Eufaula Lake Spillway Bridge

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 for solicitation number W912BV19R0002. Respondents will be notified of the results of the evaluation upon receipt.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District has been tasked to solicit for and award a contract for the spillway bridge replacement at Eufaula Lake. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, design-bid-build contract procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement using the trade-off process. The type of set-aside decision 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 business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB and WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

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

This project will be a total turn-key contract with all work being performed by the contractor to replace the replace the spillway bridge at Lake Eufaula. The contractor shall provide all plant, materials, equipment, labor, instruments, tools, subcontractors, supervision, management, and travel necessary to complete all the work in accordance with this summary of work, the design drawings, the specifications, and all other contract documents and requirements.

The general scope of work for this project includes, but is not limited to:
1) Demolition of the existing bridge pedestals, girders, beams, deck, sidewalks, guardrails, electrical power/lighting systems, utilities, catwalk, and all appurtenances as indicated on the drawings;
2) Construction of new bridge and appurtenances including the use of bridge deck panels; and deck panel joints using Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC);
3) Construction of new electrical power/lighting systems;
4) Construction of new catwalks, torque shaft supporting system, and appurtenances;
5) Construction of new utilities.

In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the estimated construction price range for this project is: Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

Estimated duration of the project is 780 calendar days.

The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 237310 which has a small business size standard of $36.5M.

Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting that they must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with their own employees for general construction-type procurement.

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

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

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 6 February 2019, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about 20 March 2019. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number W912BV19R0002 will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov: firms are invited 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 a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include firm's capability to execute construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years:
a. Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples if possible.
4) Firm's Business Size - LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB.
5) Firm's Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information.
6) Firm's Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from the firm's intended bonding company.

Interested firms shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 2:00PM CST, 14 December 2018. All interested firms must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM at www.sam.gov) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Julie Hill, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District (CECT-SWT), 2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, OK 74137-4290. Email: julie.s.hill@usace.amy.mil, and carbon copy Mr. Gene Snyman, Tulsa District Small Business Deputy, at gene.snyman@usace.army.mil.

EMAIL IS THE MANDATORY METHOD TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE.

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