RECOVERY--Y--Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Civil Construction for various locations within the Kansas City District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

This project is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The Government will award five (5) separate Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts resulting from this solicitation. Priority will be given to those small businesses that are qualified Historically Underutilitized Business Zone (HUBZone) concerns.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for construction work using a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). This Request for Proposal (RFP) will result in five (5) firm-fixed price ID/IQ contracts to the offerors that provide the best value to the Government. Task Orders under the potential contract may utilize American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding.

The purpose of this MATOC is to provide construction work and services for a broad range of civil construction work for the Kansas City District, specifically in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. The Kansas City District geographic boundaries will be delineated and provided on a map.

The total contract duration (consisting of a base period plus four (4) option periods) is sixty (60) consecutive months after the contract award. The duration of each contract period is not to exceed (NTE) 365 days. Any unused capacity in one contract period may be carried over into the subsequent contract period. The total contract amount is not to exceed (NTE) $25,000,000.00. Option Periods will be exercised at the Governments discretion. The Government will obligate to the contractor a guaranteed minimum amount of $10,000.00. The successful offeror will be required to furnish all labor, materials, permits, equipment and services necessary to manage and accomplish the designated deliveries, recommending a solution and remediation of any problems in a timely and efficient manner.

The task orders will range from $2,500.00 to $3,000,000.00 per task order and will be for construction projects of varying size and complexity. Task Orders will include multi-disciplinary activities, but not limited to construction, reconstruction, renovation, restoration, incidental or limited design associated with those types of projects, and other presently unforeseeable requirements that may arise, and will include a variety of trades that are required for stream bank and shoreline protection, small ecosystem/habitat restoration, small flood protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and various operations and repair projects. The ID/IQ MATOC will not be used for Architectural-Engineering (AE) services; however, design services may be needed for some projects.

The North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 237990 and the associated small business size standard is $33,500,000.00.

Task Order 0001: The successful offeror will be required to perform construction for Moon Lake Dam Repair at Fort Riley, Kansas upon award of the Base Contract.

At this time, no pre-solicitation conference is planned for this solicitation. If the Government does elect to hold a pre-solicitation conference, the pre-solicitation announcement will be modified accordingly.

This solicitation will include a site visit to the site for Task Order 0001. Information regarding the site visit will be included with the RFP package.

The solicitation will be available on or about 14 July 2009 and proposals will be due 30 days after the date of solicitation posting. The solicitation including any amendments shall establish the official opening and closing date and time.

This solicitation with plans, specifications, and any amendments, will be published in electronic format on FedBizOpps https://www.fbo.gov. There will be no printed hard copies or CD-ROM Disks provided by this agency. Note: Plan Rooms, Printing Companies, and various Trade Associations frequently register as Plan Holders for electronic solicitations and make them available in printed or CD-ROM format for a fee. Potential offerors with limited printing or downloading capabilities should consider these alternatives. Offerors are responsible for checking the website frequently for any update(s) to this Pre-Solicitation Announcement or amendments to the Solicitation. The website is occasionally inaccessible due to maintenance. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offerors inability to access the document at the referenced website.

CCR requirements: Prior to submitting a proposal, offerors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system, including creation of an MPIN number. Registration instructions maybe obtained, and online registration may be accomplished at www.ccr.gov or by calling Registration Assistance Center at 1-888-227-2423. By submitting an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement to be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered with CCR prior to award of any contract.

ORCA Requirement: There is a new federal initiative called the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web-based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage, and viewing of many of the representations and certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and previously found in Section 00 45 00 of construction solicitations. According to FAR case 2002-024, vendors are required to use ORCA beginning 01 January 2005. To be eligible for a contract award and prior to submitting an offer, a firm must be registered in the database. Please register your Representations and Certifications at https://orca.bpn.gov/. Detailed information can be found in cited FAR case, as well as by visiting the help section of the ORCA website. The help section includes background information, frequently asked questions, the ORCA handbook, and a phone number to call for assistance.

