Dewatering Polymer - Sources Sought Notice.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE:

WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT DEWATERING POLYMER SINGLE-AWARD

DELIVERY-ORDER CONTRACT

Requirement: Dewatering Polymer

NAICS Code: 325199 – All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing

Size Standard: 1,250 employees

INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify qualified chemical manufacturers and suppliers who are interested in delivering dewatering polymer in accordance with the Statement of Work.

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 parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this notice.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The USACE, Baltimore District intends to procure an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) single-award delivery-order contract for dewatering polymer for the Washington Aqueduct (WA), located in Washington, D.C. WA provides potable water to approximately one million residents of the District of Columbia and parts of Northern Virginia. WA uses dewatering polymer in its water treatment plants to make the water potable. Requirement specifications can be found in the attached Statement of Work.

PURPOSE

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 (HUBZones), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 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, SDB, VOSB, and WOSB are highly encouraged to participate.

Should the acquisition be set-aside for the 8(a) program, 8(a) firms are reminded that they need to have a bonafide office in the geographical areas of consideration where the work is to be performed as determined by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

By issuing this Sources Sought Notice, the USACE, Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the products described hereunder.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice.

NARRATIVE QUESTIONS

Confidentiality

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

Questions

Responders should address ALL of the following questions in their submittal:

1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, CAGE code, and Unique Entity Identifier (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 or if it intends to register.

2. In consideration of NAICS code 325199, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees, indicate which of the following small business categories your business is classified under (if any):

• Small Business

• Veteran-Owned Small Business

• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

• Small-Disadvantaged Business

• Woman-Owned Small Business

• HUBZone Small Business

• 8(a) Business

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

4. Narrative describing the company’s capability of fulfilling the Statement of Work.

Capability statements shall include:

a. Information regarding the company’s experience delivering dewatering polymer or similar chemicals while complying with NSF/ANSI Standard 60 and ANSI/AWWA Standard B453. Experience complying with similar standards may also be included.

b. Information on contractor quality control processes and relevant certifications.

c. No more than four (4) examples of projects similar to the requirements described in the Statement of Work within the past ten (10) years. Examples may include Government or Non-Government customers.

d. Point of contact information for each example, as past performance on listed projects may be verified. Contractors with unsatisfactory past performance may not be considered capable of successfully performing the type of work to fulfill the requirement.

The Government is contemplating awarding a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Delivery Ordering Contract with an ordering period of five (5) years. During the ordering period, the Government will permit Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) in accordance with DFARS PGI 216.203-4 (https://www.acquisition.gov/dfarspgi/pgi-216.2-fixed-price-contracts).

5. Would your company contemplate entering into a five-year ordering agreement with economic price adjustments?

6. If the Government agrees to economic price adjustments, which Producer Price Index is considered the most suitable (e.g., WPU06790961, or others)?

7. The Government seeks to maximize the participation of small businesses to the greatest extent practicable. What changes to the terms listed in the Statement of Work, if made, would increase the likelihood of your small business submitting a proposal?

8. Are there any other considerations the Government should factor when drafting a

Request for Proposals (RFP) to increase competition or improve the solicitation process?

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

The submittal shall be no longer than ten (10) pages. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to fulfill the aforementioned requirement are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 1:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST) February 14, 2025.

All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to KennedyLuther.S.Vila@usace.army.mil and Vincent.J.Gier@usace.army.mil referencing the Sources Sought Notice number W912DR-25-X-27MP.

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 KennedyLuther.S.Vila@usace.army.mil.

https://www.acquisition.gov/dfarspgi/pgi-216.2-fixed-price-contracts mailto:KennedyLuther.S.Vila@usace.army.mil mailto:Vincent.J.Gier@usace.army.mil mailto:KennedyLuther.S.Vila@usace.army.mil

DISCLAIMER

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issuance of an RFP; nor does it commit the Government to a contract for any chemical requirements. Further, the Baltimore District (the Agency) will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this notice; all cost associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense.

At this time, proprietary information is not being requested and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this notice. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if any is issued.