Add/Repair Small Arms Range for Health/Safety at Grand Forks AFB, ND

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  IF ADEQUATE RESPONSES ARE NOT RECEIVED FROM THE BELOW-MENTIONED CONCERNS, THE ACQUISITION MAY BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS.

The Air Force is seeking sources for a potential competitive 100% set aside for HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned or Small Business concerns. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to obtain information on qualified and experienced contractors interested in providing proposals on Add/Repair Small Arms Range for Health/Safety at Grand Forks AFB, ND.

DESCRIPTION OF CONSTRUCTION:

The contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, materials, equipment, supplies and supervision necessary to complete the project in strict accordance with the Technical Specifications and Drawings.  Principal Features are modification and addition to metal roof and metal structure, construction of masonry walls, removal of lead contaminated soil, and expansion of ventilation system. The project also contains minor interior repair, lighting installation and replacement, door and window replacement, and all other support construction as required. The government's estimated construction time for the project is 330 days. The project magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Work to be performed will be within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.  The small business size standard of $36.5M is applicable.

The Government requests interested firms respond to this notice and include the following in their Capability Statement:

(a)  Firm's INFORMATION [name, address, phone number, CAGE Code];

(b)  Firm's INTEREST to qualify [e.g., prime contractor, teaming partner, job venture, primary subcontractor];

(c)  STATUS e.g., 8(a) including graduation date, HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.

(d)  CAPABILITY STATEMENT Interested contractors must demonstrate a history of relevant experience with a primary focus on firm-fixed type contracts that are recent (within the last three years), performance history (identified by contract/project number, project title, dollar amount, point(s) of contact with telephone/fax numbers, and in what capacity (e.g., prime, subcontractor, etc.) performed).

(e)  INDUSTRY STANDARDS Interested contractors must demonstrate a history of relevant experience with industry standards for this type of project.

(f)  PERCENT OF WORK the firm can commit to accomplishing the referenced project with in-house (no subcontracted) labor.

(g)  BONDING CAPABILITY on individual projects and aggregate requirements.

Interested contractors must provide the above information to the points of contact listed below. Information submitted shall be in sufficient detail as to allow for government review of firm's interest and capabilities. Responses shall be limited to ten (10) pages.

If your firm has an interest in proposing on this future requirement as described above, please prepare and transmit a Capability Statement to SSgt Daniel Cary and Matt Sanders using one of the three below methods:

1. Via mail:   Attn: SSgt Cary/Matt Sanders

                     319 CONF/LGCA

                     575 Tuskegee Airmen Blvd, Bldg 418

                     Grand Forks AFB ND, 58205

2. Via fax:    (701) 747-4215

3. Via email: daniel.cary@us.af.mil and matt.sanders.1@us.af.mil,

Capability statements need to be received not later than 1:00 PM CDT, 9 April 2015. If emailing your response, please note that due to increased firewall protections some emails may be blocked; therefore, a follow-up via telephone at (701)747-5301 or (701)747-5281 (if an acknowledgement is not received back via email) is strongly recommended to ensure receipt of your submission by the Government.

The government reserves the right to set this acquisition aside for Small Business, HUBZone, Women-Owned or Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business firms based on the responses it receives. Once the determination has been made to either set-aside the acquisition or solicit on an unrestricted basis, it will be posted on this website.

This request for information (RFI) notice is issued for planning purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP).  Responses to this notice will assist the Government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate.  This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, or pay for any proposal preparation costs.