Sources Sought Response Form for MCCs and PBs at Ft. Randall Dam, South Dakota.DOCX

**LARGE BUSINESSES DO NOT NEED TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE**

Purpose: By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Omaha District intends to determine the extent of capable small business firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. The responses to this notice will be used for planning purposes for upcoming procurements. Therefore, this notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Quotation or Bid; it does not guarantee the future issue of an RFQ/RFP/IFB; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service.

Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this Sources Sought Notice.

Intent: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District (NWO), intends to pursue award of a supply/install hybrid contract to Replace the Motor Control Centers and Panel Boards at the Fort Randall Dam Power Plant in South Dakota. The solicitation is proposed to be advertised under NAICS Code 335313 - Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing.

This is a project to design, fabricate, assemble, deliver, install and test approximately twenty-one (21) Motor Control Centers (MCCs) and five (5) Panel Boards (PBs). These are both AC and DC motor controls centers with voltage ranging from 120V to 480V and interrupt ratings ranging from 14,000 Amps to 42,000 Amps. Motor Control Centers are defined as distribution center with associated controls, switches, indicating lights...etc. Many of the MCCs to be replaced under this contract do not contain any or have minimal controls. In these cases, the Contractor may choose to provide a free-standing switchboard in lieu of a MCC as long as all the requirements for voltage, ampacity, interrupt ratings, arc flash reduction requirements, size restrictions, main circuit breakers, branch circuit breakers, reconnection of existing circuits....etc. are met by the substitution of a switchboard for a MCC.

Small Businesses are reminded that there is not a known waiver to the Non-Manufacturing Rule for this NAICS Code. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this sources sought synopsis.

Please complete this form and return to the individuals listed on BETA.SAM as the POCs by Sources Sought Response Form Replace Motor Control Centers at Fort Randall Dam Power Plant

Sources Sought W9128F20SC003 Sources Sought Response Form Replace Motor Control Centers at Fort Randall Dam Power Plant

Sources Sought W9128F20SC003

17 January 2020.

Company Name

Street Address City

State Zip Code

Web Site URL

Point of Contact Phone #

E-mail

Cage Code DUNS #

Has your company performed work for the Federal Government under a different name or DUNS #, or as a member of a Joint Venture (JV)? If yes, you may provide an explanation below (optional).

Is your company currently registered in System of Award Management (SAM)?

Yes No Provide your company's North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s):

State whether your firm is classified by the Small Business Administration as any of the following:

Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Section 8(a) Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) HUB Zone Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions None of the above

What capabilities does your company have to design, fabricate, assemble, deliver, install and test 120V to 480V Motor Control Centers (MCCs) and Panel Boards (PBs) with the ampacities and features described in the scope of work?

Is your firm capable to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity?

Yes No Has your firm performed at least two (2) contracts of a similar scope, size, and complexity within the past 8 years?

Yes No If yes, please provide a brief description of the project(s), customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project. Provide up to three (3) examples of the projects completed within the last 8 years.

Example 1:

Example 2:

Example 3:

What is a typical lead time for manufacture and delivery of Motor Control Centers (MCCs) and Panel Boards (PBs) as described above and what would your company’s estimate the installation (outage time) for a typical board as described above would be?

Provide comments, or identify any concerns, your company has regarding the planned solicitation. Note that the Government will not be responding to queries about the proposed solicitation at this time. Your responses and comments will be used by Government personnel to assess the viability and scope of the proposed solicitation and will be kept in strictest confidence.

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