for each project submitted for consideration.

1. Include Contract Number, if applicable

2. Indicate whether Prime contractor or Subcontractor

3. Contract Value

4. Completion Date

5. Government/Agency point of contact and current telephone number.

6. Project Description. Include a brief description, with sufficient detail, to determine whether this project is of a similar size, scope and complexity to the project description in this announcement; and, how the contract referenced relates to the project description herein.

A project is defined as a construction project performed under a single task order or contract. For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts, the contract as a whole shall not be submitted as a project; rather Offerors shall submit the work performed under a task order as a project.

The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company’s ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Government in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. After completing its analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among 8(a), HubZone, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB and/or Small Business firms or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation, inviting full and open competition.

Interested parties should respond no later than 16 October 2025, 12:00 PM Eastern Time via email to

Delcheia.l.turner.civ@us.navy.mil and lindsay.e.betteridge.civ@us.navy.mil. The subject line of the email shall read: AUTEC REPLACE WATER STORAGE TANKS, AUTEC ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS. Emails shall be no more than 8 MB in size. Responses that do not meet all requirements or are not submitted within the allotted time will not be considered. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.