USACE SPK DBB Construction – USFS Campground – Lake Isabella, CA

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District (SPK) anticipates a potential requirement for design-bid-build (DBB) construction services to build campsites and associated facilities for the United States Forest Service (USFS) at the Lake Isabella Campground in California.

The Government anticipates providing design to include mainly civil, geotechnical, landscape architectural, electrical, and structural design components associated with campground restoration and drainage features installation. 

The Government anticipates the following construction work may be required:

• Construct new drainage concrete structure to connect existing dual 18” reinforced concrete pipe at the Main Dam upper right abutment, and installation of a new drainage system consisting of 24” welded steel pipe and 24” polyvinyl chloride (PVC), outfall structure and associated features to the Kern River.
• Mill down 3-inches and repaving 3-inches of pavement for approximately 300 feet of Highway 155, including traffic control during construction, implementing CalTrans encroachment permit package requirements, and preparing and obtaining all permits requirements. 
• Construct six (6) new group campsites including equipment features of shaded structures, grills, concrete picnic tables, paved parking spaces, signs, and protection boulders.
• Construct a new host site to include paved parking spaces, electrical, underground septic tank with valve, concrete table, ring, and sign.
• Install two (2) new duplex vault-toilet buildings with interior and exterior lighting.
• Install water pipes to serve new group sites and host site, one (1) water hydrant, and three (3) spigots. Coordinate with Southern CA Edison on new meter facility design and installation, equipment access coordination near Southern CA Edison facility (overhead), and install new meter and electrical distribution system to vault toilet buildings and host site. 
• Repave camp sites road tie-ins to new group sites and the host site, repair damaged roads (erosion) to maintain camp sites access, install drainage utility features, conduct associated grading, and complete road pavement markings.
• Site demolition and grading work.
• Perform Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) design, implement SWPPP work, and complete seeding.

The potential requirement may result in a firm-fixed-price solicitation issued approximately November 2024. If solicited, the Government intends to award the anticipated requirement by approximately January 2025.

The Government estimates that construction of the anticipated requirement can be completed within 365 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.  If market conditions indicate this estimate may be unrealistic, Respondents are encouraged to provide specific information (such as known equipment lead times or other timeline concerns) for Government consideration when responding to this Sources Sought.

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of construction is expected to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for this potential requirement is anticipated to be 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Constructors.  The small business size standard for this NAICS, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is $45,000,000 annual revenue.  The Product Service Code (PSC) for the potential requirement is anticipated to be Y1AZ, Construction of Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings.

If there is a reasonable expectation that at least two (2) responsible small business concerns under this NAICS can provide the anticipated services at fair market prices, the Contracting Officer is required to set the acquisition aside for small business concerns. If competition is set-aside for small businesses, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, requires that general construction small business Contractors self-perform at least fifteen percent (15%)of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials. If no set aside is made, the requirement is competed with full and open competition, and the awarded Contractor is not a small business, the Contractor will be required to perform the percent of work identified in the solicitation under FAR 52.236-1, Performance of Work by the Contractor.

Contractors with the skill, capabilities, workload capacity, and ability to obtain bonding to complete the project described above (either through self-performance and/or Subcontractor management) are invited to provide capability statements to the point of contact listed below. Other than small businesses are also encouraged to submit Capability Statements.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT

Responses must be limited to ten (10) 8.5 x 11 inch pages with a minimum font size of point 10.

Please provide the following information:

1) Company name, System for Award Management Unique Entity Identification number (SAM UEID) or Employer Identification Number (EIN), address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

2) Experience and capability to complete contracts of similar magnitude and complexity to the potential requirement, including at least three (3) examples of comparable work performed within the past six (6) years. Each example should include a brief description of the project, description of the work performed (identification of self-performance and/or Subcontractor management), customer name, customer satisfaction, timeliness of performance, dollar value of the project, and whether there were any challenges experienced during the project (delays, investigations, health and safety issues, labor shortages, management/organizational issues, etc.).

3) Business size and socioeconomic type for the applicable NAICS (ex: Woman-Owned Small Business, Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), 8(a) Participant, small business, or other than small business (large business)).

4) Bonding capability (in the form of a Surety letter).

Please submit all capabilities statements, information, brochures, and/or marketing material as one (1) document, limited to the page maximum above.

Responses will not be considered an offer, proposal, or bid for any solicitation that may result from this Notice. Moreover, responses will not restrict the Government to an acquisition approach. This Notice is for information and planning purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any review conducted or the capability statements received.

Please provide responses and/or questions by e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Gilbert Coyle, at gilbert.coyle@usace.army.mil by 0800/8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) Wednesday, 25 September 2024.

Please include the Sources Sought Notice number, ‘W9123824S0035’ in the e-mail subject line.