Sources_Sought_P1090.pdf

Revised JUL 2017

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

P-1090 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Consolidated Information Center Marine

Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California

1. Date: July 25

2. Year: 2019

3. Contracting Office Zip Code: 92132-5190

4. Classification Code: Y-Construction Structures/Facilities

5. Contracting Office Address: 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, California, 92132-5190

6. Subject of Proposed Contract Action: P-1090 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) Consolidated Information Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California

7. Solicitation Number: N6247319R2452

8. Contact Point: Walter “Chuck” Knapp | Contract Specialist | Email: walter.knapp@navy.mil | Phone Number: 619-532-2674

9. Sources Sought Notice: This Notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors for market research purposes.

This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement only.

This synopsis is a market research tool being utilized for information to be used for preliminary planning purposes. The information received will be used within Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest in conjunction with the procurement process.

This is a survey of the market of potential local U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a), SBA certified HUB Zone, SBA certified Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), SBA certified Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) and SBA certified Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB). Based upon this survey, a decision will be made whether to issue the proposed solicitation to the types of firms indicated above, or to issue as full and open competition (unrestricted).

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, California is seeking eligible Small Businesses, Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses, certified HUB Zone Small Businesses, and certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Businesses firms capable of performing the construction.

All Small Businesses, Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses, certified HUB Zone Small Businesses, and certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Businesses are encouraged to respond. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Synopsis, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest.

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 236220 | Size Standard $36.5M (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction).

As per DFARS 236.204, the magnitude of the estimated cost of construction range for this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

This is a new procurement. It does not replace an existing contract. No prior contract information exists.

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

This synopsis is not a request for proposal. It is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of an award. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. There is no bid package or solicitation at this time. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, 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. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research and is not restricted to a particular acquisition approach. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the evaluation and any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary. All data received in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis marked or designated corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside of the Government.

Since this is a Sources Sought Announcement, no debrief, evaluation letters, and/or results will be issued to the participants.

PREQUALIFICATION OF SOURCES

In accordance with DFARS 236.272, a prequalification of sources announcement will be released on the Government Point of Entry (FedBizOpps), www.fbo.gov on or around January 2020. The Government intends to prequalify offerors who are determined technically acceptable per the criteria identified in the prequalification of sources announcement. Once the list of prequalified sources has been established, a solicitation will be issued ONLY to the list of prequalified firms. The intended procurement method is Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable.

All Offerors can view the prequalification of sources announcement and submit the required information on FedBizOpps; however, only the firms on the list of prequalified sources may view and/or download the solicitation and any attachments on FedBizOpps when it becomes available.

Large business concerns will be required to submit a Subcontracting Plan prior to award of the Contract.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Design-Bid-Build project (FY2020) P1090 I MEF Consolidated Information Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California includes the entire work for the Prime Construction Contractor to construct a multi-story consolidated information center and support structures to include a central plant and an Area Distribution Node (A.D.N.) for the communications infrastructure.

The project will provide a secure and Department of Defense (DOD) accredited facility to accommodate and integrate all aspects of intelligence for I MEF and major subordinate commands. The project will include an operations center, administrative offices, and academic instruction classrooms with video-teleconference capability, management and support spaces, a watch floor on raised access flooring, and secure storage spaces for Marine Corps Information and intelligence Battalions.

Detailed scope of work as follows: Civil work includes clearing and grubbing of two adjacent vacant sites of vegetation, grading, import of fill material, repairs and roadway striping to C Street (bisects sites) and placement of new sidewalks and curbs, relocate and/or remove some existing utility lines, new A/C pavement over Class II base material for a new parking lots, implementation of LID requirements, and any incidental civil-related work. Prepare the site for construction, providing utility laterals, connections and assemblies to support the buildings.

Portions of the vertical construction work will be monitored to ensure DoD/NSA accreditation and requires certification of US Persons for labor/trades staff. Buildings will include standing seam metal roofs, fully grouted concrete masonry unit exterior walls, structural steel framing, light gauge steel interior framing and associated finishes, reinforced concrete foundation and floors, an elevator and complete interior building systems. Performance specifications includes Quality Control, Third-party Special QC Engineers and Inspectors, Building Systems and Cybersecurity Commissioning, as well as, acoustic testing. The project also provides for the procurement and installation of Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) and Audio Visual (AV) packages.

The I MEF Consolidated Information Center will consist of approximately 125,000 SF for the Information Center and 2,700 SF for the Area Distribution Node.

Construction shall be in accordance with ICD/ICS 705. TEMPEST shielding is required.

All other security features shall be constructed in accordance with OPNAVINST 5530.14 and UFC 4-010-01.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested sources are invited to respond to this Sources Sought announcement.

The following information shall be provided on the attached Sources Sought Information Form:

1) Contractor information: Provide your company’s contact information, including DUNS number and CAGE Code.

2) Type of Business and business size standard under NAICS 236220: Identify whether your company is a SBA certified 8(a), SBA certified HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern, Small Business or Large Business. For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov/.

3) Bonding Capacity: Provide your surety’s name, your maximum bonding capacity per project, and your aggregate maximum bonding capacity.

4) Experience: Submit a maximum of five (5) recent specific government or commercial contracts/projects your company has completed or substantially completed to demonstrate your experience in civil infrastructure and building construction as indicated in this announcement. Substantially completed projects are those that are at least 80% completed.

Be advised that although substantially complete projects will be considered for market research purposes, if an actual solicitation is announced, all projects submitted in response to the solicitation must be 100% complete. Utilize the attached Construction Experience Project Data Form. A “specific” project is a single project or a single task order under an indefinite quantity contract or on-call type contract. “Recent” is defined as having been completed within the Ten (10) years prior to the submission due date of this announcement.

Projects which do not meet the following requirements, may not be considered relevant:

Provide relevant evidence that your firm has constructed a facility for DOD in CONUS in accordance with ICD/ICS 705, Tempest Shielding, OPNAVINST 5530.14, and

UFC 4-010-01.

Provide relevant evidence of constructing large compartmented areas in excess of 10,000 Sq. Ft. and located on a secondary level or higher floor per ICD/ICS 705.

Submit at least one relevant project with a construction cost of $70,000,000 or above.

For each of the projects submitted for experience evaluation, provide the following:

Title and Location Award and/or completion dates or percentage completed Contract or subcontract value Type of work for overall project and type of work your company self-performed Customer information including point of contact, phone number, and email address Whether the work was performed as a prime or a subcontractor Type of contract (Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build) For design-build projects, identify the name and address of the A-E firm used, years working together, and if design was performed in-house.

Narrative project description

How project is relevant to this project Description of the work that was self-performed by your firm, including the percentage of contract value your firm self-performed.

PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT INQUIRY

In accordance with FAR 22.503(b) and (c), the Government is soliciting the views of stakeholders on the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA). Utilize Project Labor Agreement Inquiry Form (Enclosure One) to demonstrate your responses and submit one (1) copy of the form with your sources sought responses to Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest.

A PLA is defined as a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project and is an agreement described in 29 U.S.C 158(f). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Policy:

1) Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is a tool that agencies may use to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. Pursuant to Executive Order 13502, agencies are encouraged to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects.

2) An agency may, if appropriate, require that every contractor and subcontractor engaged in construction on the project agree, for that project, to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement with one or more labor organizations if the agency decides that the use of project labor agreements will:

Advance the Federal Government's interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement, producing labor-management stability, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters; and

Be consistent with law.

Reference Provision 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement and Clause 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.

Interested parties should provide submissions no later than 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on August 08, 2019. The package can be emailed to walter.knapp@navy.mil or can be mailed to the following address: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, 1220 Pacific Highway Bldg. 129, San Diego, CA. 92132-5190 (Attn: Walter Knapp). Please provide three (3) copies if you are mailing a package. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Walter Knapp via email walter.knapp@navy.mil.

10. Place of Performance: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California

Enclosure One (1)

PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT INQUIRY FORM

NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND SOUTHWEST

Project Title: PLA Market Research for P-1090 I MEF Consolidated Information Center Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California

Solicitation Number: N6247319R2452

Please provide your view on Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for this project

1. Would a PLA advance the Federal Government’s interests in achieving economy and efficiency for this project? If not, why?

2. What is your position on whether or not a PLA would result in producing labor-management stability?

3. If a PLA is implemented on this project, how would it assist with compliance of laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters? If it would not, please explain.

4. Will this project require multiple construction contractors and/or subcontractors that will employ workers in multiple crafts or trades?

5. Do you anticipate a shortage of skilled labor in the region for this construction project? If not, why?

6. Would a PLA assist or hinder you in recruiting and retaining a skilled workforce for this project?

7. Do you anticipate a skilled labor shortages resulting from competition within the contractor community arising from concurrent large-scale construction contracts in the project vicinity?

8. What expected costs, benefits, and/or savings would you anticipate if a PLA is implemented?

If no savings are anticipated, please explain.

9. Has your company been awarded any projects using a PLA? If yes, please state project information and a brief overview of the results/benefits of working within a PLA.

10. Is there a possibility you would utilize any union workers on this project? 11. Does your company have or support any apprentice programs designed to develop skilled workers? If yes, please describe.