Flight Control Tower at Ft. Benning, GA

Notice Information:
This is a Sources Sought/Request for Information only. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. This is not a Solicitation Announcement, nor is it a Request for Proposal. This request does not obligate the government to make a contract award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is conducting preliminary research to determine the market capabilities of potential contractors to support the construction of a Flight Control Tower at Ft. Benning, GA. This market research will facilitate a determination of the acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government will determine the acquisition type based on the market research and information available from other sources. The market survey is being conducted to determine if there are a reasonable number of large or small business firms interested in performing this work (including socio economic businesses). Small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses are encouraged to respond. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate decisions. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 236220 Commercial & Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $36.5M. The FSC Code is Y1BA -Construction of Air Traffic Control Towers. The duration of project will be approximately 450 days. There will be no optional items of work for this project. In accordance with DFARS 236.204 the disclosure of magnitude for this project is between $10M and $25M.

Project Description:
Provide a Twelve (12) story Flight Control Tower (approximately 10,316 SF) at Fort Benning, GA. Project includes a tower cab with exterior cat walk, administrative spaces, equipment spaces, locker room with shower, restrooms, communication rooms, electrical rooms, mechanical room, elevator, self-contained HVAC system, electrical generator backup power installation, building information systems, fire detection, fire pump, fire suppression and alarm systems, infrastructure provisions for closed circuit TV and intrusion detection, and Utility Monitoring Control Systems (UMCS). Deep pile foundation construction is required. Supporting facilities include site demolition and development, utilities and connections, lighting, lightning protection system, walks, curbs and gutters, fire access lanes, paving, storm drainage, information systems, perimeter fencing with gates, landscaping and signage. Work will be performed at Fort Benning, Georgia, Chattahoochee County.

There will be no reimbursement costs associated with providing information in response to this request
nor any requests for follow-up information.

All interested firms with 236620 as an approved NAICS code have until 18 June 2018 at 10:00 a.m. EST to submit the following information:

- Name and address of your firm

- Point of Contact (name/phone/email)

- Current SAM Registration to include CAGE, DUNS, Tax ID, and NAICS (list all NAICS under which your firm is registered)

- Business Size, to include designation as HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman Owned Business, Native American Small Business, and Large Business. [If an 8(a) Small Business, your firm must have an office in Region IV (GA, AL, NC, TN MS, FL, KY, SC)]. The Government must be able to verify SBA certification of HUBZone, 8(a) and SDB via SAM.

- Level of performance and payment bonding capability, both single and aggregate, as evidenced by submission of Surety Company letter stating bonding capacity.

Evidence of capabilities to perform comparable work for new vertical construction of any of the following facilities: air traffic/flight control towers, range control towers, maintenance facilities, hangars, administrative/office buildings, training/classroom buildings, dining facilities, barracks, headquarters/operational facilities, hospitals, religious facilities, or schools. Contractors shall submit a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) recent, relevant projects. If an Offeror submits more than five (5) total project examples, only the first five (5) will be reviewed. Projects shall have a minimum contract value of $4 million and have been successfully completed, or fully designed and at least 50% construction progress completed within six (6) years preceding the date of this notice. Include the project name and description of the key/salient features of the project(s) (i.e. square footage, multi-story, secure facility, phased renovation, etc.), completion date, total contract construction value, whether it was design-build, construction only, renovation or rehabilitation, and your company's level of involvement in the project, i.e. subcontractor (type), prime, GC, specific role, etc.

- The Government may not give credit to your socio-economic class if there is not sufficient documentation or if the Government cannot verify.

- The requested information shall be emailed to Julie.m.oliver@usace.army.mil:

Contracting Office Address:
USACE District, Savannah, CESAS-CT-E, 100 W. Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401

Place of Performance: