Blue Marsh Dam Storage Building Construction

Sources Sought Notice for Blue Marsh Dam Storage Building Construction

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH.

This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ/IFB/RFP in the future. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In addition, respondents are advised that the United States Government is under no obligation to pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this RFI. The specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance.

REQUIREMENT:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE), Philadelphia District (NAP), anticipates a requirement for the construction of a storage building at the Blue Marsh Dam located in Berks County, PA. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000.

DESCRIPTION:

The estimated period of performance will be 90 calendar days.

The anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a SBA Size standard of $45.0M.

The contract work consists of construction of a 40 foot by 80 foot government supplied prefabricated storage building. The major items of work to be performed under the base bid include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Stripping and stockpiling topsoil.

b. Constructing concrete foundations.

c. Constructing the concrete floor slab.

d. Erecting the prefabricated metal building.

e. Installing electrical conduit (power lines to be pulled by others).

f. Grading of site including a drainage swale and installation of new 12" diameter reinforced concrete stormwater pipe with flared end sections.

g. Constructing a gravel driveway and maintenance apron at building site.

SURVEY:

The Government is issuing this notice to determine a competitive basis. This is not a solicitation and the items listed herein are subject to change or eliminated from the requirement. This survey is for market research purposes only. Only prospective contractors capable of performing this type of work should respond to this Request for Information.

Your response to this survey is requested by 12:00 PM Eastern Time, July 18, 2025. Please send by email to Eric Leach at eric.a.leach@usace.army.mil and include in the title "Sources Sought - Blue Marsh Dam Storage Building Construction” as the subject line in email communications. All submitted responses must be in either Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf format. 

1. Name of your firm:

2. CAGE/Unique Entity Identifier:

3. Point of Contact, Phone Number, and E-mail Address:

4. List three (3) projects completed within ten (10) years of the date of this notice that demonstrates experience, as a prime contractor or subcontractor, for building construction similar to this requirement.

(a) Project Name:

     Contract Number (if applicable)

     Year Completed

     Was the project completed on time?

     Prime or Subcontractor:

     Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

     Dollar Amount:

     General description of project:

(b) Project Name:

     Contract Number (if applicable)

     Year Completed

     Was the project completed on time?

     Prime or Subcontractor:

     Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

     Dollar Amount:

     General description of project:

(c) Project Name:

     Contract Number (if applicable)

     Year Completed

     Was the project completed on time?

     Prime or Subcontractor:

     Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

     Dollar Amount:

     General description of project:

5. Are you a Small Business classified under the above NAICS code? If so, do you fall into a sub-category (e.g. HubZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.)?

6. For this requirement, what percentage of this work would you subcontract (reference FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting? 

7. What type of work requirements will you subcontract out to small businesses?

8. Do you plan to subcontract to only small businesses?

9. If the answer to question 8 is “yes”, are these small businesses with a sub-category (e.g. e.g. HubZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.)

10. What is your bonding capacity per contract?

11. What is your aggregate bonding capacity per contract?

12. If this requirement is advertised, do you anticipate submitting a proposal?