Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Regional Construction Maintenance Contract for Utilities Distribution Systems for the Hampton Roads Region, Virginia

This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid.  The intent of this pre-solicitation synopsis is to notify potential offerors of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Regional Construction Maintenance Contract for Utilities Distribution Systems for the Hampton Roads Region, Virginia.

Construction projects to be performed under construction projects that include maintenance,  inspection, cleaning, painting, repair, testing, and replacement of various utility systems located outside of facilities and buildings, inside of facilities and buildings where connected to the building systems, under facilities and buildings, underground, above ground, above piers, on piers, under piers, inside double deck piers, in trenches, in manholes and pits, in valve pits, in wet wells, and in pump station facilities and in accordance with the bid schedule or as negotiated non pre-priced work, and including but not limited to: steam and condensate distribution including pre-engineered, pre-manufactured and pre-insulated conduit systems and pre-insulated conduit systems, sanitary sewage collection systems, sanitary sewage distribution systems, storm water drainage systems, rehabilitation of lines, fire protection water systems, hydrants, water distribution systems, oily water – waste oil (OWWO) collection and distribution systems, compressed air distribution systems, natural gas distribution systems, and propane distribution systems, road and sidewalk repairs, valves, control valves, relief valves, strainers, piping accessories, pumps, motors, manholes, wet wells, controls, and structural and pipe supports, including all related appurtenances and incidental work. Work shall include all necessary permits. Work shall include sustainability efforts to minimize environmental impacts. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, supervision, safety, safety measures including gas free certification for all confined spaces, surveys, scoping, layout work, testing, and management necessary to fulfill the requirements of this contract and each task order issued by the Contracting Officer in a timely manner with safety as a high priority and quality work as a final product.

The contract term will be a base period of one (1) year plus four (4) option years. The Government will issue a minimum guarantee in amount of $5,000.00 to the successful offeror via task order 0001. The minimum guarantee covers the full term of the contract to include all option years.

The appropriate Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, and the Small Business Size Standard is $39,500,000. 

The solicitation will be issued utilizing the Sealed Bid procedures outlined in FAR Part 14.103-2. This procurement will not allow for trade-offs.  Award will be made to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors included in the invitation.

Estimated construction cost for all task orders awarded under the IDIQ for all years is not to exceed $100,000,000.00. Projects awarded on this IDIQ will have an estimated construction cost of approximately $2,000 to $2,500,000; however, smaller and larger dollar value projects may be considered, if deemed to be in the Government’s best interest and approved by the Contracting Officer.

A Sources Sought notice was issued on 9 August 2019 to determine the capability of small businesses to perform the requirement.  Based upon analysis of the data considered, and in accordance with FAR 19.501(c), the Contracting Officer has determined that there is not a reasonable expectation that an adequate number of Small Business firms would respond to or be qualified to perform the requirements of this solicitation.  A DD2579 Small Business Coordination Record recommending full and open competition was approved by the NAVFAC MIDLANT Deputy for Small Business on 26 November 2019.  On 26 November 2019, the Small Business Administration (SBA) Procurement Center Representative (PCR) concurred with this recommendation.

The drawings and specifications for this project will be posted with the solicitation and are not available at this time.  The Invitation for Bids will be issued on or after 16 January 2020 to beta.sam.gov website.  Contractors are encouraged to register for the solicitation when downloading from the website.  A free Acrobat Reader, required to view the PDF files, can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).  You must have an active registration in SAM to do business with the federal government.  For additional information, go to https://www.sam.gov.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Michelle Corsino at michelle.a.corsino@navy.mil