Fire Station Support Building

Sources Sought: W9128F22SM038

1. General.  This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2.

1. Notice Details.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District (CENWO), is conducting market research to identify sources (Small Businesses and Other Than Small Businesses) that have the knowledge, skills, and capability to perform the work concerning the potential project described below. Responses are requested only from: POTENTIAL PRIME CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS WITH COMPANY BONDING CAPABILITY (SINGLE JOB) OF AT LEAST $10M.  The responses to the sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions for this project.
2. Project Scope. Anticipated construction site: Fort Carson, Colorado.

CENWO intends to acquire construction services to construct a Fire Station Support Building apparatus bay; a residential area with five (5) dorm rooms, kitchen, exercise area, and a day room; an administration area for basic operations, communications, and training. This project will include emergency back-up power for the apparatus lighting, a door, communication functions and all associated equipment. Support facilities include POV parking, sidewalks, lighting, and landscaping.

Preliminary planning is currently being performed to collect requisite information and better identify the requirements and details of this project.  The following information is tentative and meant to provide interested firms with an idea of the general nature of the anticipated work.  The Government reserves the right to update this information as project planning documentation is published and updated. 

Estimated Construction Cost (ECC):  The current ECC is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. Ref. FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204 Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction Projects.

4.  Submission Details. All interested, capable, qualified (under NAICS code 236220 “Commercial and Institutional Building Construction”, related size standard is: $39.5M), and interested contractors are encouraged to reply to this market survey request. Interested PRIME CONTRACTORS ONLY should submit a narrative demonstrating their experience in construction projects of similar nature as described above. 

Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) only, with SUBJECT: Sources Sought – Fire Station Support Building, Ft Carson, Colorado Springs, CO. Please email to Michele Renkema, Contract Specialist, michele.a.renkema@usace.army.mil before 2:00 pm CST, Wednesday, 13 July 2022.

Responses to this Sources Sought shall be limited to ten (10) pages; front and back cover pages do not count towards page restriction and shall include the following information in your response/narrative:

1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE and UEI number. Identify any corporate affiliations.
2. Business size to include any official teaming arrangements as a partnership or joint venture.
3. Details of similar projects and state whether you were the Prime or Subcontractor.
4. Dates of construction work.
5. Project references (including owner with phone number and email address).
6. Project cost, term, and complexity of job.
7. Information of your bonding capability - SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY SINGLE AND AGGREGATE BONDING CAPACITIES

Comments will be shared with the Government and the project management team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

PLEASE NOTE: AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN RESPONSES FROM COMPANIES WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE PRIME CONTRACTORS WITH BONDING CAPABILITY (SINGLE JOB) OF AT LEAST $10M.

Disclaimer and Important Notes.

1. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to the sources sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses a formal synopsis, may be published on www.SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a formal synopsis.
2. All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at

https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the source selection process to be eligible for award of a Government contract.