Renovate Bldg. 125 Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York

     The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to determine if there is an adequate number of interested and qualified SBA firms serviced by SBA New Jersey and New York district offices, HUB Zone or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms having the interest, capability and bonding capacity for the following effort. The procurement method for this solicitation will be to submit sealed bids or an Invitation for Bid. 

     This market research announcement is for a project at Fort Hamilton located in Brooklyn, New York. The project magnitude is between $1M-$5 million.  

The description of the project is as follows: To upgrade the current interior space by demolition of the existing interior walls, rooms, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, communication, etc. (an interior gut) and a redesign for future administrative space for the new tenant. The old space was a warehouse type of use, and the new space will be office space with new bathrooms, acoustical ceiling tiles, a new heating, air-conditioning system with new boilers, new electrical connections, upgraded sewer piping, upgraded flooring and carpeting, a fire protection system, ADA ramps into the facility, and other upgrades as required per UBC. 

    Responses to this Sources Sought will be used by the Government for Market Research analysis only, as an aid in its making of the appropriate acquisition decision, such as use of a small business set aside; or a small business set-aside within a specific socio-economic category or full and open competition.

This project is planned for advertisement starting in July 2023 with an award planned for approximately 30 September 2023.

  The Contract duration will be 365 calendar days. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is for general construction; 236220 for Commercial & Institutional Facilities.

All interested businesses should notify this office in writing by e-mail and provide a response to the questions below:

(1)       Prior Construction Performance – Submit/provide a brief description of two (2) past performed projects, completed in the last seven (7) years (defined as turned over to the customer by this response due date), for a same or similar scope.  

(2)       Provide a statement verifying the Prime Contractor is capable and will perform twenty (20%) of the physical work and indicate the type of work (trade) to be self-performed by the Prime Contractor. This doesn’t include contract supervision and administration duties. 

(3)       Provide identification and verification of the company as an SBA certified firm by SBA New Jersey, Pennsylvania or New York district offices, HUB Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a) or Small Business for NAICS Code 236220.

(4)       Provide CAGE Code and DUNS Number

(5)       The interested contractor must indicate their capability of obtaining performance and payment bonds for a project in the dollar amount (price or range) listed above.

All interested businesses should submit their responses in writing by e-mail or package delivery service. The due date for responses is approx. 15 days from this announcement.

Send responses to:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Contracting Division, 26 Federal Plaza, 17th Floor,  Attn: Nicholas Emanuel, New York, NY, 10278-0090  or e-mail nicholas.p.emanuel@usace.army.mil  

This is NOT a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This Sources Sought Synopsis should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Submittals will be used for market survey information only.

Point of Contact

___________________                                                                                                                      E-mail your questions to US Army Engineer District, New York at michael.l.mccue@usace.army.mil