Calumet Township Drainage Project

Added: Aug 29, 2016 3:00 pm NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS:

A. VIA THIS NOTICE PUBLISHED ON 8/29/2016, PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE FBO NOTICE IS READING INCORRECTLY AS A STATUS OF "PRESOLICITATION." THE PROJECT IS UNDER ADVERTISEMENT, EFFECTIVE 8/17/2016; THEREFORE, THE CORRECT STATUS OF THE NOTICE IS "SOLICITATION."

B. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS MAY OBTAIN THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE HEREUNDER THIS RESPECTIVE FBO NOTICE - SEE FOLDER ENTITLED "SOLICITATION 3."

C. POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS NOTICE: MS. BLAIR AT 312-846-5371.

Added: Aug 17, 2016 4:05 pm

SOLICITATION W912P6-16-B-0009

Added: Jun 23, 2016 1:19 pm Modified: Jul 20, 2016 1:01 pmTrack Changes

Presolicitation
Synopsis:

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bids Package for its construction project, entitled "Calumet Township Drainage Project, Calumet Township Indiana."

PROJECT INFORMATION:
The project will include construction of approximately 5,585 linear feet of new storm sewers of various diameters from 4 inches to 24 inches. The new storm sewers will be installed on W. Chase Street both north and south of 41st Ave. and on W 41st Ave. from W. Chase St east to Marshall Place; then north on Marshall Place to Beverly Drive, W. 40th Place, W. 39th and a few adjacent low areas. These storm sewers will drain into the new W. Chase Street storm sewer and eventually into Cady Marsh Ditch.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED to SMALL BUSINESSES. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System Code 237110, identifying a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M.
The planned contract type is firm-fixed price, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. The magnitude of cost for construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.00.

The Solicitation Invitation for Bids (IFB)] Package will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Interested Bidders can download the Package from: http://www.fbo.gov on or about August, 5, 2015, with bids due 30 days from the solicitation issue date.
 
IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT OVERRIDE THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE SOLICITATION ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Contract Management (SAM); Contractors can access the SAM database for free at http://www.sam.gov. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price construction contract from this acquisition.

FAXED OR ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is THOMAS RUSSELL at (312) 846-5376.
Please include Solicitation Number W912P6-16-B-0009 on all correspondence.

Added: Jun 23, 2016 1:19 pm Sources Sought
Synopsis: W912P6-16-B-0009

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Chicago District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder for the SECTION 219 - CALUMET TOWNSHIP DRAINAGE Project in CALUMET TOWNSHIP, IN. The responses to this Notice will be used for planning purposes for an upcoming procurement. Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issue of a RFP; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense.

At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this Notice. Responses to this Notice will not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If accepted by the U.S Government, in accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be ant to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this Notice. The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 237110 - Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction.

GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS: Under the construction contract, the contractor will be responsible for the installation of approximately 5,585 linear feet of new storm sewers of various diameters from 4 inches to 24 inches. The new storm sewers will be installed on W. Chase Street both north and south of 41st Ave. and on W 41st Ave. from W. Chase St east to Marshall Place, and then north on Marshall Place to Beverly Drive, W. 40th Place, W. 39th and a few adjacent low areas. These storm sewers will drain into the new W. Chase Street storm sewer and eventually into Cady Marsh Ditch.

PROJECT MAGNITUDE: The cost magnitude of this project will be between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

SCOPE OF CAPABILITIES: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District requests capability statements from all qualified and interested Small Business (SB) Firms, Certified 8(a) Firms, Certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HubZone) Firms, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). USACE is searching for contractors that are capable of meeting all of the above requirements.

REQUESTED INFORMATION: This notice is being used to assess the extent of firms capable of fulfilling the government's requirements. This Agency requests that interested contractors complete the following questions to assist the government in its efforts.

1. Is your company currently registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) formerly known as the Central Contractor's Registration (CCR) Database? If not, has it been registered or does it plan to register?

2. In consideration of NAICS code 237110, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5 Million, which of the following small business categories is your business classified under, if any? Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business.

3. Is your company currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government?
Yes / No (If yes, explain.)

4. Is the potential offeror capable of obtaining performance and payment bonds for a project valued between $250,000 and $500,000?

5. Is the potential offeror a small-business interested in performing as a subcontractor?

6. If the potential offeror is a LARGE business, is it capable of adhering to a Small Business Subcontracting Plan where at least 50% of the work can be subcontracted to small businesses?

7. Does the potential offeror have experience in the work described for this project? If so, how many years?

Prior experience with construction of ranges of similar scope will be required.
Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought notice.

Offeror's response to this notice shall be limited to 10 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 at least 2 (two) examples of similar projects to demonstrate firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include comparable work performed within the past 5 (five) years, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, percentage of completion, and dollar value of the project).
4) Firm's type of business (SB, SDVOSB etc.);
5) A letter from your bonding company stating the firm's single project and aggregate project bonding capability.

SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: Interested offerors shall respond to the Sources Sought Synopsis no later than June 28, 2016 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. Email is the preferred method of delivery for responses to this synopsis.
Please send all responses to Thomas J. Russell at Thomas.j.russell@usace.army.mil Ensure that the number & title of the Sources Sought Notice of "W912P6-16-B-0009, SECTION 219 - CALUMET TOWNSHIP DRAINAGE Project," is included in the subject line of the email.

Any electronic files (EMAIL) CANNOT EXCEED this Agency's size limit of 20MB (includes email and its attachment); files exceeding this size will be denied access to Mr. Russell's email inbox.

Additional Info:
USACE - Chicago Lakes and Rivers Division
Contracting Office Address:
USACE District, Chicago, 231 S LaSalle St, Chicago, Il 60604

Secondary Contact: Regina G. Blair, Contracting Officer, regina.g.blair@usace.army.mil