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SOURCES SOUGHT / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/ MARKET RESEARCH

Solicitation Number: 140R6021R0005 Green Mountain Powerplant Penstock Rehabilitation, Colorado Big Thompson Project Colorado

The Bureau of Reclamation located in the Missouri Basin Region is currently conducting preliminary planning market research to determine the appropriate Small Business Set-Aside Category, with the expectation to solicit a Request For Proposal (RFP), Firm Fixed Price Contract to design shaft seals for two distinct units, but with enough similarity that spare parts are interchangeable and regular maintenance is the same. This is not an off the shelf item. A successful bidder will provide a design based on their proven technology and design detail customized to our units.

SUMMARY OF WORK:

Work is located at Green Mountain Powerplant approximately 20 miles northwest of Silverthorne, Colorado, in Summit County. The principal components of work to be performed under these specifications include the following:

1. Metal fabrications.

2. 40-inch Jet-Flow Gates

3. Valves

4. Controls and Electrical features.

In accordance with FAR 36.204 – Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects is Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

An important outcome of this research will be the determination to consider a 100% Small Business Set aside, and the competitive set aside category in accordance with (IAW) FAR 19.201(a). Specific SBA program set asides are; veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, economically-disadvantage women-owned small business, and women-owned small business or an award under the 8a program. The NAICS code for this requirement is 238320 – Painting and Wall Covering Contractors.

The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking industry information and comments from sources with the capability to perform the contract and with relevant experience in all of the functional areas mentioned in the Description of Services. Interested parties shall complete and submit the attached Market Research Questionnaire to the Government and advised that providing a response to the questionnaire will not automatically include them in the acquisition process for future solicitation.

DISCLAIMER: This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as a Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any services. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall not serve as proposals, bids, or offers, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Bureau of Reclamation will not accept unsolicited proposals related to the subject of this Sources Sought Notice. The responder must clearly identify any information it considers sensitive or proprietary. All information received in response to this Sources Sought Notice that is marked "Proprietary" will be handled accordingly. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be returned.

Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated and incurred by responding to this Sources Sought Notice: The Government does not require any cost for participating in this Market Research and Sources Sought. The Government reserves the right to determine how it should proceed as a result of this notice.

Please submit your response no later than October 16, 2020 via e-mail to LMelnick@usbr.gov.

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Solicitation Number: : 140R6021R0005 Green Mountain Powerplant Penstock Rehabilitation, Colorado Big Thompson Project Colorado

Company Name:

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) DUNS number: Point of Contract (Name & Position):

Mailing Address:

Phone: Fax: E-Mail:

NOTE: Responses will not be published outside the Bureau of Reclamation but will be used as a tool for the upcoming acquisition. Please submit your response no later than December 11, 2017 via e-mail to peverson@usbr.gov

1. The Bureau of Reclamation intent is for this requirement to be a small business set-aside (if possible). Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program(s).

[ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HubZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran-Owned Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Other

2. Has your company successfully performed similar work in the last three years? Similar is considered: a small business that performs 51% of the work on projects that are within 25% of size, scope, complexity and management requirement.

[ ] yes [ ] no

3. Is your company registered in System for Award Management (SAM)?

[ ] yes [ ] no

4. Does your company accept Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for payment? (All payments will be made by EFT from the U.S. Treasury) [ ] yes [ ] no

5. This requirement will be offered under NAICS Code 238320 – Painting and Wall Covering Contractors. Does your company have this code / affiliation in SAM?

[ ] yes [ ] no 52.215-3 - Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of conducting preliminary planning market research to determine capability to design shaft seals for two distinct units, but with enough similarity that spare parts are interchangeable and regular maintenance is the same. (End of Provision)