A.02_Sources Sought - TD-26.pdf

****SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY****

Touchdown 26 Replacement, Kingdom of Jordan

Sources Sought Announcement for a Design-Bid-Build Construction Contract for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Middle East District

1. AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM)

2. PSC: Z2BD – Repair or Alteration of Airport Runways and Taxiways

3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Undisclosed Location, Kingdom of Jordan

4. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), through its Transatlantic Division (TAD), Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM), anticipates soliciting and awarding a contract to provide the necessary construction services as described throughout the contract documents. The project site is located at undisclosed location approximately 100km east of Amman, Jordan.

This will be a firm-fixed price (FFP) Design-Bid-Build (DBB) contract awarded on the basis of full and open competition in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation and FAR Part 36 - Construction and Architect Engineer Contracts.

No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information requests.

Magnitude of Construction: The total contract dollar value for the base and options will be estimated between $5 million and $10 million.

Performance Period: The anticipated period of performance is 320 calendar days.

5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: TAM is evaluating the ability of businesses to perform a comprehensive pavement repair by removal of 14,807SM of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement, to include transitions, and replace with modified-heavy load concrete pavement on the Touchdown 26 end of Runway 08/26. Pavement will support medium load aircraft landing operations. Repair shall include concrete extension of the touchdown zone to meet current mission-assigned platform requirements by replacing 8,412SM of asphaltic concrete pavement of runway with PCC. Additionally, repair by replacement of threshold lighting infrastructure and those taxiway’s exit lighting infrastructure that are within the concrete touchdown. Work will include all necessary airfield markings on the touchdown zone. This project will comply with applicable DoD, Air Force, and base design standards.

Contracting Procedures: The solicitation will be a request for proposal (RFP). Contract award will be based upon the Best Value Tradeoff source selection process. The evaluation criteria will be conveyed within the RFP and used to evaluate all proposals received. One or more of the items in the project scope may appear in the solicitation as an option item. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis only. The total contract dollar value for the base and options is estimated between $5 million and $10 million.

Additional Requirements: Performance and payment bonds are required and must be sufficient to cover the stated estimated maximum contract value. Firms must be licensed to conduct business in Kingdom of Jordan.

Balance of Payments Program: The Government has already determined to exempt from the requirements of the Balance of Payments Program (BPP) the following construction material(s):

[identify the construction material(s) here].

In response to this sources sought, please identify any construction material which you believe should be exempt from the BPP, according to the rules set forth in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Subpart 225.75 and the appropriate clauses prescribed thereby for inclusion in solicitations and contracts. At this time, the information you provide must include,

a. The construction material, including the Federal Supply Classification (FSC) code; and

b. The basis for your belief that the construction material should be exempted from the

BPP.

Construction materials are evaluated based on their FSC code. FSC codes can be searched by Keyword at the Defense Logistics Agency website:

https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/H2/search.aspx

In the event of technical difficulties, the DLA website is not the only source for FSC codes.

When identifying the construction material, identify it by common name (e.g. wallboard) and FSC code (e.g. 5640). In this example, all wallboard has the same FSC code and will be evaluated as one type of construction material. That different types of wallboard may have differing characteristics (e.g. for wet spaces or different thicknesses) is immaterial as they all have the same FSC code. When stating your basis for exemption, identify which exemption from DFARS 225.7501, subsections (a) – (c), applies to each identified construction material. For ease of evaluation, use a four-column chart similar to the attached in your response. Should you object to the scope of the FSC code, and seek to have the construction material broken out more specifically, please provide the common name of the construction material (e.g., parking lot lighting, overhead lighting, wall sconces), along with the FSC code and a justification for your request.

As per 41 USC § 134, the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) is currently $250,000 and is subject to change prior to the award or during performance of the contract. For purposes of BPP-related calculations, the SAT is whatever is prescribed by law at the time of the proposed action (i.e: if the SAT goes up prior to contract award, use the higher SAT for calculation purposes).

https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/H2/search.aspx

Providing this information does not give rise to a guarantee that the Contracting Officer will exempt the construction materials your firm identifies in response to this request. Those construction materials that the Contracting Officer determines to be exempt from the BPP will be identified in the solicitation. Any information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire may be incorporated in the awarded contract, whether or not your firm is selected for award.

Nothing herein waives or modifies the requirements which prohibit contracting with Prohibited Sources.

Regardless of which construction materials are exempted from the BPP, all materials required for this project must meet the quality standards and conditions required by the contract specifications.

6. SOURCES SOUGHT: The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of firms who have the resources necessary to complete and perform construction services of this magnitude, and to address any questions, recommendations, or concerns from Industry. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among potential pool of responsible contractors.

7. SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: The Government is seeking to identify qualified sources under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction – Airport Runway Construction) either singly or as part of an assembled team. Interested offerors are requested to complete and submit the attached statement of capability describing their knowledge, skills, experience, and the requirements necessary to execute the scope of work.

Submission of Capability Statements should be sent via email to Andrew.J.Brown@usace.army.mil using the following naming convention for the file: Company Name-Capability Statement-Touchdown 26 Replacement. The submission should address all questions in the attached capability statement and your ability to perform the work stated in the project information section of this notice. NO HARD COPY OR FACSIMILE SUBMISSIONS

WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Place the words “Sources Sought – Touchdown 26 Replacement - W912ER24R0012” on the subject line of your electronic message.

The statement of capabilities for this Sources Sought is not intended to be a Request for Proposal nor Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. It is to request statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Submission of capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist USACE in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

mailto:Andrew.J.Brown@usace.army.mil

Primary Point of Contact:

Andrew J. Brown Contract Specialist Andrew.J.Brown@usace.army.mil 540-665-6523

Secondary Point of Contact:

Christina R.W. Loy Contracting Officer Christina.W.Loy@usace.army.mil 540-665-3689

9. ANTICIPATED PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT & AWARD: Should the acquisition proceed, USACE anticipates posting the solicitation in May 2024 and award of the contract September 2024.

10. RESPONSES DUE: All interested contractors should submit responses electronically via email no later than 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 1 March 2024.

*****This announcement seeks information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this announcement. THIS

IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED

FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS

ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ******

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