Sources Sought: U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Design-Bid-Build Services, Fire Alarm Detection System Replacement at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, MD

This Sources Sought Notice is being issued for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the USDA, ARS.

ARS is conducting a Market Survey to identify the availability and interest of qualified Small, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HubZone), Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), certified 8(a) firms, and SBA approved Mentor-Protégé firms as potential sources as potential sources for Design-Bid-Build for the NAL Fire Alarm Detection System Replacement in Beltsville, MD. This project is anticipated to be a Firm Fixed Price Construction Contract with an Estimated Cost of Construction of approximately $3,000,000.00. Complete drawings and specifications will be provided in the solicitation. Bid, Performance, and Payment bonds will be required prior to contract award.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 238210 (Fire alarm system, electric, installation only) with a Size Standard of $15 million.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. Interested firms are invited to respond to this announcement by providing the following information:
1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.
2. Firm's level of interest in competing on the solicitation when it is issued.
3. Firm's Business Size - Small, SDB, SDVOSB, HubZone, WOSB, Certified 8(a), or SBA approved mentor-protégé.
4. Firm's Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) .
5. Firm's experience in successfully completed Design-Bid-Build projects of similar size and scope.

NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. THIS REQUEST IS INTENDED ONLY TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF PROSPECTIVE DESIGN-BID-BUILD FIRMS.

The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought announcement. The deadline to respond to this notice is 31 July 2017 by 3:00 pm EST. No site visits to the facility are permitted. Requested information shall be limited to no more than 10 pages. Interested firms are instructed to submit written responses by e-mail to Stephen.Stolte@ars.usda.gov. NO HARD COPY OR FACSIMILE SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED. Cover letters and extraneous materials (brochures, etc) will not be considered. No reimbursement will be made for any cost associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information provided. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey.