Underground Utilities

Added: Apr 20, 2018 3:40 pm  

The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential sources for projects including interested small business sources. This notice is for planning purposes only. No award will be made from this notice. No solicitation, specifications, or drawings are available at this time. Potential offerors having the skill, capabilities and bonding necessary to perform the described project are invited to provide information. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential small business sources to include small businesses in the following categories: Total Small Business, SBA Certified 8a, Certified HUB Zone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) for a the subject project at the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Otis ANG Base, Massachusetts. Capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining to set-aside for small business or other set-aside category. Other than small businesses may respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate small business interest, however, preference will be given to the small business categories listed above. The government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of available contractors.

The 102 Intelligence Wing, Otis ANG Base, Massachusetts may issue a solicitation and award of a contract to complete the following project:

SPBN 162011 Underground Utilities. The work includes furnishing all plant, equipment, labor, devices, tools, materials, transportation, services, supervision and all miscellaneous requirements to perform all operations in conjunction with the efforts to:

•·        Remove and dispose of approximately eighty-five (85) existing utility poles and associated overhead cabling and other pole mounted related devices.

•·        Remove and replace existing single phase and three phase transformers.

•·        Concrete encase several thousand LF of various size PVC electrical conduit.

•·        Provide pad mounted separable connector cabinets.

•·        Provide pad mounted fusible underground switchgear.

•·        Provide appropriately sized manholes, handholes and pullboxes.

•·        Provide new exterior lighting.

The magnitude of this announcement is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. NAICS code 237990 applies to this project. The size standard for this NAICS is $36.5M. The solicitation release date is estimated to be on or about Thursday, 7 June 2018.

Completion time for this project will be specified in the solicitation. If the contractor fails to complete the work within the specified number of days, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount specified in the contract.

All interested parties are asked to provide the following information for this notification not later than 1600 hours (4:00 pm) EST on Monday, 7 May 2018. Please do not exceed five typewritten pages:

(1) Positive statement of intent to bid as a prime contractor;

(2) Completed and signed Source Sought Information Request Form;

(3) Listing of projects completed during the past three years, both for government and private industry. The type of project, dollar value, contract number, location, and point of contact are to be included. Indicate if you were prime or subcontractor, and if subcontractor, provide the name and point of contact for the prime contractor; and

(4) Brief outline of resources, subcontractors, and key personnel that would be used to accomplish the contract.

Under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, the prime contractor must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees for general construction-type procurement. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.

Should the acquisition be set-aside for the 8(a) program, 8(a) firms are reminded they will need to have a bona fide office in the geographical area of consideration where the work is to be performed as determined by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

In the event qualified Small Business contractors are not available for adequate competition for this project, it may be advertised as unrestricted. Information shall be provided via email to: Kirk Wetherbee at kirk.b.wetherbee.mil@mail.mil and Kerry Wells kerry.a.wells2.civ@mail.mil. Include the following in the subject line: Sources Sought_W912SV-18-B-6002_Underground Utilities. Facsimile responses will not be accepted.