IKMInterchangeMtgsJan312025.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) INSTRUCTIONS

Project Magnitude: Up to $249M Schedule: est. FY27-FY32 Intent: DBB NAICS: 237990-Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Please review all the detail provided to ensure you have a complete understanding of this RFI.

This is a Request for Information (RFI) announcement only. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation because there is no bid package or solicitation available. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made. No reimbursements will be made for participation in any industry days.

If your company believes it can provide the Los Angeles District (SPL)/USACE the services described in Sources Sought, W912PL25S0009, Remedial Action Construction (RAC)

We encourage your company to:

· Answer the questions below as comprehensively as possible ensuring that all details are typed out clearly, and return by February 11, 2025.

· Request a presentation slot, hosted on February 20, 2025. Five time slots are available Starting at 1P and concluding at 4:30P. See details below

Submit your response via email to Roger Minami kinya.r.minami@usace.army.mil (Word or PDF) by February 11, 2025.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION –

IKM-HS REMEDIAL ACTION CONSTRUCTION (RAC) IDIQ/ID: W912PL25S0009

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IMPORTANT DATES

Presentation Request Due: Presentation Response:

Vendor Presentations:

February 11, 2025 February 14, 2025 February 20, 2025/5 Appts in the Afternoon via Teams

OFFEROR PRESENTATIONS DETAILS (Interchange Meetings) SPL invites five potential offerors to make a presentation (AKA: Interchange Meetings) in a 30-minute, closed-door, capabilities presentation/feedback session with the SPL technical, small business, and procurement teams’ supporting this project on Friday February 20, 2025. Five appointment times are available from 1PM to 4P. Through these sessions, the Government is looking for feedback in a concise manner to the topics below.

SPL will utilize discriminators to ensure presenters within NAICS 237990-Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction offer reasonable expectations of the core capabilities to support this project. SPL will use the following discriminators:

1. Reasonable expectation that the presenter’s core capabilities can support this project.

2. Not less than two (2) examples of past performance or combined experience to perform on a project of this magnitude

3. $50M bonding capability or ability to bond $50M via a joint venture (JV)

4. Ability to provide concise feedback to the Requests for Information (RFIs) and Discussion Topics below

5. Cost accounting system has been approved by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) as adequate for tracking costs

RFI’s and Discussion Topics:

6. Technical Proposal Evaluation

a. To provide a solicitation that is “developed to a sufficient degree of specificity to permit meaningful competition with meaningful pricing for the Initial Target Cost, and Construction Contract Ceiling Price”, what does industry need in the 100% submission to ensure biddability?

7. From similar projects, what did you learn? How did you implement those lessons learned on your next project to either mitigate an issue or improve on process that worked prior?

a. Communication – working with design firm for the best solution, best quality, and best price for the Government

b. Transparency

c. Collaboration with the design firm

d. Volatility in the material market

e. Team approach to meet scope, schedule and budget

f. As part of the RAC scope awarded contract, the RAC contractors under the 237990 NAICS will have a scope requirement to deliver a written Construction Workplan explaining how the construction of the Plans and Specifications will be implemented. The document preparation for the RAC contractor will explain the execution of the construction according to EPA Superfund program requirements and CERCLA authority. Please explain the Team dynamic and strategy to respond to this scope requirement. This dynamic being: a subcontracted subject matter expert/SME to manage all of the communications and technical approaches related to an EPA superfund and CERCLA compliance project

g. The RAC Contractors are expected to have an understanding of the EPA Superfund Program and the CERCLA Authority. Please explain the RAC Contractor Team Strategy for having Subject Matter Experts available consistently all times to support this project requirement.

8. Continuity: Maintaining team continuity is important to the Government. How would you recommend structuring the selection criteria to ensure that team continuity is maximized? What could the Government do differently to help maintain team continuity?

9. What Pre-Construction Services should the Government consider to be necessary when developing a scope of services? Is there a rule of thumb that the Government should use when budgeting?

a. Typically, what labor categories would be proposed for Pre-Construction Services?

10. What are the Contractor’s expectations for the Government’s role in interfacing between the Architect-Engineer and Contractor:

a. During Pre-Construction Services?

b. After the bid option for construction is awarded?

11. What are your thoughts on the share ratio of overruns/underruns?

If presenting, companies are encouraged to cover the topics above within the project scope. Joint presentations are allowable. Any presentation exceeding 30 minutes will be interrupted.

Please respond via email to Roger Minami at kinya.r.minami@usace.army.mil with the following:

12. Company Information Form (pages 7-10)

13. Statement and past performance examples declaring reasonable expectations that core business capabilities support the project.

14. Ability to provide concise feedback to the questions above SPL will provide positive and negative responses to each participant by February 14, 2025. Further details on presentations will only be provided to companies presenting.

Company Information Form Use this form as a cover page for your RFI submission to participate in the Interchange Meetings. In your submission, please include responses to the questions posed in the OFFEROR PRESENTATIONS DETAILS (pages 2-4) following the Company Information Form.

SECTION 1 – COMPANY INFORMATION

SECTION 2 – CONTACT INFORMATION

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SECTION 3 – ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT

IN 300 WORDS OR LESS (FOR EACH QUESTION IN THIS SECTION)

Small Business 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business Women-Owned Small Business HUB Zone Veteran-Owned Business Service Disabled Veteran-Owned

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< 2 years 2-5 years 5-10 years >10 years

SECTION 4 – BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

IN 300 WORDS OR LESS (FOR EACH QUESTION IN THIS SECTION)

What are the main core competencies of the company?

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Describe how your company has formed joint ventures, partnerships, and/or teaming arrangements to meet the scope, taking into consideration FAR regulations.

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your company currently provides in support of projects such as the construction project

Describe your customer service processes, capabilities, resources and how you measure your performance.

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Do you have project and performance reporting methods and tools?

SECTION 5 – TECHNICAL ABILITY

IN 300 WORDS OR LESS (FOR EACH QUESTION IN THIS SECTION)

Describe the quality assurance program your company provides including partnerships/ JVs/Teaming arrangements?

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Describe the safety program your company provides outlining partnerships/JVs/Teaming arrangements?

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Provide your current Experience Modification Rate for each business unit that would perform this scope of work.

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Describe the cost controls program your company provides outlining partnerships/JVs/Teaming arrangements?

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Describe the document/reporting control process your company provides outlining partnerships/ JVs/Teaming arrangements?

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SECTION 6 – DECLARATION

I/we declare to the best of my knowledge the answers submitted in this questionnaire are correct. I understand that the information will be used to assess my company’s suitability for a potential SPL construction bid opportunity at SPL. I am authorized to execute this representation on behalf of my company.

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Respondents will not be notified of the results of this RFI. Responses received after the deadline will only be considered at the sole discretion of SPL.