Folsom Dam Raise for the Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam (MIAD)

This Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research ONLY to determine the availability, capability and interest of small business firms for a potential small business category type set-aside. 

NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought Notice. 

NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME as this is solely for Market Research. Please do not request such documentation.  Requests for any of this information will go unanswered. 

If the conditions at FAR 19.502-2(b) are met the contracting officer is required to set the acquisition aside for small business concerns. If set-aside, FAR 52.219-14, requires that for general construction the small business contractor will self-perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials. Accordingly, interested contractors having the skill, capabilities, workload capacity and ability to obtain bonding necessary to complete the described project (either through self-performance and/or the managing of subcontractors) are invited to provide their capability statements to the point of contact listed below.  All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential acquisition. 

The purpose of this notice is to obtain a snapshot of current market capabilities and gain knowledge of potential small business sources to include small business in the following socioeconomic categories: Certified HUB Zone; Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and 8(a) small business concerns to perform a Folsom Dam Raise project for the Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam (MIAD).  Other than small business are encouraged to express interest and submit capability statements as well.   

Contractors’ capabilities will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining an appropriate acquisition strategy to include whether this prospective action is appropriate to be set-aside for the small business community or should proceed as an unrestricted full and open acquisition.   Other than small businesses are encouraged to respond to this NOTICE to provide a greater context of current market capabilities. However, per the Federal Acquisition Regulations, preference will be given to the small business categories as listed above. In determining the acquisition strategy, the Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of available contractors.

The Government estimates issuing a solicitation in October 2022.

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price award with an anticipated completion date of approximately 365 days from issuance of Notice to Proceed.

In accordance with DFARS 236.204(i) the estimated magnitude of construction is expected to be between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

The NAICS Code is 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). The size standard is $39.5Million.  Product Service Code is Y1LC (Construction of Tunnels and Subsurface Structures).

GENERAL SCOPE:

The Folsom Dam Raise Project is a Flood Risk Management project at Folsom Lake, California which will provide system-wide flood damage reduction benefits when combined with the Common Features Project efforts within the Sacramento Valley.

Work consists of raising the Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam (MIAD) 3.5 feet by constructing a floodwall structure along its 4,900 feet long crest. A seepage cutoff wall, 30 inches wide with an average depth of 17 feet, will tie the raised section to the dam’s core. Riprap will be placed on the upstream side of the floodwall.

The Government is particularly interested in embankment excavation, open trench excavation; seepage cutoff wall, compaction with material processing, transport, and temporary storage; structural concrete work using cast-in-place or slip-form methods; and relocation of utility and security features.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT

The following requests are designed to inform the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, of current construction contractor market capabilities. Please provide your response to the following.  The submission is limited to 10 pages.

1) Offeror's name, DUNS#, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

2) Offeror's experience and capability to complete (either through self-performance in excess of 15% or the managing of one or more subcontracts as a Prime) contracts of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 6 years. Describe the Prime’s self-performed effort, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project - provide at least 3 examples.

3) Offeror's socioeconomic type and business size (Certified HUB Zone; Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and 8(a) small business concerns).

4) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety.

5) Identify specifics cutoff wall experience (If being completed by subcontractor, provide projects worked by the subcontractor).

The Capabilities Statement will not be considered an offer (proposal) or a bid for any future Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid that may result from this notice. Moreover, it will not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. 

This notice is for information and planning purposes only.  The respondents will not be notified of the results of any review conducted of the capability statements received.

Please notify this office in writing via email by 1:00pm PDT on September 29, 2022. Submit response and information through email to: Nadine.L.Catania@usace.army.mil. Please include the Sources Sought No. W9123823S0002 in the subject line.