Repair AMSA / ECS - Arden Hills Army Reserve Center, Minnesota

A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are a reasonable number of interested small business concerns to set this future project aside for them. If your firm is a Small Business, certified HUBZone, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and you are interested in this project please respond appropriately.

Project Location: Arden Hills ARC, Arden Hills, MN

Project Description: This project is a Design/Build project that will include:

Repairing a failing, 31,658 SF Area Maintenance Support Activity/Equipment Concentration Site (AMSA/ECS) vehicle maintenance facility at the Arden Hills Army Reserve Center (ARC) at Arden Hills, MN. This project will repair failing facility components, extend the economic life of the facility by 25 years and provide a modern maintenance facility that enables readiness for the Army Reserve units stationed there. Other methods of meeting this requirement were analyzed, to include building demolition and new construction, but were deemed non-viable due to the cost of repair vs. the cost of demolition and new construction. Building components and systems to be repaired include the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), electrical distribution, fire alarm and suppression systems, ceilings, windows, doors, floor coverings, interior reconfiguration, and interior finishes. Project includes retrofit installation of new 10T crane with 20' hook height and raising overall building roof to accommodate new crane hook height. The project will also repair the exterior facade and finishes. All hazardous materials (HAZMAT) removed as part of the demolition will be disposed of following all state and federal guidelines.

Contract duration is estimated at 900 calendar days. The estimated cost range is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.  NAICS code is 236220.  All interested Small Businesses, certified HUBZONE, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business contractors should respond to this survey via the Microsoft Form link below by Tuesday, December 16, 2025 by 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Responses should include:

1. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status.

2. Contractor’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

3. Documentation from the firm’s bonding company showing current single and aggregate performance and payment bond limits.

4. Description of Experience – Provide descriptions on up to three (3) projects completed by you as the prime contractor or if the offeror is a Small Business, they can provide Past Performance of affiliates in accordance with DFARS 215.305(a)(2)(C). To be relevant the projects submitted should be greater than 95% construction complete or completed within the last 5 years and are similar to this project in scope and complexity. Demonstrate experience including self-performing 15% of the construction. Provide documentation demonstrating experience for projects of similar type projects.  Each project must include the name, title, project role, e-mail address, and telephone number of at least one reference. References may be used to verify project size, scope, dollar value, percentages and quality of performance.

• Projects similar in Scope to this project include: Major renovation of buildings similar to an Area Maintenance Support Activity (AMSA), Vehicle Maintenance Shop (VMS), Organizational Maintenance Shop (OMS). Equipment Concentration Site (ECS) facility, Commercial Fleet Maintenance Center, Heavy Equipment Maintenance Facility, Industrial Equipment Depot, or other facilities which are intended for ground-vehicle maintenance and include secured, paved, and illuminated parking.  A major renovation is described as a “complete renovation of the facility”, or replacement of major building systems and components such as roof, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm and suppression systems, ceilings, windows, doors, floor coverings, interior reconfiguration, and interior finishes.
   
• Projects similar in size to this project include:  RenovatedBuilding(s) with a combined square footage of at least 20,000 SF on a single project of one or more building(s). 
   
• Based on definitions above, for each project submitted include:

1. Current percentage of construction complete and the date when it was or will be completed.  
2. Size of the project – State SF of renovation.
3. Scope of the project – Describe the work
4. The dollar value of the construction contract
5. The percentage of work that was self-performed as project and/or construction management services or physical construction type work.
6. Whether the project was design build or design/bid/build
7. Identify the number of subcontractors by construction trade utilized for each project.

5. Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; they must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with the firm’s own employees for general construction-type procurement. Include the percentage of work that will be self-performed on this project, and how it will be accomplished.

Submission Requirement: The only authorized transmission method of responses is via filling out the survey form. No other transmission method will be accepted. Please limit your capability statement to the space provided within the form. The Market Survey Form can be accessed at https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/m7RM0xSKtG or via the QR Code provided in the attachments.

This is NOT a Request for Proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the Government.  Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately for responses to this market survey.

NOTICE: The following information is provided for situational awareness and is not required to respond to this Sources Sought.

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) prior to award of a contract. All proposed contractors are highly encouraged to review FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management, which indicates “All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT).” Those not currently registered can obtain registration by going to the website http://www.SAM.gov. The process can usually be completed from 24 to 48 hours after submission. Contractors will need to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (formerly DUNS number) for processing their registration. If you do not already have a Unique Entity Identifier, one can be obtained from http://www.SAM.gov. Refer to www.SAM.gov for information formerly found in CCR, EPLS, ORCA and FedReg.

Please begin the registration process immediately in order to avoid delay of the contract award should your firm be selected.

ALERT: You must submit a notarized letter appointing the authorized Entity Administrator before your registration will be activated. This requirement now applies to both new and existing entities. Effective 29 April 2018, the notarized letter process is now mandatory on all CURRENT registrants at SAM who have a requirement to update data on their SAM record.  The notarized letter is mandatory and is required before the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) will activate the entity's registration. 

Effective 29 June 2018, vendors creating or updating their registration can have their registration activated prior to the approval of the required notarized letter.  However, the signed copy of the notarized letter must be sent to the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) within 30 days of activation or the vendor risks no longer being active in SAM. Vendors can check whether an account is active by performing a query by their CAGE or Unique Entity Identifier The new registration process may now take several weeks, so vendors are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards. Remember, there is no cost to use SAM. To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM homepage (www.sam.gov).