Sources Sought Notice PL 84-99 1151-21.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Project Description: USACE SPK DBB Public Law (PL) 48-99 Site 1151-21

Anticipated Posting Date: January 2022

Solicitation Number: W9123822S0010

SAM Posting Title: USACE SPK DBB Public Law (PL) 48-99 Site 1151-21 San Joaquin levee in San Joaquin County, 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.

GENERAL SCOPE:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District (SPK), anticipates a potential requirement for levee repairs/building renovation.

The Government anticipates a design-bid-build construction requirement to repair 3,800 feet of through and under seepage to rehabilitate the San Joaquin levee in San Joaquin County to pre-flood conditions, due to flood damage in the winter of 2016-2017. The work site, referred to as 1151-21, is located along the San Joaquin River, against the Airport way bridge and extends South along the existing levee alignment. Construction is anticipated to include removal of the existing emergency berm and steel tube barrier fence, and the clearing, stripping and grubbing of existing vegetation to construct a seepage berm on the landside. Materials required for the seepage berm construction may include levee fill, geotextile, filter sand, drain rock, rip rap, seeding, aggregate surfacing, and steel tube barrier fence that match the existing materials. The project is also anticipated to require dust control measures, morning safety meetings, weekly status and progress meetings, and compliance with the E-Verify program employment eligibility requirements (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify). The Government estimates all construction activities must be completed within 120 calendar days of contract Notice to Proceed (NTP), or by November 1, 2022, whichever comes first, and that all demobilization must be completed by November 15, 2022.

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

If solicited, the Government intends to award the contemplated requirement as a firm-fixed-price contract by approximately 15 March 2022. It is estimated that the potential requirement can be completed within 120 calendar days.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204(g), the Government currently estimates the magnitude of construction for this project to be $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for the potential requirement is anticipated to be 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering 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 Y1KB, Canal Construction.

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 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 (ex: certified HUBZone, Woman-Owned Small Business, Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a) Participant, small business, or other than small business (large business)).

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

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, Name Here, at (uriel.ramirez@usace.army.mil) by 0800 / 8:00 a.m. (PST) Monday, 1 November 2021.

Please include the Sources Sought Notice number, W9123822S0010 in the subject line.