VETS-100 Requirement: Per the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 22.1303 all offerors must complete their VETS-100 report via the Department of Labor website at https://vets100.vets.dol.gov/ to be eligible for award.

Points of Contact: The point of contact for all questions/inquiries is Kris Ann Huber and can be reached by phone at (816)389-3766 or by email at kris.a.huber@usace.army.mil.

Contracting Office Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, ATTN: CECT-NWK-C, 757 Federal Building 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO. 64106-2896

Place of Performance for Task Order 0001: Moon Lake Dam Repair at Fort Riley, Kansas

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS OR BIDS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement; market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis.
The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Small Business Community to include Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to compete and perform a Firm Fixed Price Contract Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. The Government will use responses to this sources sought to make an appropriate acquisition decision. Concerns must submit a narrative describing their Companys ability to perform work that is comparable to the work described by this synopsis.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the small business size standard is $33,500,000.00. The magnitude of the project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.
The proposed procurement will be a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) resulting in 5 Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a shared ceiling value NTE $25,000,000 (for all contracts combined). The contract duration (Base period plus 4 option periods, if exercised) is for 60 Months or the ceiling value, whichever comes first. Selection of the successful contractor(s) will be based on the Best Value Tradeoff Process using evaluation criteria that will be established in a future RFP. The work under these contracts will be accomplished through the use of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task orders. The task orders will be competed among the 5 MATOC contractors within their award pool. The dollar value of each individual task orders will range from $2,500 to $1,500,000 and will be for construction projects of varying size and complexity.
The MATOC will be in support of Construction Work and Services for a broad range of Civil Construction work for the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
The Scope of Work for the Task Orders shall include multiple disciplines, and not limited to construction, reconstruction, renovation, restoration, incidental or limited design associated with those types of activities, and other presently unforeseeable requirements that may arise. They shall include a variety of trades that are required for stream bank and shoreline protection, small ecosystem/habitat restoration, small flood protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, various operations and repair projects of both horizontal and vertical construction. The MATOC shall not be used for Architectural-Engineering (AE) services; however, design services may be needed for some projects.
This sources sought notice is solely for the Governments use as a market research tool. As such, the issuance of a competitive solicitation is not guaranteed. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this notice with a statement of interest on company letterhead no later than June 29 2009 by 14:00 (CST). The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed twenty (20) pages. All attachments must be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. At a minimum, please provide the following:

1. Company name;
2. Company mailing address;
3. Point(s) of Contact including Telephone Number(s) & E-mail Address(es);
4. Companys Small Business category (Small Business, HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and 8a) as it relates to (NAICS) Code 237990 5. A brief synopsis of the companys prior projects and capabilities to meet this requirement. 6. 6. Companys bonding capacity for projects of the given magnitude
If a solicitation is released in connection to this requirement, vendors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for an award. Firms can register via the CCR internet site at http://www.ccr.gov. For further questions or concerns regarding CCR, please contact CCR assistance at (888) 277-2423 Monday through Friday from 08:00 to 18:00 (EST). Potential vendors must also complete their online representations and certifications. To do so requires CCR registration, including an MPIN number. Instructions for the Offeror Representations and Certification Application (ORCA) may be obtained, and required information may be entered at http://orca.bpn.gov.

Per the direction of FAR 4.5 Electronic Commerce in Contracting, The Federal Government shall use electronic commerce whenever practicable or cost-effective. Therefore, responses to this announcement shall be sent via email to kris.a.huber@usace.army.mil. Responses via FAX or traditional mail will not be accepted.

All information received will be considered. Failure to respond to this notice does not preclude a firm from offering on any resultant solicitation; however, a lack of interest in this requirement may keep this effort from moving forward competitively.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT OR AUTHORIZATION TO INCUR COSTS IN ANTICIPATION OF AN AWARD. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT BOUND TO MAKE ANY AWARDS UNDER THIS NOTICE.

PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE via EMAIL TO kris.a.huber@usace.army.mil. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED.

Point of Contact(s):
Kris Ann Huber kris.a.huber@usace.army.mil