Source Sought Protective Coatings.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

for

PROTECTIVE COATINGS

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure all plant, labor, tools, equipment, and materials required to perform the Protective Coatings IDIQ Contract on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA(JBLM).

The Protective Coatings IDIQ Contract is for a broad range of maintenance, repair and minor protective coatings construction work on real property at JBLM and other supported organizations. The work is required in support of Public Works (PW) activities headquartered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). The contract will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract and will include a wide variety of individual construction tasks pertaining to protective coatings. During the contract period, the Government will identify construction tasks required to complete each specific job and will issue individual Task Orders (TOs) to the contractor to complete those jobs. The contractor shall be required to furnish all materials, equipment, and personnel necessary to manage and accomplish the TOs. The contractor shall be required to provide a company representative near JBLM in order to receive Requests for Proposal (RFPs), prepare and negotiate proposals, receive signed TOs and Notices-To-Proceed (NTPs), receive and initiate contract correspondence and provide other construction services to accomplish individual TOs. TOs will vary in size and may include incidental disciplines required for the protective coatings actions.

We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capacity to meet the requirement of furnishing the trailers for sole utilization at a set period.

Be advised that the U.S. Government will be limited in moving forward with a set aside if two (2) or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside.

The anticipated NAICS Code 238320 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors was considered and selected as the appropriate code for this acquisition. The size standard is $19.0 Million. The Product Service Code is Z2AZ – Repair or Alteration of Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings.

DESCRIPTION: Market research is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to provide Protective Coatings at JBLM.

A determination by the Government to not compete this requirement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The Government is seeking Offerors that may be able to perform this requirement per details of the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for an ordering period of five (5) years.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Any information provided in response to the source sought notice will not be returned to the responder. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

In response to this source sought, please comply with the following requirements:

1. Each respondent is requested to provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor’s ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of providing Protective Coatings. Firms shall also provide point of contact information where available for the described performance.

2. Limit responses to 5 pages and include the following additional information: name and address of firm, commercial activity/ government entity (CAGE) code, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, corresponding NAICS code, business size and status, point of contact name, title, phone, and email. Interested sources shall submit all replies by email to scott.a.byrd.civ@army.mil no later than 9:00 AM PST on 3 December 2024. Acknowledgement of receipt will not be made.

3. Provide information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity and duration), that will facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Provide a brief discussion of any factors you see that have or are currently changing the Protective Coatings market in the last three years.

5. Are there other qualifications required to perform this type of service and if so, what are they?

6. What Department of Labor Wage Determination labor categories your company uses to perform this type of service?

7. What are the usual/customary requirements customers ask of your company?

8. What type of specific terms and conditions do you require in your commercial contracts for this type of service?

9. If your company were selected, how many calendar days would be needed for preparation between contract award date and performance start date?

10. Is your company registered in the System for Award Management database?

11. Identify any condition or action that may unnecessarily restrict competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Source Sought Synopsis. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.