Design-Bid-Build (DBB) P990 F-35B Vertical Lift Fan Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic is seeking eligible Small Businesses, HUB Zone Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses capable of performing Design-Bid-Build (DBB) P990 F-35B Vertical Lift Fan Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina.
The project is to construct a reinforced concrete vertical lift fan test facility with concrete floors, walls and roof to include a staging area, test facility control room, equipment room, inlet house area, lift fan test area, primary inlet plenum area, exhaust collector room, exhaust diffuser plenum area, 40,000 HP electric motor Prime Mover, and high pressure and high volume reinforced concrete air inlet/exhaust stack.
The appropriate Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 236220 -- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the Small Business Size Standard is $36,500,000.
In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the magnitude of construction for this project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.
The contract will include FAR clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, which states that the concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. This office anticipates award of a contract for these services by May 2019.
It is requested that interested small businesses submit to the Contracting Officer a capabilities package, to include the Sources Sought Contractor Information Form, Sources Sought Project Information Form and Sources Sought Project Matrix, provided as attachments to this notice.
The Sources Sought Project Information Form and Sources Sought Project Matrix shall be used to document a minimum of two and up to a maximum of five relevant construction projects completed in the past seven (7) years that best demonstrate experience on projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity to the project described herein.
A relevant project is further defined as:
Size: Single or multiple building project with a cumulative square footage of 10,000 or greater.
Scope: Construction of industrial facilities or jet engine test facilities.
Complexity: Each project submitted does not require demonstrated experience
with all the following elements, but collectively, they must demonstrate experience with all elements:
a) Construction of an industrial facility or jet engine test facility with emphasis on high voltage equipment.
c) Construction of reinforced concrete industrial facilities
Ensure that the project description clearly identifies whether the project is new construction or repair/renovation, addresses how the project meets the scope and complexity requirements as delineated above, and provides the final construction cost.
Please note that if you are responding as an 8(a) Mentor-Protege, you must indicate the percentage of work to be performed by the protege.
A copy of the SBA letter stating that your 8(a) Mentor-Protege agreement has been approved would be required with your proposal, if requested.
This notice is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and ultimate issuance of a solicitation.
Upon review of industry response to this sources sought notice, the Government will determine whether set-aside procurement in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest.
Large business submittals will not be considered. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice.
The information provided in this notice is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. The Government will not provide debriefs on the results of this research, but feedback regarding the decision to set aside or not set aside the procurement will be accomplished via pre-solicitation synopsis or solicitation for these services, as applicable.
All information submitted will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended. Points of contact listed may be contacted for the purpose of verifying performance.
RESPONSES ARE DUE NLT 20 December 2018 at 2:00PM (EST).
LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The package shall be sent via electronic mail to Deanna Ward at deanna.ward@navy.mil.
Attachments are limited to a total of 5MB.
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