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Sources Sought Notice Design-Build Turner-Fairbank Laboratory Renovations

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This solicitation is a "REQUEST FOR INFORMATION" only for the proposed contract work listed in the requirements section below. This Sources Sought Notice is not a request for formal proposals or qualifications. Responses to this Sources Sought must be received by email no later than the date specified in the response section. This intent of this Sources Sought is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified SDVOSBs, 8(a), HUBZone and other Small Businesses concerns interested and capable of performing the proposed contract work. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company has the capability and experience to compete for this acquisition. In no more than two pages, responses to this notice shall include the following:

(a) Company Name

(b) Address

(c) Point of contact

(d) Phone, fax, and email

(e) Unique Entity Identifier (DUNS number)

(f) Bonding Capacity (per contract and aggregate)

(g) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, or other

(h) Listing of your experience of design/build projects within the last 3 years where you were the prime contractor for work of similar type and scope. Include contract numbers, titles, locations, dollar amounts.

If a member of a joint-venture (JV) or mentor-protégé agreement with the SBA, please provide information on both members of the JV in no more than two pages per entity.

Requirement

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to solicit and award a contract to prepare design documents and perform construction renovation work on 6 laboratory spaces at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) located in McLean, Virginia.

The proposed contract action is expected to be a competitive, firm-fixed price, design/build contract procured in accordance with FAR 15, Contracting by Negotiations, under a two-phase Best Value Tradeoff Process.

This project requires modification of existing interior space of the Turner & Fairbank buildings to provide for office space, storage, and laboratory enhancements to approximately 11,461 square feet (sf). Planned laboratory enhancements are as follows:

- Aerodynamics Laboratory demolition and renovation in FG9 (3,602 sf)

- Machine shop expansion in FG13 (406 sf)

- STAC and Data analysis renovation in T112 (2,000 sf)

Sources Sought Notice Design-Build Turner-Fairbank Laboratory Renovations

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- Coating and Corrosion laboratory renovation in FG14 (522 sf)

- Virtual Reality laboratory renovation in F208 (1,040 sf)

- Saxton laboratory renovation inT0134 (3,891 sf) A&E and construction services will include, among other things:

- Design building improvements to include structural engineering, electrical engineering, and architectural design.

- Prepare the construction bid plans, specifications, and engineer’s estimate (PS&E) in conformance with applicable requirements.

- Provide project scheduling, facilitate and record construction meetings, preparing inspection reports and cost accounting strategies.

- Assure project compliance with all federal and state standards as applicable and properly documented.

- Provide quality control to ensure compliance with technical specifications and conformance with codes and standards.

- Review all contractor requests for payment and submit approved requests for payment processing.

- Conduct final inspection and testing, oversee punch list and warranty phases.

- Provide owner documentation (warranties, material submittals)

NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction apply to this procurement with a size standard of $36.5 million.

Estimated Price Range: Between $1 million and $5 million.

Response:

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall include all information requested in (a) through

(h) above.

Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.

Any offeror capable of providing this service shall respond to this Sources Sought electronically to HCFA-22SRI@dot.gov with a cc to james.mikell@dot.gov no later than March 10, 2020, 1500 ET.

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