Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Structural Repairs at Berths 11A, 11B, and 11C, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME

PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS ONLY



SOLICITATION NUMBER: N40085-16-R-3011



This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this pre-solicitation synopsis is to make notice of a proposed contract action for a design-bid-build project for RM14-2010, Structural Repairs to Berth 11A, 11B and 11C, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.



PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project provides repair/modernization of 1263 LF of pile supported open wharf structures originally constructed in 1943 with the intent of restoring the load carrying capacity of the portal crane rail system along the waterfront and providing corrosion protection of the wharf to allow for continued optimal usage of the facility.

Berths 11A, 11B, and 11C are actively used for submarine maintenance availabilities at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Sections of the berths will remain in-use for the full duration of the project. The work area is within a highly congested industrial environment and the repair effort requires detailed work sequencing requirements to avoid disruption or delays to the ongoing boat maintenance schedules.



The work includes removal and disposal of existing timber fender system, curbs, FRP catwalk and miscellaneous items; dredging; providing steel sheet pile and rock socketed king piles with concrete shutter panel bulkheads; rock anchored tie back system; providing backfill under the existing wharf; extending storm drainage discharge pipes through the bulkhead; concrete and pile jacket repairs to the existing wharf structure; providing driven steel H-Piles (support piles) through existing wharf deck to strengthen existing crane rail beams; removing and reconstructing areas of existing concrete wharf deck for fill placement and support pile installation; providing a timber deck extension, deck fittings, lighting, mechanical and electrical utilities, duct bank repairs, and incidental and related work.



This solicitation is being advertised as an Unrestricted, Full and Open procurement.

This is a source selection procurement requiring both non-price (technical) and price proposals. In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the magnitude of construction for this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The appropriate Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the Small Business Size Standard is $36,500,000.



A Sources Sought notice was issued on 18 March 2016 to be responded to by 1 April 2016. There was one response to this sources sought. This does not meet the requirement for competition of two or more responsible offerors as per FAR 15.403-1(c)(I)(i), therefore this will not be a small business set-aside.

The activity small business office concurs with this decision.



The drawings and specifications for this project will be posted with the solicitation and are not available at this time.



The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about 16 Jun 2016. ALL DOCUMENTS will be in the Adobe Acrobat PDF file format and downloadable from the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) website. The official address to the solicitation will be https://www.neco.navy.mil or www.fbo.gov. A free Acrobat Reader, required to view the PDF files, can be downloaded from the Adobe website.



IMPORTANT NOTICE: All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) and the Online Representations ad Certifications Application (ORCA) database (https://orca.bpn.gov).

Contractors will be searched against the Excluded Parties List (EPL) to ensure they are eligible for Federal contract awards.



Questions regarding this notice should be directed to John Bishop at john.p.bishop1@navy.mil.