THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING

PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A

SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

This Sources Sought Notice is being used as a market research tool to determine the availability and adequacy of potential qualified business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic is seeking qualified Large Businesses and Small Businesses, including U.S.

Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a), SBA certified HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB).

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. Information received in relation to this notice will be used to assist the Government in developing an overall acquisition strategy. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this Notice.

Upon review of the industry response to this Sources Sought Notice, the Government will determine whether a small business set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest pursuant to FAR 19.502-2(b).

The Government is contemplating an award of a Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) Design-Bid-Build, RM-23-1146 Dry Dock 2 Caisson Overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine. This project performs a required overhaul of the Dry Dock 2 Caisson to maintain certification. This also includes caisson seat extension and vertical extension of the existing caisson to provide continuous flood protection from Berth 6 through the caisson and to Berth 5. Portions of work will need to be performed with the caisson out of the water.

All companies to include service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), veteran owned small businesses (VOSB), certified HUB-Zone, certified 8(a), and women-owned small businesses (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), small businesses, and large businesses are encouraged to respond. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Notice, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest. If you are considering entering into a teaming arrangement, you should provide the name of all teaming partners, the anticipated type of teaming arrangements, address the specific services each member will provide and include applicable professional qualifications and experience for each member, and to what extent your company has worked with the proposed teaming partners in the past. For other than bundled requirements you may be able to joint venture with one or more small businesses and not be considered affiliated as long as each member of the joint venture is small under the applicable NAICS code (13 CFR 121.103(h)(3)). A small business prime will be required to comply with FAR 52.219-14, which limits the percentage paid by small business prime contractors to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. The limitation on subcontracting would apply to the cooperative effort of the joint venture and not each individual member (13 CFR 125.6(i)). Provide evidence that on past contracts of a similar nature that your company (as the prime contractor) was able to comply with the requirement of FAR 52.219-14 and will be able to comply with this requirement under the proposed contract.

Submittal requirements:

It is requested that interested businesses submit to the Contracting Officer a capabilities package, to include the Sources Sought Contactor Information Form, Sources Sought Project Information Form, Sources Sought Project Matrix, and Project Labor Agreement Request for Information provided as attachments to this notice.

The Sources Sought Project Information Form and Sources Sought Project Matrix shall be used to document a minimum of two (2) up to a maximum of five (5) relevant construction projects for the offeror that best demonstrates experience on projects that are similar in size, scope, and complexity. Projects submitted for the offeror shall be completed within the past ten (10) years from the date of issuance of this Sources Sought. For the purposes of this evaluation, a relevant project is further defined as:

Size: Projects demonstrating a final construction value of $10,000,000 or greater

Scope: Projects demonstrating experience with construction, renovation, repair, and/or certification of caissons, boats, or other floating vessels.

Complexity: While also meeting the scope requirements set out above, the following complexity requirements shall be met collectively by the projects submitted, i.e. each submitted project does not require demonstrated experience with all of the following components, but collectively, experience with all of the complexity elements below must be established throughout the submitted relevant projects:

o Experience with placing a caisson or other floating vessel in a dry dock, upland facility, waterfront facility, or on a barge o Experience with working on a caisson or other floating vessel while it is in a dry dock, upland facility, waterfront facility, or on a barge

For all submitted projects, ensure that the project description clearly identifies whether the project is new construction or repair/renovation, and specifically addresses how the project meets the size, scope, and complexity requirements as delineated above, and provides the final construction cost for each submitted project.

In addition, please provide a narrative no longer than one (1) 8.5” x 11” page answering the following questions:

1. Do you have access to a dry dock, barge, upland facility, or waterfront facility that is within 1,000 miles of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME and can be used to service a caisson out of water?

2. Have you ever lifted or towed a caisson? Please explain in detail.

3. If you have lifted a caisson, was it 700 long tons or heavier?

Please note that if you are responding as an 8(a) Mentor-Protégé, you must indicate the percentage of work to be performed by the protégé. A copy of the SBA letter stating that your 8(a) Mentor-Protégé agreement has been approved would be required with your proposal.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a small business size standard of $45 million. In accordance with DFARS 236.204(i), the magnitude of construction for this project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. The Product Service Code (PSC) is Y1ED Construction of Ship Construction and Repair Facilities.

The information provided in this notice is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. The Government will not provide debriefs on the results of this research, but feedback regarding the decision to set aside or not set aside the procurement will be accomplished via pre-solicitation synopsis or solicitation for these services, as applicable. All information submitted will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended. Points of contact listed may be contacted for the purpose of verifying performance.

The submission package shall be submitted electronically to Stephanie Wray via email at Stephanie.L.Wray2.civ@us.navy.mil and MUST be limited to a 5MB attachment. The Statement of Capabilities must be on 8 ½ by 11-inch standard paper, single spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font minimum and is limited to ten (10) single-sided pages (including all additional attachments). The Sources Sought Project Matrix, and the Narrative are not included in the page count. You are encouraged to request a “read receipt” or acknowledgement via reply email.

RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE AT 14:00 Norfolk, Virginia local time. LATE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS ACQUISITION

AT ANY TIME. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS

INCURRED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS. ALL INFORMATION

SUBMITTED IS AT THE OFFEROR’S OWN EXPENSE. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR

SUGGESTIONS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE MAY BE UTILIZED

WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS WHATSOEVER OR COST TO THE GOVERNMENT

AND MAY BE INCLUDED IN ANY RESULTANT SOLICITATION.

We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for responding to this notice.

mailto:Stephanie.L.Wray2.civ@us.navy.mil

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.