W9127824R0079 Sources Sought Notice.pdf

Market Research and Sources Sought Notice for information on capability and availability of contractors to perform new construction for USACE customer at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), FL.

The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to acquire information on the number and capability of qualified Small Business and Large Business firms interested in a prospective procurement of construction services at Eglin AFB, FL. This is a Sources Sought Notice, NOT a solicitation announcement. Accordingly, no contract award will result from this Sources Sought Notice, as it does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the government in making an appropriate acquisition decision.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, anticipates construction of a new two-lane paved bypass road along the northern boundary of existing test area, Range D-51 at Eglin AFB, FL. The new road will intersect Range Road 218 at the northwest and northeast corners of D-51. The bypass road will be constructed outside of the controlled perimeter north of the range boundary. Construction will consist of all necessary work for a 2-lane paved road to include but not be limited to land clearing and grubbing, geotechnical (soil samples) and surveying services, rough and finish grading, earthwork, fill and compaction, drainage ditches, swales, retention ponds, concrete culverts, hydroseeding, new asphaltic concrete pavement, striping, signage, reflective pavement markers, silt fencing, perimeter fence repairs, and hay bales for erosion control and environmental mitigation. The prospective procurement will involve awarding a construction contract in the range of $3-$7 million. Additionally, the project must be completed within 12 months after the Notice-to-Proceed is issued.

Sources being sought are firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 236220 with a Small Business Size Standard of $45 million. Responses should include the following information and shall not exceed a total of ten (10) pages:

1. Offeror's name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

2. Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), Women-Owned shall be indicated on first page of submission.

3. Bonding capability (construction bonding level per single contract/task order and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars along with current available bonding capacity).

4. Past Performance Information that documents the respondents experience performing projects similar to that described above. The referenced projects should be of similar scope and magnitude and should have been completed within the last eight years. Information should be provided in the form of Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or by providing the following information: Project title, location, general description of the construction to demonstrate similarity to the project listed above, the Offeror's role (i.e., prime contractor, subcontractor, etc.), dollar value of contract, duration, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address).

NO HARDCOPY RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL RESPONSES WILL BE ELECTRONIC and submitted in pdf format to the following email addresses: rocky.a.harkless@usace.army.mil and stephanie.m.scalise@usace.army.mil. Submittals are due no later than 12:00 (Noon CST) on 28 June 2024. The subject line of the email shall reference the Market Research number in the announcement and submittals will not be returned. Electronic submittals will be retained for future reference; however, they are to be considered source sensitive and not subject to public disclosure. No award will result from this Sources Sought. This notice does not constitute any commitment by the Government.