National Records Center Expansion - Shelving System Project

Notice Type:
Sources Sought

Synopsis:
NAICS Code 337215 Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing

Magnitude of project is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), National Records Center (NRC) is requesting the design & installation of a file shelving system. The Government is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement.

In an underground cave measuring approximately 129,800 SF at the Summit Space Center, the government is looking for contractors that can:

1. Provide A&E design services for layout and engineering based on the characteristics of the site, and coordination with the project landlord's architectural and engineering team
2. Provide and install estimated 81,000 linear feet of shelving for record storage.
3. Provide & install catwalk/mezzanine system
4. Provide & install lifts
5. Ensure seamless and timely delivery and installation.

See Attached DRAFT SOW for more details of the project.

Responses to this notice should include the following:
(a) Company name;
(b) Address;
(c) Point of contact;
(d) Phone, fax, and email;
(e) Website Address
(f) Business Size/Status;
(g) DUNS number;
(h) CAGE code; and
(i) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
(j) Contract Vehicles Available: GSA Schedule, Strategic Sourcing Vehicle, or Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), Open Market
(k) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort.

Responses should be e-mailed as either a .pdf or MS Word attachment. Please adhere to the page limit of the response to include any attachments should be no more than 5 pages in total.
USCIS requests a response June 15, 2016 before 5:00 PM ET.
USCIS may establish a dialog with vendors who respond, if needed, to gain a better understanding of their service offerings and/or to request additional information.
All questions and responses related to the Sources Sought should be addressed to Mike Drake, mike.w.drake@uscis.dhs.gov or by telephone (802) 872-4658 or Dale Allen, dale.allen@uscis.dhs.gov or by telephone (802) 872-4548.
NOTE: This Sources Sought is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotations. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract, nor do they affect a potential respondent's ability to respond to any future synopsis/solicitation which may or may not follow or restrict the U.S. Government's eventual acquisition approach. Additionally, the U.S. Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this Sources Sought. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this SS. Interested vendors responding to this Sources Sought may provide capability information for any pieces of this requirement or for an entire solution. Respondents will not be notified of any results derived from a review of the information provided; however, information gathered may be utilized for technical and acquisition purposes.