Sources_Sought_20R6005.docx

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. This notice does not commit the Government to issue any type of solicitation or award an ultimate contract. This notice does not restrict the Government from a particular acquisition approach. The Government does not pay for information obtained through this type of notice.

The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors for market research purposes and to determine whether to set-aside the requirement for small business concerns for the upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) for: Project # 6996517, Mill and Overlay Damaged Roads and Pavement, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, NC, North Carolina.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic is specifically seeking 8(a) Small Businesses, HubZone Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses, or other Small Businesses with current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and capabilities to perform the proposed requirement.

The work includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Mill and overlay of roads in the Core Area (2nd Ave, 5th Ave, E Street, and F Street), limited full-depth replacement of road sections, Signal and equipment replacement at three intersections

(2) Mill and overlay Access Road, Range Road North, Full-depth asphalt replacement of MCX parking lots and loading area behind building, pave gravel section of Range Road North and B1777 Parking lot, repair Range Road North bridge, replace pedestrian signal and detector loops at Access Road and Roosevelt Blvd intersection, and replace lighting in MCX parking lot.

This project is estimated to be between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. A complete list of specifications and the scope of work will be provided in the forthcoming RFP.

Procurement Method: Sealed Bidding

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction and the annual size standard is $39.5 millions of dollars.

The total term of the contract will be 575 days.

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

The proposed contract listed here is being considered for 100 percent set-aside for small business or small business concerns. Interested small business concerns should, as early as possible but not later than 7 days of this notice, indicate interest in the acquisition by providing to the contracting office above evidence of capability to perform and a positive statement of eligibility as a small business concern.

In order to evidence capability to perform, an interested offeror shall provide a minimum of 3 similar projects in terms of size and scope. Size is defined as a project at least $10M. Scope is defined as a combination of parking lot and road paving work that required notable coordination; offeror’s description of work shall demonstrate the required coordination efforts. The interested offeror shall also demonstrate bonding capacity of $10 million.

If the resulting solicitation is set aside for small businesses firms, it will include FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, which states, “The concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.”

If adequate interest is not received from small business concerns, the solicitation will be issued as unrestricted without further notice. If the solicitation is issued as unrestricted, large business concerns will be required to submit a subcontracting plan prior to award of the contract.

Interested parties should respond no later than 1 May 2020. The submission package shall ONLY be submitted electronically to Diana Rivera via email at diana.rivera3@navy.mil. Packages shall not exceed 10 pages and MUST be limited to a 4MB attachment. Responses received after the deadline or without the required information will not be considered.