AVC_RFI-Industry_Day_Notice_06-2024_2.pdf

Industry Day Notification Scope:

NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather an Industry Day Notification to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. A separate Small Business Sources Sought has also been posted under this same solicitation number, 140R6024R0018, to determine any potential small business sources.

The purpose of this Industry Day Notice and the Industry Day itself is to conduct market research to determine if capable and responsible sources exist to assist in determining acquisition strategies.

The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction) which has a corresponding Size standard of $45M annual average revenue. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement and future procurements.

Projected Requirement Details:

The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Missouri Basin (MB) Region – Regional Office desires to engage the water supply industry to provide a clear, concise, fair, and reasonable approach to the procurement strategy regarding the design and construction of multiple Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) trenchless crossings and future Arkansas Valley Conduit procurements.

Project Background:

The AVC is a major infrastructure project that upon completion will convey a reliable municipal and industrial water supply from Pueblo Reservoir to 40 communities serving a projected future population of 50,000 people in southeastern Colorado. The service area includes water providers in Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers, and Pueblo counties. When completed, the AVC will supply as much as 7,500 acre-feet annually to these communities.

The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Act, signed in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy, authorized construction of the AVC, but it was never constructed because the communities could not afford 100 percent of the costs. Public Law 111-11, signed by President Barack Obama in 2009, provided 65 percent federal funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit. A preferred project design was identified in 2014 and has since been revised to further reduce costs.

Strategy Overview/Schedule of Projected Events:

The purpose of this Industry Day Notice and the Industry Day held in Denver, CO on June 5-6, 2024, is to gather industry information from interested parties, which is deemed essential as part of Reclamation’s collaborative planning process for procurement of the AVC projects for Fiscal Years 2024-2026. A brief estimated milestone schedule (subject to change) has been provided below for the BOR planned procurement strategy for this project as a basis for procurement planning:

• Sources Sought and RFI/Industry Day Details Issued – March 2024

• Industry Day in Denver – June 2024

• Request for Qualifications to A/E IDIQ for (Regulating Tank 2 to Lamar Reaches) Design – June 2024

• Request for Proposal (RFP) Projected to be Issued for Crowley Reach 1– Spring 2025

• Request for Proposal (RFP) Projected to be Issued for Major Crossings Design Build – Summer 2025

• Request for Proposal (RFP) Projected to be Issued for Regulating Tank 1 and Crowley Reaches 2 and 3 – Fall 2025

Industry Day Details:

o INDUSTRY DAY SCHEDULE

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 9:00-10:00am Registration / Luncheon order (paid by individual)

10:00am-12:00pm In-person at Denver Federal Center, Building 67 or Virtual Project Presentation via TEAMS

12:00-1:00pm Luncheon

1:00-2:00pm Virtual site visit

2:00pm-3:00pm Questions

Thursday, June 6, 2024 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Project Individual Meetings at Denver Federal Center, Building 67 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Government Break

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Project Individual Meetings at Denver Federal Center, Building 67 ** o To register to attend the AVC Project Presentation on June 5, 2024, please RSVP to Ms. Jessica Busman at jbusman@usbr.gov by May 28, 2024 NLT 1PM MT. The in-person Project Presentation does have capacity limitations, so will be reserved based on first come request. After the limit is reached virtual option will be offered. To schedule an individual meeting on June 6, 2024, please RSVP and provide the Requested mailto:jbusman@usbr.gov

Information below to Ms. Jessica Busman at jbusman@usbr.gov by May 28, 2024 NLT 1PM MT. Each one-on-one appointment will be 60 minutes in duration.

For Construction Firms: if you would like to schedule a one-on-one appointment, please provide evidence of bonding capability of at least $30 million. Also, please provide a synopsis of the possible teaming agreement you have in mind (or state teaming is TBD).

The Government is interested in all business sizes including small businesses, such as 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your business size status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past seven years.

Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

For A/E Firms: if you would like to schedule a one-on-one appointment, please provide a synopsis of the possible teaming agreement you have in mind (or state teaming is TBD).

The Government is interested in all business sizes including small businesses, such as 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your business size status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past seven years.

Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

Request for Information

Information/Input Requested:

mailto:jbusman@usbr.gov

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS

REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED

THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Submission Instructions for RFI Questions Listed Below: Interested parties who consider themselves competent to perform the above-listed qualification and/or production are invited to submit a response to this Notice by June 18th, 2024

Responses are requested but not required. No award will be made off the responses provided as this is not a solicitation notice. The provided information may or may not affect the projected acquisition strategy. If providing information, please keep the responses short, concise, and to the point. Only provide expanded information if the providing entity finds the information valuable. Lengthy, verbose responses are not required or desired. Please limit the total response to no more than 5 pages.

Regarding The AVC Project

1. Is there a desired procurement process for the design build (i.e 2 Phase Design Build)?

2. Does the industry have concerns with material pricing volatility? Do they have ideas for fair solutions?

3. What has the Industry seen as best practice for acquiring major crossing (ie River, Railroad and canal) permits?

4. What concerns or experience does the Industry have with the new FAR change requiring

Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for construction over $25 million (Department of Interior amount)?

5. Does industry prefer to oversee collection of geotechnical and SUE investigations?

6. Does industry have the capability to manage land acquisitions for construction?

7. Can cultural clearances be completed that meet National Historic Preservation

Act(NHPA) and State Historic Preservation Office(SHPO)?

8. Can the industry make updates to ensure compliance with our existing Environmental

Assessment (EA)?

9. Crossings of the Arkansas River in future contracts may require HDD. What are the industry’s thoughts/recommendations for these crossings?

Attachment(s) Attachment 1 – Industry Day Map Attachment 2 – KMZ Map(sent by request only)