Federal Highway Administration
Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division
Sources Sought Announcement No. 693C73-24-SS-0012
Project AR ERFO FS 2020-1(1)
SUBMITTAL INFORMATION:
ISSUE DATE: JUNE 5, 2024
DUE DATE FOR RESPONSES: JULY 9, 2024, 2:00 PM EST
SUBMIT RESPONSES TO: Mr. David Bogner at eflhd.contracts@dot.gov
SUBMITTALS SHOULD BE MADE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT
Synopsis:
This is a Sources Sought announcement and is for information purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. The purpose of this announcement is to determine the availability and capability of all qualified businesses for a design-bid-build construction project involving repairing damage caused by a landslide on Morgan Mountain Road in Ozark National Forest in Madison County, Arkansas.
The work will consist of constructing a gabion-faced Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall to stabilize the landslide and reconstructing a 14-foot-wide, two-way, single-lane road with a 6-inch gravel surface. The work will include roadway excavation and backfill, geogrid placement, installation of culverts and manholes, and other miscellaneous tasks.
The work will be completed through one schedule.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD), anticipates awarding a construction contract no earlier than December 2024. The cost of the entire project is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.
QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS shall submit the following information by e-mail to EFLHD.Contracts@dot.gov (Attn: Mr. David Bogner) no later than 2:00PM (EST) on JULY 9, 2024:
1. A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid or proposal for the solicitation as a Prime Contractor containing your full business name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and web site (if any).
2. Your firm’s size standard under NAICS code 237310; Highway, Street and Bridge Construction ($45 Million). All firms shall be certified and registered under the NAICS code 237310 in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/ prior to the submission of bids or proposals.
3. Identify all applicable classifications for your firm such as large business; small business; woman-owned small business; 8(a) small business; small-disadvantaged business; HUBZone small business; service-disabled veteran-owned small business; etc. This information must be provided to determine whether the "Rule of 2" has been met for any socio-economic category for set-aside purposes. Please note that the size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status.
4. Offeror's ability to perform at least 50% of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract as a large business prime contractor per FAR Clause 52.236-1 – Performance of Work by the Contractor; or ability to perform at least 15% of the cost of contract performance effort with its own workforce as a small business prime contractor per FAR Clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.
5. Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity, comparable work performed within the past 5 years, including a brief description of the project, customer name, timelines of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of project. If a member of a joint venture (JV), the offeror should include relevant information from both members of the JV. Demonstrate past experience constructing Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls with Gabion Facing, and maintaining project schedules. If the offeror does not have past experience in construction of Gabion Basket walls, and RSS or MSE walls, they will not be considered qualified for this project.
6. Offeror's experience in coordinating with multiple federal, state, and local agencies for the successful completion of a construction project performed within the last 5 years, including a brief description of the project, customer name, timelines of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of project. If a member of a joint venture, the offeror should include relevant information from both members of the JV.
7. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Unique Entity ID Number; if a member of a joint-venture (JV) or mentor-protégé agreement with the SBA, please provide information on both members of the JV.
8. Please provide your current per contract and aggregate bonding capacities.
RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCE SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO 5 PAGES, single-spaced, with font size 12 or larger using Times New Roman or Arial. Page margins no smaller than 1” and page size shall be no greater than 8.5” x 11.” Submission shall be provided in electronic format readable and searchable by Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Do NOT submit marketing material, slide presentations, or technical papers. Do NOT submit resumes.
Please reference “Sources Sought Announcement No. 693C73-24-SS-0012 for Project AR ERFO FS 2020-1(1)” in the subject line of your email.
