Sources Sought Central Energy Plant Fort Cavazos TX.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

For

Construct Central Energy Plant (CEP), Fort Cavazos, Texas

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR

PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS

NOTICE. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information or industry response to this notice or any follow up information requests. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future procurement. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the System for Award Management (SAM) It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor SAM for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Responses to the source sought will be utilized with other market research methods to establish the planned acquisition strategy.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). All are highly encouraged to respond to solidify the acquisition strategy.

The acquisition strategy will be determined based on responses received from this notice and/or other market research methods.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Fort Worth District has been tasked to solicit for and award for the Design-Bid-Build to Construct Central Energy Plant (CEP) Fort Cavazos, TX. Anticipated project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, Design-Bid-Build (DBB), contract procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement using “Best Value” trade-off process.

The Government is seeking experienced firms for the following (estimated) scope of work:

Construct a Central Energy Plant (CEP) for Fort Cavazos Phantom East District.

The Central Energy Plant (CEP) is not part of the Fort Cavazos privatized utilities system. The CEP will supply 24 buildings with chilled water replacing 24 air cooled chillers. Primary facilities shall include the building that will house the cooling towers, chillers, and associated pumps along with additional equipment and controls; and piping to supported buildings. Fire protection and detection systems, Energy Monitoring and Control System (EMCS), Sustainability/Energy Measures, and Cybersecurity Measures will be provided. Supporting facilities include new utilities (Gas, Water, Sewer, and Electrical) and connections, security lighting, paving, walkways, curbs and gutters, storm drainage, site clearing and grading, fencing, landscaping, and signage. Special foundations are required due to expansive and rocky soils in the area. Heating will be provided from a self-contained system. Facilities will be designed to a minimum life of 40 years in accordance with DoD's Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 1-200-02) including energy efficiencies, building envelope and integrated building systems performance. Air Conditioning (Estimated 2000 Tons).

In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is Between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

Estimated duration of the project is 365 days.

The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 236220 which has a small business size standard of $45,000,000.

The Product Service Code is Y1NZ.

Should this action be set-aside for small business, firms are reminded of the requirements under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. Firm will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the Government to the prime’s subcontractors that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted.

Should this action be solicited as Full and Open Competition, a Small Business Participation Proposal will be identified as an evaluation factor in the solicitation.

Large Business(es) must comply with FAR 52.219-9 by submitting an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this notice. However, respondents are reminded that all construction performance must follow the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1), and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about October 2025, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about April 2026. The official notice citing the solicitation number will be issued in SAM and firms are to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

Firm response to this Notice shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information:

1. Firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, Unique Entity Identifier and e-mail address.

2. Firm’s interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.

3. Firm’s experience to perform the magnitude and complexity outlined in the Scope of Work above (indicate whether as a prime or subcontractor) Brief description of the project, customer name, and dollar value of the project – provide at least 3 examples within the last 6 years.

4. Firm’s Business Size – LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB.

5. Will the firm submit a response as a Joint Venture or other arrangement? If YES, specific type: Joint Venture, Mentor-Protégé, Teaming Arrangement, or Other

6. Firm’s Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars).

This announcement and all information will be issued via the Government Point of Entry, Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment and Offerors must be active in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts, including documenting Sec. 889 Compliance in SAM that include FAR 52.204-24 and FAR 52.204-25. Contracting will verify the 889(a) and (b) compliance – per FAR 52.204-26. Award cannot be issues for non-compliance until SAM Registration is complete, otherwise offerors will not be eligible for award.

The Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) is the Department of Defense, single, authorized application to retrieve supplier performance information. SPRS is a web-enabled enterprise application that gathers, processes, and displays data about the performance of suppliers and must be completed prior to an award in accordance with DFARS 204.7303(b)(1), DFARS 204.7304(e), DFARS 252.204-7020, DoDI 5000.79. Review NIST SP 800-171 for further information.

Interested Firms shall respond to this Notice no later than 19 March 2025.

Mail, fax or email your response to Rodney Alexander at Rodney.d.Alexander@usace.army.mil. EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD

WHEN RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE.