A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are a reasonable number of interested small business concerns to set this future project aside for them. If your firm is a Small Business, certified HUBZone, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Business or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business and you are interested in this project please respond appropriately.
This is a Design/Bid/Build project to construct a 30,000 square-foot Advanced Skills Training Barracks at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico for soldiers attending institutional transient training scheduled for a duration of five (5) to fourteen (14) days. The facility will house 128 soldiers and will include twenty-four (24) double occupancy rooms and eight (8) 10-person squad bays.
Primary facilities include an Advanced Skills Training Barracks with sleeping quarters, bathrooms, laundry room, common room, and storage. The project will include information systems, fire protection and alarm systems, energy monitoring control system connections, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning with a capacity of approximately 50 tons.
Supporting facilities include minor land clearing of 5-10 acres and site development, storm water measures, utility connections, conduits and other necessary information systems infrastructure, landscaping and signage. The developed site includes an existing paved parking lot that will be utilized as parking for the barracks. Sustainability, energy, and cybersecurity measures will be provided as will furnishings, equipment, and accessibility for the disabled.
Measures in accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) Minimum Antiterrorism for Buildings standards will be provided. The facility will be designed to a minimum life of 40 years in accordance with DoD Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-02 including energy efficiencies, building envelope and integrated building systems performance.
Contract duration is estimated at 960 calendar days. The estimated cost range is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The NAICS code is 236220. All interested Small Businesses, certified HUBZONE, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Businesses or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business contractors should respond to this survey by email no later than 2:00 PM Eastern on 06 November 2024.
Responses should include:
1. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status.
2. Contractor’s Unique Identifier Number and CAGE Code(s).
3. Documentation from the firm’s bonding company showing current single and aggregate performance and payment bond limits.
4. Descriptions of Experience – Interested construction firms must provide no more than three (3) example projects with either greater than 95 percent completion or projects completed in the past five (5) years where the interested firm served as the prime contractor. Each project must include the name, title, project role, e-mail address, and telephone number of at least one reference. References may be used to verify project size, scope, dollar value, percentages, and quality of performance. Example projects must be of similar size and scope.
a. Projects similar in scope to this project include:
1. Military Barracks, Dormitories, Hotels, Senior Living Facilities or Office /
Administrative Facilities.
2. Construction of Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings are NOT considered similar
and do not count toward a project of similar scope or size.
b. Projects similar in size to this project include:
1. Projects of approximately 18,000 SF or greater of new construction.
2. Renovation of existing projects are NOT considered similar and do not qualify
as a project of similar scope or size
c. Based on the information above, for each project submitted, include:
Current percentage of construction complete and the date when it was or will be completed.
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- Scope of the project.
- Size of the project.
- The dollar value of the construction contract and whether it was design-bid build or design-build.
- The percentage of work that was self-performed as project and/or construction management services or physical construction type work.
- Identify the number of subcontractors by construction trade utilized for each project.
5. 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 the firm’s own employees for general construction-type procurement. Include the percentage of work that will be self-performed on this project and how it will be accomplished.
NOTE: Total submittal package shall be no longer than 8 pages. Please only include a narrative of the requested information; additional information will not be reviewed.
Email responses to Contract Specialist Rachael McClellan at Rachael.L.McClellan@usace.army.mil. If you have questions, please call Ms. McClellan at 502-315-6661.
Please note this is NOT a Request for Proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources-sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey.
NOTICE: The following information is provided for situational awareness. Active registration in SAM is not required to respond to this Sources Sought notice.
All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) prior to award of a contract. All proposed contractors are highly encouraged to review FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management, which indicates “All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT).”
Those not currently registered can obtain a Unique Entity ID (UEI - formerly known as a DUNS number) by going to the Register your Entity or Get a Unique Entity ID link at SAM.gov at https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration.
Please begin the registration process immediately in order to avoid delay of the contract award should your firm be selected. Additional requirements for being eligible to compete for Federal Contracts can be found at the Basic requirements section of the Contracting Guide at SAM.gov (https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/basic-requirements#id-register-with-sam).
Additional resources can be found on the U.S. Small Business Administration website at https://www.sba.gov.
