Emergency Generators for Dardanelle Powerplant and Ozark Powerplant

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Emergency Generators for Dardanelle and Ozark Powerplant


This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. This announcement seeks information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this synopsis. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District has been tasked to solicit for and award a project/procurement to include Generators at Dardanelle Powerplant in Yell County, AR and Ozark Powerplant in Franklin County, AR. Proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price contract. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to 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.

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), Women Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Historical Black Colleges and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) include HBCU/MI. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.

Description/Scope of Work:

This project is consisted of providing a permanent outdoor emergency generator at Dardanelle Powerplant and Ozark Powerplant. The scope also includes controls and alarms, conduit, wire, breakers, concrete encased duct bank, slab, disconnects, core drilling to support electrical systems for the generator

Magnitude of Construction may be between: $250,000.00 and $500,000.00
NAICS Code: 238210
Small Business Size Standard: $14.0M
Federal Service Code: Z2MD

Under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, the prime contractor must perform at least 25% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees for specialty construction-type procurement.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.


The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov and 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 providing a proposal on the pending solicitation once issued.
3. Experience: Contractor must provide a brief description of similar projects, customer name, timeliness of the performance, and customer satisfaction and dollar value of the project. Minimum of 3 but no more than 5 similar jobs; at least two of the projects provided must be valued at least by $400,000.00
4. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity
5. Firm's small business category and Business Size (Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Women Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Historical Black Colleges and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) include HBCU/MI.
6. Firm's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing
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 2:00pm CST on 24 February 2012. All interested firms must be registered in CCR to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Mail or email your response to Marcus D. Mitchell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, 700 West Capitol Ave, Little Rock, AR 72203, 501-340-1269, marcus.d.mitchell@usace.army.mil

**EMAIL IS THE PERFERRED METHOD WHEN RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. **