GAOA Design-Build Source Sought, USDA, Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest, London Ranger District Office Compound, London, KY

1. General
   1. Introduction

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is issuing a Sources Sought to gain knowledge of interest and capabilities of the Small Business Community, interested in contracting to provide Design-Build (DB) services to replace the buildings and sitework for the London Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest located in London, KY.

This is a Sources Sought announcement and is for information/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT.

1. 1. About the Forest Service

Established by Congress in 1905, the mission of the Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. We manage public lands in the form of National Forests and National Grasslands, provide technical and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies and make up the largest forestry research organization in the world.

1. 1. The Forest Service’s Built Environment[AT-F1] 

The agency’s Built Environment refers to the physical infrastructure of fire, administrative, research, and recreation buildings, landscape structures, site furnishings, structures on roads and trails, and signs installed or operated by the Forest Service, its cooperators, and permittees.

The elements of the built environment constructed on National Forest lands and Grasslands, or those used for administrative purposes in rural areas, towns, and cities incorporate in a practical manner the principles of sustainability, reflect their place within the natural and cultural landscape, and provide optimal service to our customers and cooperators.

Our infrastructure will:

1. Be located, planned, and designed with respect for the natural systems in which they reside.
2. Aesthetically integrate their natural, cultural, and experiential context.
3. Contain design elements that reinforce a national agency identity.
4. Emphasize efficiency of energy and materials consumption in construction and operation.
5. Serve as premier examples to interpret conservation of natural resources and sustainable development.
6. Create environments for people to enjoy and gain increased appreciation for the natural environment, and in which employees work productively, experiencing the connection to the resources they manage.
7. Use wood and wood products where appropriate in the construction, alteration, repair and operation of our infrastructure.

1. Project Information

   1. About the London Ranger District Administrative Site

The Forest Service has managed the London Ranger District on the current five acre site since the mid-1960s. The upcoming US 25 improvement will involve the construction of a new street through one side of the site, reducing it to 3.5 acres and making the existing layout inefficient for the District’s continuing operations.

1. 1. Project Overview

This project will demolish all existing buildings and construct a new 7,500 SF office, a new 4,000 SF warehouse and shop, a new 3,200 SF covered storage building, add new prefabricated oil, chemical, paint, and seedling storage buildings, and construct new driveways and parking.

A third-party green building certification of at least two Green Globes or LEED Silver will be required. In addition, the project will be designed to the National Renewable Energy Lab’s Solar Ready standard, and the Forest Service is considering Net Zero for the project.

As part of our mission to promote the use of wood and wood products, the new office and warehouse will require the use of mass timber as part of their design.

The Forest Service will vacate the site during construction.

1. 1. Delivery Method       

The Government will use a Design-Build delivery method for this project. The Statement of Work for the DB contract will include indicative drawings and performance specifications of key systems to illustrate design intent. The Government selects firms for Design/Build contracts using a two step process.

1. 1. Anticipated Set Aside:  Small Business
   2. NAICS: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
   3. PSC: Y1AZ     Construction Of Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings
   4. Size Standard: $39.5M
   5. Contract Price Range

The Government’s range of the expected cost is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000

The Government expects to award the project in the summer of 2022.

1. Responses

   1. Responses to this sources sought shall include the following:

      1. EMAIL SUBJECT LINE: 12445122R0015 Source Sought_Company Name
      2. Company Name
      3. Address
      4. Point of contact
      5. Phone and email
      6. DUNS number
      7. Bonding Capacity (per contract)
      8. Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business HUBZone business.  Firms shall be certified in the in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/.
      9. Listing of your design-build construction experience within the last 6 years where you were the prime contractor for work of similar type and scope. Include design team members, contract numbers, titles, locations, dollar amounts, and a brief description.  Provide no more than five projects on ONE PAGE TOTAL. [AT-F2] 

3.2  DUE DATE.  Interested small businesses shall submit the response by email to the contracting officer no later than 30 April 2022.

3.3 Questions.  No questions will be answered at this time concerning this project.

Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.