BLDG 328 Restoration & Modernization, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Title: Building 328 Restoration & Modernization, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD W912DR18N0009 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, requests letters of interest from qualified SMALL BUSINESSES interested in performing work on the proposed contract for the construction of Building 328 Restoration & Modernization at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. The responses to this Notice will be used for planning purposes for upcoming procurements. Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issue of a RFP; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service. Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this Notice. Responses to this Notice will not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this Notice. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (NAB), has been tasked to solicit for and award a construction contract for the restoration and modernization of Building 328 located at APG, MD. Building 328 has multiple deficient or failing building systems; most notably the HVAC, electrical, plumbing and telecommunication systems. There are numerous egress, fire, life safety and building code deficiencies, many of which were identified as early as 1988. There are numerous relevant regulations and standards deviancies including non-compliance with ADA-AG for handicapped accessibility, non-compliance with UFC Requirements and non-compliance with APG Design Guidelines or similar Army, COE and Department of Public Works (DPW) Design Standards for an acceptable building environment that achieves the minimum required levels of building service expectations. The upgrade will be limited to approximately 68,505 gross-square feet (15,406 gross-square feet Ground Floor; 26,108 gross-square feet First Floor; and 26,108 gross-square feet Second Floor). No work will be done in the Firing Range or Information Processing Center, both which are scheduled to remain operational during the entire construction period. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business (SB), Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition within any given socioeconomic category of responsible contractors. Large businesses are not prohibited from submitting a response to this notice; however, SB, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 236220 which has a small business size standard of $36,500,000. The magnitude of construction is between $10-$25 Million. 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 Should the acquisition be set-aside for the 8(a) program, 8(a) firms are reminded that they 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. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this sources sought notice. Responders should address ALL of the following in their submittal: 1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code and DUNS number. 2. Indicate if your company is currently registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database. If not, indicate if it has been registered or does it plan to register. 3. In consideration of NAICS code 236220, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M, indicate which of the following small business categories your business is classified under: Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business. 4. Indicate if your company is currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government. Yes/No. (If yes, explain). 5. Provide a letter from the surety regarding the bonding capability for a single contract action and aggregate of the interested small business prime contractor. 6. Provide three (3) examples of projects similar to requirements described above within the past six (6) years. Include point of contact information for the examples provided, as past performance on indicated projects may be verified. Contractors with unsatisfactory past performance may not be considered capable of successfully performing this type of work. 7. Total submittal shall be no longer than fifteen (15) pages in one (1).pdf file Double sided pages will count as two (2) separate pages Comments will be shared with the Government and the project design team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. Submission Instructions: THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this sources sought is not to be considered as a commitment by the government, nor will the government pay for any information solicited or delivered. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice NLT 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time 21 June , 2018. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to, Robert Jackson, Contract Specialist - robert.n.jackson@usace.army.mil referencing the sources sought notice number W912DR1800006. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Robert Jackson via email - robert.n.jackson@usace.army.mil . *Please note vendors not registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of contracts will not be eligible for award. Vendors must also be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code as indicated in the advertised RFP to be considered for award. Vendors may register for SAM online at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.