Sources Sought W912QR-26-CMTS.pdf

Sources Sought A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are a reasonable number of interested small business concerns to set this future project aside for them. If your firm is a Small Business, certified HUBZone, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business and you are interested in this project please respond appropriately.

1. Project Title: Four Blanket Purchase Agreement’s (BPA) for Construction Materials Testing Services Performed at Four Separate Locations and Surrounding Areas.

PLEASE NOTE: These BPAs could be solicited as any combination of one total BPA or Four Separate BPAs, according to the mentioned locations below.

2. NAICS: 541380 (Testing Laboratories) Size Standard: $19,000,000.00.

3. Project Locations: Four Separate Locations.

- Scott AFB, St. Clair County, Illinois, and surrounding areas.

- Fort Campbell, Kentucky (located in Christian and Trigg counties in Kentucky, and Montgomery and Stewart counties in Tennessee), and surrounding areas (including portions of western Kentucky, northwestern Tennessee, southern Illinois, and southwestern Indiana).

- Wright Patterson AFB (Greene and Montgomery counties, OH), Cincinnati (Hamilton County, OH), Columbus (Franklin County, OH), and surrounding areas.

- Fort Knox (Hardin, Meade, and Bullitt counties, KY), Louisville (Jefferson County, KY), Lexington (Fayette County, KY), and surrounding areas. (Occasionally other KY counties north and east of Muhlenberg County, KY).

4. Short Project Description: Provision of construction materials testing services, including associated labor and travel, in accordance with respective ASTM test requirements. Testing will predominantly occur during normal seasonal construction hours but may occasionally be required at night. Testing checklists include Aggregate Inspection (ASTM C1077), Bituminous Inspection, Concrete Inspection, Masonry Inspection, Soils Inspection, and Sprayed Fire Resistive Materials. Laboratory validation through the USACE Materials Testing Center (MTC) must be maintained for the duration of the BPA.

5. Type of action: Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The dollar value of the agreement cannot exceed $200,000 per year, with a maximum total value of $1,000,000 over 5 years. No individual call under this agreement will exceed $2,500. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized calls actually placed.

6. Estimated Advertisement Date: To Be Determined (TBD)

7. Estimated Award Date: To Be Determined (TBD)

8. Estimated Performance Period: Five Years. No Options.

9. Responses should include:

a. Identification and verification of the company's small business status.

b. Contractor's Unique Identifier Number and CAGE Code(s).

c. Descriptions of Experience

i. Projects similar in scope to this project include:

(1) Provision of comprehensive construction materials testing services, including aggregates, bituminous (asphalt), concrete, masonry, soils, and sprayed fire-resistive materials in accordance with applicable ASTM test standards (e.g., ASTM C1077, D3740).

(2) Maintenance and proof of active laboratory validation through the USACE Materials Testing Center (MTC) for requested ASTM test methods.

(3) On-site material sampling, field testing, laboratory analysis, and technician dispatch (including night shifts for temperature-sensitive placements)

ii. Based on the information above, for each project submitted, include:

(1) Current percentage of completion or the date when it will be completed.

(2) Size of the project

(3) Scope of the project

(4) The dollar value of the contract

(5) Identify the number of subcontractors by trade utilized for each project.

d. Contractors must acknowledge that they understand that Laboratory validation through the USACE Materials Testing Center (MTC) is required to be maintained for the duration of this BPA. No requests for testing will be made during periods that the validation has lapsed, been cancelled, or otherwise not renewed, until such time as the validation has been made current. Individual calls against this BPA will only be made to laboratories for tests for which the laboratory holds specific validation through USACE MTC.

e. Has your firm previously managed contracted services across multiple locales?

10. Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; they must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with the firm’s own employees for general construction-type procurement. Include the percentage of work that will be self-performed on this project, and how it will be accomplished.

NOTE: Total submittal package shall be no longer than 8 pages. Please only include a narrative of the requested information; additional information will not be reviewed.

A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are a reasonable number of interested small business concerns to set this future project aside for them. All interested Small Business, certified HUBZone, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business contractors should respond to this SOURCES SOUGHT via email no later than 7 August at 02:00 PM Eastern Time.

NOTE: Responses shall be submitted using the following Google Form:

https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/7GiRHDGVhk

This is NOT a Request for Quote and does not Constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey.

NOTICE: The following information is provided for situational awareness and is not required to respond to this Sources Sought.

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) prior to submission of a proposal. All proposed contractors are highly encouraged to review FAR Clause 52.232- 33 Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management, which indicates “All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT).” Those not currently registered can obtain registration by going to the website http://www.SAM.gov. The process can usually be completed from 24 to 48 hours after submission. Contractors will need to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (formerly DUNS number) for processing their registration. If you do not already have a Unique Entity Identifier, one can be obtained from http://www.SAM.gov.

Please begin the registration process immediately in order to avoid delay.

ALERT: You must submit a notarized letter appointing the authorized Entity Administrator before your registration will be activated. This requirement now applies to both new and existing entities. Effective 29 April 2018, the notarized letter process is now mandatory on all CURRENT registrants at SAM who have a requirement to update data on their SAM record. The notarized letter is mandatory and is required before the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) will activate the entity's registration.

Effective 29 June 2018, vendors creating or updating their registration can have their registration activated prior to the approval of the required notarized letter. However, the signed copy of the notarized letter must be sent to the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) within 30 days of activation or the vendor risks no longer being active in SAM.

Vendors can check whether an account is active by performing a query by their CAGE or Unique Entity Identifier (previously known as DUNS). The new registration process may now take several weeks, so vendors are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards. Remember, there is no cost to use SAM. To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM homepage (www.sam.gov).