Sources Sought - Beaufort Laboratory Building.pdf

MARKETING RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

NCCOS Beaufort Laboratory

Beaufort Laboratory Building # 2

101 Pivers Island Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is publicizing this sources sought/request for information notice in order to seek firms that have an interest in submitting a response as a Prime Contractor for a Site Preparation Contractors project where temporary support structures (shoring) are used to stabilize a building or part of a building before it is demolished project at National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Beaufort

Laboratory in the City of Beaufort, North Carolina. Capabilities statement from potential sources, including but not limited to those firms that qualify under the Small Business Programs represented in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 19; which includes Small

Business, 8(a) Participants, HUBZone Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-

Owned Small Business concerns (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns (VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) concerns and

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY,

to identify valid sources and to gauge the business interest for Commercial and Institutional

Shoring, Demolition and Construction intended for the Beaufort, North Carolina, 101 Pivers

Island Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516. The estimated range for this project is between $1 million to $5 million.

MARKET RESEARCH IS BEING CONDUCTED in accordance with Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of other than small and small businesses operating as PRIME CONTRACTORS (Shoring and

Demolition) with the capabilities and experience to perform the required work.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO

CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. RESPONDENTS

WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS OF THIS MARKET RESEARCH. NO

REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH

PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST

FOR INFORMATION OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTED.

The full extent of the work will be described in the solicitation, which may follow at a later date.

However, a summary of the services to be performed is provided as follows.

Description of Work Required:

The Shoring and Demolition Team will handle all design services, labor, materials, equipment, and oversight for shoring and demolition construction. The scope, currently under development, addresses approximately 50 by 30 feet of damaged floor area.

Significant structural damage, including deteriorated concrete and steel framing, has been identified at Building 2 (Ecology Lab Building) on NOAA’s Beaufort, NC campus. A Facilities

Engineering Office (FEO) site visit confirmed irreparable damage in the southeast quadrant caused by decades of corrosive seawater exposure from wet lab holding tanks, rendering the building unfit for occupancy.

Immediate Actions:

• Stabilize the building using shoring.

• Restrict access to essential personnel performing mission-critical operations.

• Maintain a safety perimeter around the building.

Long-Term Actions:

• Remove and replace the damaged structure, or

• Demolish the existing building.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 238910 - Site Preparation

Contractors, Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors. The Small Business

Size Standard is $19 million in annual revenue.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS NOTICE, Interested Site Preparation Contractors Teams are invited to submit a capabilities statement/narrative demonstrating the team’s experience in leading shoring and demolition construction projects of a similar nature as described above.

The submittal shall be no longer than ten (10) pages and shall include the following information:

1. Company name, address, point of contact with verifiably correct telephone number and email address;

2. Company business size, including any official teaming arrangements as a partnership or joint venture;

3. Company documentation shall include verifying status as a certified 8(a) small business, Small Business, HUBZone Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business concerns, Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, Economically Disadvantaged

Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) concerns and Women-Owned Small Business

(WOSB);

4. Details of two (2) similar projects completed within the last ten (10) years that are relevant to the work that will be required under this project. Firms must include the following information for each of the two (2) similar projects;

a. State whether the firm acted as the Prime Contractor or Subcontractor;

b. Dates of construction for the two (2) projects;

c. All projects shall demonstrate the team’s successful design-build execution of projects of similar scope and scale and highlight any special sustainability features or certification. See attachment 1: DRAFT 121024 PWS - FY25 Beaufort Lab Building 2

Extraction and Demo

e. Project cost, term, and complexity of job;

f. Information on the firm's bonding capability to cover 100% of the construction cost -

SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY SINGLE AND AGGREGATE BONDING

CAPACITIES; and

g. Please indicate your intent to submit an offer on a subsequent solicitation.

NOTE: Comments will be shared with the Government and the project management team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. If you are responding to this Notice from outside the geographic location of the work (i.e. the field office is outside of Beaufort County), please provide a narrative detailing how you would perform the work at a fair and reasonable price to the Government.

Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor not being considered as an interested concern.

GOOGLE FORM RESPONSES ARE REQUIRED (and include an option to upload documents).

In the event a contractor is unable to gain access to the form, email responses will be permitted.

A PDF copy of the Google form is attached to the Sources Sought and shall be completed, additionally, your capabilities statement (if not being submitted via Google Form), ten (10)

PAGES OR LESS, shall be submitted VIA E-Mail to Ms. Daphney Jean-Minter, Contracting

Officer, email: daphney.jean-minter@noaa.gov.

Your response to this Notice, is due no later than January 6, 2025, by 2:00 PM EST

Acknowledgment of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified regarding the results of the Government’s evaluation of the information received. The determination to proceed with the acquisition is within the discretion of the Government. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

Please be reminded that a prospective Offeror interested in obtaining a contract award with the

Government must be registered in the Federal Government's System for Award Management

(SAM) database. Additional information regarding contractor registration can be obtained through the following website, www.SAM.gov.

Again, This Is Not A Request for Proposals. This is for planning purposes only and is a market research tool to determine availability and adequacy of potential Small Business Sources. The

Government will not reimburse responders for the cost of the submissions.

Attachment 1: DRAFT 121024 PWS - FY25 Beaufort Lab Building 2 Extraction and Demo mailto:daphney.jean-minter@noaa.gov http://www.sam.gov/