Supplemental Sources Sought for New Intake Facility 25S4001 04082025.pdf

SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCES SOUGHT

W9123625S4001

Construction of New River Water Intake Facility and Pump House at Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP), Kingsport, TN

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY; IT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE

PROPOSALS. THERE ARE NO SOLICITATIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND/OR DRAWINGS

AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL

PURPOSES ONLY TO DETERMINE THE INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY OF POTENTIAL

QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS

FOR ANY COST INCURRED IN PREPARATION OF A RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. THE

GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO USE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT TO MAKE

APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS FOR THE PROJECT. NO AWARD WILL BE MADE

FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.

ALL INTERESTED FIRMS SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE NO MATTER WHAT

BUSINESS SIZE UNDER THE NAICS CODE 237110 – WATER AND SEWER LINE AND

RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION, WITH A SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD OF

$45M.

An initial Sources Sought Notice was posted to SAM.gov on 08 February 2024 using notice number W9123624S4016 and closed on 23 February 2024. Based on the current project status, this Supplemental Market Research is being issued to gather additional information to help USACE—NAO further redefine the Acquisition Strategy for the project.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Army Corps of Engineers—Norfolk District is conducting Supplemental Market Research to identify potential sources for construction of the facility identified below:

Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP) is a Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) explosives production facility located in Kingsport, TN. All production at HSAAP depends on river water.

HSAAP draws river water from the Holston River for process use in the plant. River water provides two primary functions: (1) Feedstock to the Filtered Water Plant, and (2) Non-contact Cooling Water (NCCW) for various process applications. River water is currently extracted through the existing pump house and intake on the east side of the plant.

The new river water intake facility and pump house will comply with the Clean Water Act (CWA) Rule 316(b) which provides protection to aquatic wildlife by reducing fish impingement mortality rates. 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 125.94 identifies requirements for existing/new facilities to ensure compliance with Rule 316(b) such as (a) limiting the allowed velocity of the water flow through intake screens to 0.5 feet per second (fps), or (b) using a modified traveling screen that safely transports impinged organisms back to the source waterbody. Estimated intake capacity for river water is 80-96 million gallons per day (MGPD).

USACE is seeking construction contractors with current and relevant experience, personnel, and capability to perform the construction of a new river water intake facility and associated pump house.

The project will be constructed at Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, TN. It is anticipated

SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

W9123625R4001 – Construction of HSAAP New Water Intake Facility and Pump Station

Kingsport, TN that this project will be solicited in the third quarter of FY25. The proposed contract period of performance (PoP) will be 912 calendar days. The contractor shall construct a complete and usable facility utilizing design-bid-build approach.

In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the estimated price range for this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

In accordance with FAR 52.219-9, all Large Businesses will be required to submit a Subcontracting Plan that must be approved before award.

KEY FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION

The following are factors that should be considered when developing response.

1) Prime contractor experience with construction in and near rivers.

2) Prime contractor experience with meeting explosive safety requirements and working within areas controlled by the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board.

3) Prime contractor experience on Design-Bid-Build projects for the Government.

4) Prime contractor experience with building large pumping stations and installing water infrastructure piping.

5) Site Location: Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Kingsport, TN.

Contractors will be required to submit bonding documents for 100% of the award amount prior to award.

Bonding documents are not required for this Supplemental Sources Sought.

All interested capable, qualified, and responsive Prime contractors are encouraged to reply to this Supplemental Sources Sought announcement.

It is anticipated that the Government will issue one Firm-Fixed Price contract for this construction project.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Sources Sought response should be limited to six (6) pages briefly demonstrating the firm’s ability to meet and execute the requirements set forth above. Pages more than the page limits will not be considered. The response should focus on the questions posed by the Government below. Industry partners are requested to answer all questions requested to assist the government in formulating an acquisition approach considering the current economic environment.

Interested sources must provide as response containing answers to all questions below:

1. Company name, address, phone number, CAGE and UEI numbers, and point of contact to include email address.

2. Please indicate your business classification under the assigned NAICS code as a: Large Business (LB), Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Qualified Section 8(a) or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Qualified Section 8(a) Alaskan Native/Tribal/Hawaiian Native.

All Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting a proposal. Please see https://www.sam/gov/portal/public/SAM for additional registration information.

QUESTIONS FOR INDUSTRY

These questions are posed to help us further define the requirements and expectations of the solicitation:

1. Recent changes in the United States’ economic policies have resulted in the implementation of tariffs on certain imported goods. How would you formulate your proposal for a firm fixed price contract considering this economic uncertainty?

2. Are there specific contract clauses that you feel would incentivize industry to bid on this or similar solicitations considering the economic policies referenced above?

3. Would your interest increase if USACE—NAO included Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clauses as prescribed in FAR 16.203-4?

- If yes, please indicate what price indices you would recommend the Government considers.

- If including the EPA clauses does not change your interest in pursuing this project, please indicate so.

4. Is there anything else the Government should consider making this project more attractive as a competitive solicitation?

5. Do you have any other concerns you would like the Contracting Officer to consider in the acquisition approach?

Update: A Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is no longer required for large scale construction contracts, implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 22.5 and 36.104(c), per DPCAP Class Deviation 2025-O0002 - Waiver of Project Labor Agreement Requirements, 7 Feb 2025.

DISCLAIMER

Since this is a Supplemental Sources Sought Announcement only, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists and solicitation requests will not be acknowledged.

USACE Norfolk District is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals and will not accept telephone inquiries.

This Supplemental Sources Sought should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend responding to this request.

RESPONSE

https://www.sam/gov/portal/public/SAM

All responses to this announcement may be sent electronically to Raven.D.Sasser@usace.army.mil and a copy to Ekaterina.Oxley@usace.army.mil no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 22 April 2025. All mailed (hard copy) responses will not be considered.

Place of Performance:

Holston Army Ammunition Plant Kingsport, TN United States

Primary Point of Contact:

Raven Sasser Contract Specialist Raven.D.Sasser@usace.army.mil USACE—Norfolk District

Secondary Point of Contact:

Ekaterina Oxley Contracting Officer Ekaterina.Oxley@usace.army.mil USACE—Norfolk District mailto:Raven.D.Sasser@usace.army.mil mailto:Ekaterina.Oxley@usace.army.mil mailto:Philip.D.Mathews@usace.army.mil mailto:Brady.L.Hales@usace.army.mil