Civil Works (Horizontal) MATOC - Tulsa District

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

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Civil Works (Horizontal) MATOC

Tulsa District

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Respondents will be notified of the results of the evaluation upon request.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Tulsa has been tasked to solicit for and award a Multiple Award Task Order Contract for Civil Works (Horizontal Construction) Projects. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement using the Trade-off Process. The decision regarding the type of set-aside to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this synopsis.

The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small Businesses, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing:

1.1   SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of this acquisition includes a wide range of Design-Build (DB) or

Design-Bid-Build (DBB) civil engineering, structural engineering, new utilities and relocation of existing utilities, and heavy construction activities. The MATOC contracts are intended for maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of roads and other paved surfaces, small inhabitable structures, revetment and shoreline protection, small concrete outlet works and control structures, foundation drainage systems, and other ancillary features that support flood control and navigation infrastructures.

Disciplines and related work requirements may include, but are not limited to:

(1) Civil Engineering, Construction, and Related Activities – Construction surveying, grading and earthwork, dredging, toe drains, surface and subsurface storm drainage and control structures, storm water management, erosion and sediment control, shoreline protection, clearing and grubbing, paving and surfacing for roads, parking areas, and sidewalks, parking layout, pavement markings, traffic control and signage, gates and fencing, curbs and gutters, railroads, dewatering, landscaping, seeding, sprigging, and sodding, riprap and stone protection, retaining walls, buried structures, slope stabilization, foundations, borings, trenching, berms and utility relocation;

(2) Structural Engineering, Construction, and Related Activities - Rehabilitation or replacement of concrete structures associated with flood control or navigation infrastructures; and

(3) Utilities - Sanitary sewers, lighting, and installation or relocation of other utilities as required for road repair and rebuilding or other site work.

The contracts are not only intended to execute new construction, but may require a timely response for remediation, repairs, or alteration to existing assets as described above.

The total contract capacity will not exceed $49.5M. 

The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a small business size standard of $39.5M.

Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, (Deviation 2019-O0003), Limitations on Subcontracting of the following:  Firm will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Large Businesses must comply with the FAR 52.219-9 by submitting a Small Business Subcontracting Plan should this action be solicited as Full and Open Competition and an award is made to a large business firm.

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

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this sources sought synopsis; however, all construction performance must be in compliance with the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual, (EM 385-1-1, and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations.

The anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about April 2020, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about August 2020. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Beta SAM.gov (https://beta.sam.gov/), inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

Firm’s response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 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 bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.

3.  Firm’s capability to perform the magnitude and complexity outlined in the Scope of Work above (include firm’s capability to execute construction- comparable work performed within the past 5 years):

            Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, and dollar value of the project) – provide at least 3 examples.

4.  Firm’s Business Size – LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB.

6.  Firm’s Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable

7.  Firm’s Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from bonding company

 Interested Firm’s shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 2:00 PM (CST) on 3 March 2020.  All interested firms must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to rudolfo.morales@usace.army.mil and carbon copy Mr. Gene Snyman, Tulsa District Small Business Deputy at gene.snyman@usace.army.mil. EMAIL IS THE MANDATORY METHOD WHEN RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS.