Bldg. 320 Renovations

Title: Building 320 Renovations, LEAD Chambersburg, PA 17201

Solicitation Number: W912DR21B0019

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, requests letters of interest from qualified industry Contractors interested in performing work on the potential renovations of Building 230 in Chambersburg, PA.

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this notice.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (NAB), has been tasked to solicit for and award for the renovation of the Building 230 in Chambersburg, PA. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price (FFP), design-bid-build (DBB), Invitation for Bid (IFB) procured in accordance with FAR Part 14 Sealed Bidding.

Please see the attached Scope of Work.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business (SB), Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition within any given socioeconomic category of responsible contractors. Large businesses are not prohibited from submitting a response to this notice; however, SB, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, SDB, VOSB, and WOSB are highly encouraged to participate.

In accordance with DFAR 236.204 – Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the magnitude of this project is between $10,000,000 and 25,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 236220- Commercial or Institutional Building Construction, which has a small business size standard of $39,500,000. 

Should the acquisition be set-aside for the 8(a) program, 8(a) firms are reminded that they need to have a bonafide office in the geographical areas of consideration where the work is to be performed as determined by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Responders should address ALL of the following in their submittal:

USACE seeks the contractor's ability to demonstrate the necessary experience, including subcontractors, on projects similar to that described above for similar services, including references of completed projects similar in scope and scale. 

The following criteria must be considered to ensure the ability to perform the proposed work:

1. Provide at minimum of two (2) and no more than five (5) examples of a project similar to scope described above that was greater than $5 million in magnitude and has experience in performing full gut renovations on buildings with office and warehouse space. Include points of contact information for the examples provided in order for the Government to verify the past performance on indicated projects. Contractors with unsatisfactory past performance may not be considered capable of successfully performing this type of work.
2. Provide a letter from the surety regarding the maximum bonding capability for a single contract action and total aggregate bonding capacity.
3. Responses must include the Offeror’s Name, Company address, CAGE Code, POC Phone number, POC email, and SAM information.
4. In consideration of NAICS code 236220 with a small business size standard of $39,500,000 , indicate which of the small business categories your business is classified under (if applicable): Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business.

Narratives shall be no longer than ten (10) pages. Comments will be shared with the Government and the project delivery team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

Comments will be shared with the Government and the project design team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTE OR BID. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this Sources Sought is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited or delivered.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice NLT 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) March 23, 2021. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to amber.l.duty@usace.army.nil and michael.j.getz@usace.army.mil referencing the sources sought notice number W912DR20B0019.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Amber Duty via e-mail at amber.l.duty@usace.army.mil.