Tainter Gate Repairs, RS Kerr Lake, Oklahoma

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Respondents will or will not be notified of the results of the evaluation upon request.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District has been tasked to solicit for and award a Tainter Gate Repair contract. Proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, design/bid/build contract procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement using trade-off process. The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this synopsis.

The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing Repair of six tainter gates; Repair and fabrication will include but is not limited to: cutting and removal of large heavy steel sections, steel fabrication in the field as well as shop environments, corrosion repair of structural steel, possibly heat straightening of structural steel to facilitate addition of or replacement of structural steel members, match drilling of structural members for field modification, replacing structural bracing members, rubber seal assemblies, vertical ribs, stiffeners, cathodic protection anodes, grease lines, and installing bracing gusset, and abrasive blasting and painting with USACE coating systems.

In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is: Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

Estimated duration of the project is 730 calendar days.

Minimum capabilities required include significant experience working from marine plants on navigable waterways, to include but not limited to: barge mounted cranes, repair and fabrication of hydraulic steel structures, and media blasting and painting of hydraulic steel structures in a marine environment.

Work will likely require large marine plant and requisite support vessels and associated lifting equipment. Work site is in the control section of the lock and dam, commercial traffic will be operating in the vicinity of the structure. Adjacent gates will be operated to maintain river access for commerce and flood mitigation if necessary.

The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 237990 which has a small business size standard of $36.5M.

Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting that they must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with their own employees for general construction-type procurement.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 15AUG2018, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about 15SEP2018. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

Firm's response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information:

1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.
2. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.
3. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include firm's capability to execute construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years:
Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples.
4. Firm's Business Size - LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB.
6. Firm's Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable
7. Firm's Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from bonding company

Interested Firm's shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 2:00 p.m CST, July 10, 2018. All interested firms must be registered in CCR to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Mail, fax or email your response to Daniel Foyil, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District (CECT-SWT), 2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, OK 74137-4290, Email - daniel.a.foyil@usace.army.mil. Fax - 918-669-7436 Please also email a copy of the response to Mr. Gene Snyman, Small Business Deputy, gene.snyman@usace.army.mil. EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD WHEN RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS.