Construction Inspection Services IDIQ

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL -SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS NOTICE IS BEING ISSUED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS who are Small Businesses, HUBZone small businesses, Woman owned small business concerns, 8(a) small businesses, or Service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation to allow for a set-aside in one of these programs MUST submit the following by e-mail to contact@example.gov or by telefax to +1 (555) 000-0000 (Attn: Craig Holsopple) for receipt by close of business (2 p.m. local Denver time) on August 19, 2015: (1) A positive statement of your intention to submit a proposal for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor; (2) A copy of the letter from SBA stating date of HUBZone small business certification or acceptance to the 8(a) small business program. In the case of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern, you must provide proof of eligibility (DD form 214 or a letter of adjudication from the Veterans Administration). This information must be provided in order to determine eligibility - DO NOT SEND COPIES OF YOUR CCR PROFILE; (3) Provide a list of experience in which you performed (as the prime contractor) construction inspection services on federally funded road projects. DO NOT SEND INFORMATION ON PROJECTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE ABOVE WORK. The list of experience MUST demonstrate the following: A. Capability of staffing projects in remote locations and in multiple states. This requirement will cover 14-Western States (see below) and remote locations and any small businesses must be capable of delivering in all the locations. B. Able to staff short-term and on short notice. Many task orders will be less than 6-months in duration and only have a few weeks' notice, and it is required that prospective small businesses be capable of delivering under these circumstances. 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. All firms should be certified in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/ PROJECT DETAILS: Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) of the Federal Highway Administration anticipates awarding one or more unrestricted Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract(s) for Construction Inspection Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services. The NAICS code is 541330. This work will be associated with federally funded road projects accommodating the needs of various Federal and local agencies such as, but not limited to, the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State DOTs, and Counties. The predominant geographic area includes, but is not limited to, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. This procurement is being solicited to A-E firms licensed and registered within one or more of the aforementioned states served by CFLHD. Each contract awarded will consist of 1 base year and options to extend the contract for 4 additional 1-year periods. The guaranteed total contract minimum shall not be less than $50,000, with a maximum not-to-exceed 5-year total of $17.5 million for each contract. Each contract will operate with individually negotiated task orders issued in accordance with the terms of the contract. Construction Inspection Services will be managed in accordance with current Federal Lands Highway procedures, and/or specific project criteria as determined by CFLHD. CFLHD uses both International System of Units (Metric) and U.S. Customary Units (English). Scope of task orders may include but is not limited to staffing the following positions: On Site Construction Inspection, (CI), (Based on Government program needs, it is anticipated that three different levels of proficiency, CI-I, CI-II and CI-III), Independent On Site-Project Manager, On-site Project Office Administration, Corporate Contract Management, On Site Material Sampling, Testing and Laboratory Management. It is anticipated that this project will be advertised in October 2015 with an anticipated start date of March 1, 2016.