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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Project Description: Fuel Hydrant System Replacement at Beale Air Force Base

Anticipated Posting Date: 01 February 2022

Solicitation Number: W9123822S0013

SAM Posting Title: USACE SPK DBB Fuel Hydrant System Replacement at Beale Air Force Base, California

This Sources Sought Notice is being issued for market research purposes to determine the availability, capability, and interest of small business firms for a potential Government requirement. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE; requests for a solicitation will go unanswered. No award will be made from this Notice. Responses will be used to determine potential acquisition strategies, understand current market capabilities, and to gain knowledge of potential sources.

This notice is independent of, though closely related to, the Sources Sought notice W9123820S0010 for the Fuel Hydrant System Replacement at Beale Air Force Base which closed on 08 July 2020. Due to the time elapsed since that original announcement, we need to review what changes, if any, have arisen in the market since then.

GENERAL SCOPE:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District (SPK), anticipates a potential requirement to replace the fuel hydrant system at Beal Air Force Base (AFB).

The contractor shall replace the current hydrant system by installing two-5,000 barrel tanks, a pump-house, five-600 gallon per minute pumps, seven filter separators (two receipts, five issue), two fill-stands and four hydrant outlet pits, and three position pantographs refueling arm positions 1,250 feet each. They shall install security lighting at the Hydrant Storage System, install electric product recover pumps for water draw off at tanks, install proper drainage around hydrant secondary containment berms, install all pipe supports, equipment, and appurtenances related to the new JP-8 fuel piping, and install audible alarms on tanks and pump-house.

The project will include hydrant outlets, piping and related pipe appurtenances, cathodic protection, fuel pump house control room and shelter with pumps, filter separators and related piping, valves and fittings, fuel storage with containment, access walks/stairs, truck fill stands, truck unloads, hydrant hose truck checkout stand, and product recovery tank. Supporting efforts include site clearing & grading, site improvements for access roads, parking, secondary containment, drainage, utility improvements, pig launcher and receiver stations, pavement and markings, and security fencing.

Electrical and communications work includes control systems, underground primary and secondary services, communications, pad mounted transformers, emergency generator, site lighting, automatic tank gauging system, grounding & lighting protection, emergency power down switches, pump connections and demolition/rerouting of existing electrical utilities.

A storage and pump station will be required to continue the operation of our flight line hydrant system. Two JP-8 tanks are required to be built to maintain current flying operations and future needs. The Repair Hydrant System MILCON repairs 1952-era facilities that have reached the end of their life. If project is not implemented, the Hydrant System shall be out of environmental compliance in less than five years. This project is at a yet- operational facility with quantified serious degradation of the eight 50K gallon underground storage tanks, indicating failure is imminent.

Beale AFB supports a squadron of eight KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft as well as a variety of smaller-framed aircraft from the Aeroclub. Provisions are also in place to simultaneously support two wide-body transient aircraft, which typically include C-17s or C-5s. Anti-Terrorism Force Protection, cyber-security and sustainable design principles will be incorporated into the design and construction.

The potential requirement may result in a solicitation issued approximately February 2022.

If solicited, the Government intends to award the contemplated requirement as a firm-fixed-price contract by approximately 30 September 2022. It is estimated that the potential requirement can be completed within 720 calendar days.

In accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 236.204(ii), the Government currently estimates the magnitude of construction for this project to be $25 Million to $100 Million.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for the potential requirement is anticipated to be 237120 (Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction). The small business size standard for this NAICS, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is $39.5 Million annual revenue. The Product Service Code for the potential requirement is anticipated to be Y1NA (Construction of Fuel Supply Facilities).

If there is a reasonable expectation that at least two (2) responsible small business concerns under this NAICS can provide the anticipated services at fair market prices, the Contracting Officer is required to set the acquisition aside for small business concerns. If competition is set-aside for small businesses, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, requires that general construction small business Contractors self-perform at least fifteen percent (15%) of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials. If no set aside is made, the requirement is competed with full and open competition, and the awarded Contractor is not a small business, the Contractor is required to perform the percent of work identified in the solicitation under FAR 52.236-1, Performance of Work by the Contractor.

Contractors with the skill, capabilities, workload capacity, and ability to obtain bonding to complete the project described above (either through self-performance and/or Subcontractor management) are invited to provide capability statements to the point of contact listed below. Other than small businesses are also encouraged to submit Capability Statements.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT

Responses must be limited to ten (10) 8.5 x 11 pages with a minimum font size of point 10.

Please provide the following information:

1) Company name, Employer Identification Number (EIN; previously DUNS #), address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

2) Experience and capability to complete contracts of similar magnitude and complexity to the potential requirement, including at least three (3) examples of comparable work performed within the past six (6) years. Each example should include a brief description of the project, description of the work performed (identification of self-performance and/or Subcontractor management), customer name, customer satisfaction, timeliness of performance, dollar value of the project, whether a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) was used (see the PLA survey section below) and whether there were any challenges experienced during the project (delays, investigations, health and safety issues, labor shortages, management/organizational issues, etc.).

3) Business size and socioeconomic type for the applicable NAICS is small business.

4) Bonding capability (in the form of a Surety letter).

5) PLA Survey. A PLA is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with labor organization(s) that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project. Pursuant to Executive Order 13502, agencies are encouraged to consider requiring the use of PLAs for large-scale construction projects if it will be consistent with law, achieve economy and efficiency in Federal procurement, produce labor-management stability, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters. Please answer the following questions regarding PLAs, relative to the anticipated requirement:

- Have PLAs been used on similar projects undertaken by Federal, State, municipal, or private entities in the geographic area where work will be performed? If so, please provide contract number(s) and points of contact.

- Do you think requirement of a PLA will promote the agency’s long-term program interests (as described above)? If so, how? If not, why not?

- Has there been / is it anticipated there will be a shortage of skilled labor in the labor categories and/or geographic location of the anticipated project? If so, please describe the trade(s) affected and describe how/what you know of the shortage.

- Will multiple construction Contractors and/or Subcontractors employing workers in multiple crafts or trades be required to complete the anticipated work?

- Is it difficult to recruit or retain a skilled workforce in the anticipated work location?

- Do you think completion of the project will require an extended period of time?

- Do you anticipate any unique, compelling, time-sensitive issues, or other schedule requirements to complete the anticipated work (aside from those already noted) or that would affect the rate at which the anticipated project could be completed? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.

- Are you aware of any other large-scale projects begin completed in the area during the anticipated period of performance?

- Do you think requiring a PLA will increase contract costs or contribute to cost savings? Why or why not? How?

- How do open shop and union wage rates influence prevailing wage rates in the local market area? How does unionization in the local market impact wages? Please provide supporting documentation.

- Do you think requiring a PLA will increase contract risk? Why or why not? How?

- If you have previously been party to a PLA, approximately how long did it take to negotiate the terms of the PLA? Did PLA negotiation delay construction start? If so, by how long?

- Any other information you think should be considered regarding the use of PLAs for the anticipated project.

Please submit all capabilities statements, information, brochures, and/or marketing material as one (1) document, limited to the page maximum above.

Responses will not be considered an offer, proposal, or bid for any solicitation that may result from this Notice. Moreover, responses will not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This Notice is for information and planning purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any review conducted or the capability statements received.

Please provide responses and/or questions by e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Uriel Ramirez, at (uriel.ramirez@usace.army.mil) by 1700 / 5:00 p.m. (PST) Friday, 31 December 2021.

Please include the Sources Sought Notice number, ‘W91238S220013’ in the subject line.