Pine Flat Landslide Debris/Rockfall Barrier Project, Pine Flat Dam and Lake

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for Market Research ONLY to determine the availability, capability and interest of small business firms for a potential small business category set-aside.

NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME as this is solely for market research. Therefore, please do not request such documentation as such requests will go unanswered.

If the conditions at FAR 19.502-2(b) are met the contracting officer shall set aside the acquisition 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, potential offerors having the interest, skill, capabilities, workload capacity and bonding necessary to complete the described requirement (either through self-performance and/or the managing of subcontractors) are invited to provide feedback via email to Ms. TONJA DREKE at Tonja.j.dreke@usace.army.mil. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition.

The purpose of this NOTICE is to obtain a snapshot of current market capabilities, industry interest and to gain knowledge of potential small business sources to include small businesses in the following categories: Certified HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Woman Owned, for a prospective Design-Bid-Build Pine Flat Landslide Debris/Rockfall Barrier Project, Pine Flat Dam and Lake in Piedra, CA. The capabilities will be evaluated solely for the market research purposes. Intent will be determining whether or not to pursue a Set-Aside for the Small Business (SB) Community or an Other Than Small Business Procurement and acquisition strategy.

Contractors' capabilities will be evaluated 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 business may respond to this NOTICE in the event that the market does not indicate the conditions at FAR 19.502-2(b) are met. However, preference will be afforded to the small business categories as listed above.

This requirement is planned for advertising in the Summer of 2019.

In accordance with FARS 36.204(f), the estimated value of the resulting contract is expected to be between $1 million and $5 million. It is expected to have a duration of approximately 360 calendar days.

The contract type is expected to be Firm-Fixed Price with an estimated period of performance of to be determined from Notice to Proceed.

The NAICS Code is 237990 the size standard is $36.5 million, and the Federal Supply Code is Y1KZ, Construction of Other conservation and development facilities.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Sacramento District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has an upcoming acquisition to establish a contract to construct debris/rockfall barriers on a landslide located on the downstream right abutment of Pine Flat Dam, Piedra, California.

The Pine Flat Project is located approximately 30 miles east of Fresno, California and is operated and maintained by the Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District. The Pine Flat Dam and Lake, and supplemental channel improvement work, were authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944. The dam was completed by the Corps of Engineers in 1954, and the channel improvements were completed in 1976. The Pine Flat Power Plant Project was authorized by the Federal Energy Regulation Commission license (issued in 1979), and construction was completed by the Kings River Conservation District in 1984.

The landslide is located near the northerly abutment of Pine Flat Dam and covers an area approximately 200 to 220 feet wide by 380 feet long (downslope). The limits of the landslide are shown on Figure 1. The work includes the installation of two rock barriers downstream of Pine Flat Dam to mitigate potential rockfall damage to facilities from the active landslide, as well as incidental related work. The rockfall barriers will be installed adjacent to existing access roads to prevent rockfall from obstructing access to the dam and associated facilities. The rockfall barriers (Figure 2) consist of welded wire mesh supported by vertical poles anchored into the existing ground through the foundation and through intermediate support anchors. The barriers range in height from 10 to 15 feet. Minor improvements to the existing access roads are anticipated to facilitate installation of the rock barriers. Additional instrumentation will be added to the site along with making use of existing instrumentation and instrumentation casing. The proposed project does not mitigate the active landslide, but reduces the risk of debris and rockfall impacting adit door #2 and the powerhouse.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT

The following requests are designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. All types of businesses, large and small, are encouraged to respond to this notice. Please provide your response to the following via email:

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

2) Prospective Offeror's interest in bidding or proposing on the solicitation when it is issued.

3) What are the most important skill sets does a contractor and/or subcontractor(s) need to possess to successfully perform this kind of requirement?

4) What distinguishes one contractor from another in in achieving a quality construction outcome?

5) Offeror's socioeconomic type and Business Size (Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned and/or Small Business, 8(a), WOSB, etc.).

6) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential.

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

The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this sources sought will not considered an offer (proposal) or a bid for any future Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid. Moreover, it will not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach.

This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. After completing its analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, HubZone, etc., or all Small Business firms or proceed with full and open competition as Other Than Small Business.

Interested contractors should notify this office by email by 2:00 PM Pacific Time on April 3, 2019. Submit response and information through email to: tonja.j.dreke@usace.army.mil. Please include the Sources Sought No. W91238-19-R-0048 Pine Flats Landslide in the subject line.

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