Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Complex

Market Research and Sources Sought Notice for information on capability and availability of contractors to perform new construction for USACE customer at Fort Rucker, AL.

The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to acquire information on the number and capability of qualified Small Business and Large Business firms interested in a prospective procurement of construction services at Fort Rucker, AL. This is a Sources Sought Notice, NOT a solicitation announcement. Accordingly, no contract award will result from this Sources Sought Notice, as it does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government in making an appropriate acquisition decision.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, anticipates constructing an Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Complex that includes a 24,000 SF 800-PN dining facility, a 10,900 SF battalion headquarters, a 90,000 SF modified standard design enlisted barracks for 300 soldiers with attached company operations facilities (COF) and covered training area, a 1,000 SF detached storage facility, a multipurpose training athletic field, Intrusion Detection System (IDS) installation, and Energy Monitoring and Control System (EMCS ) connection. Sustainability and energy enhancement measures are included.

Supporting facilities include site development, utilities and connections, lighting, paving, parking, walks, curbs and gutters, storm drainage, information systems, landscaping, and signage. Air conditioning will be provided by self-contained systems. Measures in accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) Antiterrorism for Buildings will be provided.

Utility connections are required to a privatized electric distribution, electric generation, natural gas, water, wastewater, central heating and/or cooling system(s). The Army intends to have the Utilities Privatization System Owners make and own the necessary connections up to the facility service disconnect or other defined point of demarcation. Facilities will be designed to a minimum life of 40 years in accordance with DoD's Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 1-200-02) including energy efficiencies, building envelope and integrated building systems performance.

Sources being sought are firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 236220 with a Small Business Size Standard of $39.5M. Responses should include the following information and shall not exceed a total of ten (10) pages:

1. Offeror's name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

2. Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), Women-Owned. Designation shall be indicated on the first page of submission.

3. Bonding capability (construction bonding level per single contract/task order and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars along with current available bonding capacity).

4. Past performance information that documents the respondents experience performing projects similar to that described above. The referenced projects should be of similar scope and magnitude and should have been completed within the last eight (8) years. Information should be provided in the form of Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or by providing the following information: Project title, location, general description of the construction to demonstrate similarity to the project listed above, the Offeror's role (i.e., prime contractor, subcontractor, etc.), dollar value of contract, duration, and name of the company, agency or Government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address).

As this project is anticipated to exceed $35M, in accordance with the executive order on Project Labor Agreements please provide the following information:

1. The anticipated impacts to schedule and cost as a result of a Project Labor Agreement being mandatory.
2. If a Project Labor Agreement is mandated on this project, would your company submit an offer when the solicitation is issued?

NO HARDCOPY RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL RESPONSES WILL BE ELECTRONIC and submitted in pdf format to the following email address: jillian.e.saffle@usace.army.mil and kyle.m.rodgers@usace.army.mil. The subject line of the email shall reference the Market Research number in the announcement and submittals are due no later than May 24, 2022. Electronic submittals will be retained for future reference; however, they are to be considered source sensitive and not subject to public disclosure.