Chicago sanitary ship canal electric dispersal barrier boat shed, USACE chicago district acquisitions

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Chicago District intends to determine the extent to which firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder for the Fish Barrier Boat Shed construction project.

The responses to this Notice will be used for planning purposes for an upcoming procurement. Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a solicitation; it does not guarantee the future issuance of a solicitation; nor does it commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.

Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited bids or 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 are 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 solicitation, if one is issued.

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the 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.

GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS

Under the planned contract, the contractor shall be required to perform the following:

Build a new non-conductive storage/boat shed with pull-through doors, likely to house four boats. The shed dimensions shall be 100ft x 40ft x 18ft (L x W x H). Additional features may include and are not limited to a gravel road to the building, heating, electricity, equipping the shed with a basic wash station, restroom, and wall partitions. The site is the Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal Electric Dispersal Barrier Campus in Romeoville, IL. The shed will be located specifically on the west bank of the canal. The planned contract will also include an option to replace a fence currently in place with a non-conductive fence; the new fence shall address touch potential shock risk due to the presence of stray electric currents. The estimated magnitude of construction costs is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

REQUESTED INFORMATION

This Agency requests that interested contractors complete the following questions to assist the Government in its efforts:

What is your firm’s name and BUSINESS SIZE for NAICS code 236220, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address?

Is your company currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (http://www.sam.gov)? If not, does it plan to register? Contractors are REQUIRED to be registered in SAM at the TIME BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with annual representations and certifications requirements (reference FAR 4.1102(a)).

In consideration of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220, with a small business size in dollars of $39.5M, which of the following small business categories is your business classified under, if any? Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Small Business.

Is your firm capable of obtaining a performance and payment bond for a construction project valued between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000?

Is your firm interested in performing as a subcontractor or prime?

Does your firm have experience in the work described for this project? If so, how many years?

In the consideration of the aforementioned Government requirements, if your firm were to see an advertisement for this planned procurement within the next three to four months, would your firm be interested in providing a bid?

SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES

Respondents interested in providing a response to this Notice shall provide their submittals to Patricia Woodhouse prior to 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on 10 April 2020 via e-mail to Patricia.L.Woodhouse@usace.army.mil (ensure that the number and title of the Sources Sought Notice of "W912P6-20-S-0011, Fish Barrier Boat Shed” is included in the subject line of the e-mail). Any electronic files CANNOT EXCEED this Agency's size limit of 20MB (includes e-mail and its attachments); e-mails exceeding this size limit will be denied.

NEGATIVE REPLIES ARE WELCOMED.