8(a) Set-Aside, Firm Fixed Price, Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Fort Riley, Kansas and Surrounding Areas

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement, for market survey information only, to be used for preliminary acquisition planning purposes. No proposals are being requested and none will be accepted in response to this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District has been tasked to solicit and award a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for construction at Fort Riley, Kansas. The Government proposes to issue a firm fixed price type Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for this requirement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to determine if there are adequate 8(a) contractors within SBA Region VII to provide adequate competition to compete and perform a firm fixed price construction type contract.

The purpose of this proposed contract is to execute primarily sustainability, renovation, and modernization construction and/or design work at Fort Riley, Kansas, and surrounding areas. The scope of services under this proposed contract includes design-bid and design-bid-build work. Typical work may include but is not limited to repair and renovation of existing facilities potentially of the following types: industrial, distribution, manufacturing, office, retail, recreational, healthcare and commercial. Representative work examples may include general interior finish upgrades and space reconfiguration, electrical service improvements, roofing materials replacement, mechanical systems repair, storm drainage structure repair, plumbing repairs and improvements, walkways, etc. Work may also include some construction of new facilities. Representative work examples may include construction of small classroom facilities, toilet facilities, shelters, gazebos, etc. As requirements develop, Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for projects will be issued for each Task Order. Task Orders will include primarily Military Construction (MILCON), or Operations and Maintenance (O&M) projects.

Task Orders will be negotiated to obtain a fair and reasonable price. Task Orders may range from $100,000 to $4,000,000. The maximum work executed in any given year will be limited to $10 million. The contract is anticipated to consist of one (1) base year plus two (2) one year option periods. The total contract capacity for the base year plus two option years will not exceed $30 million.

Prior experience with construction of ranges of similar scope will be required.

Estimated construction range: Between $1,000,000 and $4,000,000.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 236220.

The Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is $36.5 Million.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.
Not all technical evaluation factors and subfactors have been established at this time. Past Performance will be evaluated.

Offeror's response to this synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information:
1) Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address;
2) Firm's interest in providing a proposal in response to the solicitation when it is issued;
3) Provide location of the firms' 8(a) business in the Small Business Administration Region VII, which includes the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. It is preferred that interested firms include their SBA letter approving the firm's bona fide place of business within Region VII.
4) Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include firm's in-house capability to execute design-build and design-bid-build construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, percentage of completion, and dollar value of the project). Provide at least three examples;
5) Firm's type of business and business size;
6) Firm's Joint Venture information, if applicable, existing and potential;
7) Firm's Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars).

Interested offerors shall respond to the Sources Sought Synopsis no later than October 22, 2014 at 2:00 PM (CST). All interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Mail or e-mail your response to Tina Marie Landes, Contract Specialist, 601 E 12th Street, Rm. 647, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. E-mail address: Tina.M.Landes@usace.army.mil. Email is the preferred method of delivery for responses to this synopsis.