Fill Material Saint Mere Drop zone FLS

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY.  The U.S. Government desires to procure Fill material to repair St Mere Flight Landing Strip located at Fort Bragg, NC on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside.  Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside.  We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future.  This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service.  Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice.  The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder.  Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued.  If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry.  It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.  The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 212319 “Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying” with a size standard of 500 employees.

Description:

1. The Contractor shall deliver all Fill Material within the specified timeframe outlined in this Statement of Work. The 10,000 cubic yard (CY) of Fill Material shall be delivered on a basis of 500-1000 cubic yards every 4-6 working days. The Government will provide a representative at St. Mere Drop Zone for acceptance and receipt of delivery ticket(s).

1. The Contractor shall ensure the material must classify as Clayey Sands (SC) according to the Unified Soil Classification System (UFGS 32 12 15.13 Section 2.2.4 and Table 5). The Liquid Limit is recommended to be between 20 and 50. The plasticity index must be no less than 7, but is recommended to be above 10. The gradation should fall into the ranges:

Sieve Size

Percent Passing

9.5 mm (3/8in)

100

No 4

70-100

No 10

55-100

No 40

30-70

No 200

12-15

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1.  Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2.  Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not.  Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3.  Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 

4.  Information to help determine if the fill material is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5.  Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6.  Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition.  Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at email: scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or phone: (210) 466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition.  Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the SAM.GOV notice.  Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7.  Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services. Any questions regarding this Sources Sought shall be in writing and sent electronically to Mrs. Vandetta McGoogan at vandetta.m.mcgoogan.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer, Mr. Quentin Williams at quentin.williams.civ@mail.mil.