Construction of 3 facilities (Low Ob. Hanger, O&M Hanger, and Training Facility) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Hampton, VA

SOURCES SOUGHT - W9123620S2010 Construction of Low Observable Component Repair Facility, Consolidated Operations & Maintenance Hangar, and Training Support Squadron Facility at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Hampton, VA This is a sources sought notice only; it is not a request for competitive proposals. There are no solicitations, specifications, and/or drawings available at this time. This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only to determine the interest, and availability, of potential qualified contractors and receive industry feedback on the benefits, disadvantages, and risk associated with completing the effort as a single contracting action or completing as individual, distinctive, construction efforts. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. The Government intends to use responses to this Sources Sought to make appropriate acquisition decisions for the project. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought notice. ALL INTERESTED, CAPABLE, QUALIFIED, AND RESPONSIVE CONTRACTORS SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE UNDER NAICS CODE 236220. INDEX: PROJECT DESCRIPTION KEY FACTORS FOR CONSOLIDATION QUSTIONS FOR INDUSTRY GENERAL INFORMATION DISCLAIMER RESPONSE PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Norfolk District is conducting Market Research to identify potential Sources for construction of the facilities identified below and receive industry feedback on the benefits, disadvantages, and risk associated with completing the effort as a single contracting action or completing as individual, distinctive, construction efforts on a similar timeline. The three facilities are not adjacent to one another but are all located along the existing flight line. The Construction Cost Limits for each project are identified below. The Base Bids for all three of these facilities shall not exceed 90% of the CCL with options or additive bid items for the remaining scope without written authorization from USACE. Low Observable Component Repair Facility (LO-CRF): $50.221M Consolidated Operations & Maintenance Hangar (COMH): $39.05M Training Support Squadron Facility (TSSF): $45.163M Low Observable Component Repair Facility: Provide a four-bay high-bay (three low observable critical repair and one wash rack) Low Observable Component Repair Facility to support additional F-22A aircraft from Tyndall Air Force Base. Construction includes compacted fill above the 100- year flood plain, reinforced concrete foundations, concrete floor slab, structural steel frame with concrete masonry unit facade, and a standing seam metal roof. The facility will provide all necessary spaces to house three corrosion control hangar bays, one wash rack hangar, shops, tools/support, staff administration, ready room, break room, restrooms/showers/lockers, and building systems support. Each hangar bay will be equipped with appropriate air filtration supply and return systems. The project includes all utilities, site improvements, pavements, detection / protection features, security enhancements and other supporting work necessary to make a complete and useable facility. The facility must be able to withstand seismic and wind effects as prescribed in applicable code and design guides. Facilities will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-1, General Building Requirements. Utilities to include the development and support to long-run outside plant communications and Building 330 Information Transfer Building (ITB) systems. All work related to the Building 330 communication room, pathway, and duct system shall be accounted as a separate line item cost. Consolidated Operations & Maintenance Hangar: Provide a six-bay high-bay consolidated operations and maintenance hangar to provide maintenance support for additional F-22A aircraft from Tyndall Air Force Base. Construction includes compacted fill above the 100-year flood plain, reinforced concrete foundations, concrete floor slab, structural steel frame with concrete masonry unit facade, and a standing seam metal roof. The facility will provide all necessary spaces to house hangar bays, staff administration, propulsion shop, ready room, break room, tools/parts support, aircraft maintenance equipment storage, wheel/tire shop, egress shop, restrooms/showers/lockers, and building systems support. The project includes all utilities, site improvements, pavements, detection/protection features, security enhancements, and other supporting work necessary to make a complete and useable facility. The facility must be able to withstand seismic and wind effects as prescribed in applicable codes and design guides. The project will demolish Facility 753 (7,400 Square Meters). The Demolition plan for Building 753 shall address the adjacent communication ducts. Facilities will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-1, General Building Requirements. The Hangars shall be designed in accordance with DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 4-211-01 Aircraft Maintenance Hangars Training Support Squadron Facility: Provide an eight-bay Training Support Squadron Facility to support additional F- 22A flight crews from Tyndall Air Force Base. Construction includes compacted fill above the 100-year flood plain, reinforced concrete foundations, concrete floor slab, structural steel frame with concrete masonry unit facade, and standing seam metal roof. The facility will provide all necessary spaces to house academic (classroom) and equipment (simulator) instruction, equipment/computer support, staff space, restrooms, briefing rooms, and building systems support. The project includes all utilities, site improvements, detection/protection features, security enhancements and other supporting work necessary to make a complete and useable facility. The facility must be able to withstand seismic and wind effects as prescribed in applicable codes and design guides. Utilities to include the development and support to long-run outside plant communications. The project shall provide Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) space to include simulator bays and majority of classroom and training functions. SCIF space shall be designed in accordance with DoD Unified Facility Criteria (UFC) 4-01-05, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility Planning, Design, and Construction. The anticipated construction duration is 800 calendar days. Contractors will be required to submit bonding documents for 100% of the award amount prior to award. Bonding documents are not required for this Sources Sought. The Contracting Officer has classified this requirement as Construction of Commercial and Institutional Building Constructions, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220. The small business size standard is $39.5 million. Only interested, capable, qualified and responsive contractors with the minimum capabilities (i.e. Refer to Project Description and Key Factors for Considerations) are encouraged to reply to this Sources Sought announcement. The Sources Sought response should demonstrate knowledge of, experience in, and ability to successfully execute. It is anticipated that the Government will issue one firm fixed price contract for building all three facilities. Interested contractors must furnish the following information: KEY FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION: Besides the objectives identified in the Project Narrative above. There are several factors that should be considered when developing response. 1) Experience with construction of conditioned aircraft hangars that included high expansion foam fire suppression systems. 2) Experience with construction on an active Flight line. 3) Experience with Secured Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF) construction. 4) Experience with construction that had to comply with a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Storm water permit. 5) Timely completion of schedule. Given the high visibility of the project and impact to National Security, completion of this project on time will be one of the most important factors, right behind quality. However, even though scheduling is one of the most important factors, it is not at the expense in obtaining a fair and reasonable price. 6) Site Locations: Joint Base Langley-Eustis (Langley Air Force Base), Hampton, VA. GENERAL INFORMATION: Bidders must complete the attached Sources Sought Bidder Information Form and provide the following: 1. Company name, address, phone number, point of contact and point of contact email address. 2. Please submit your company's Cage code and DUNS number to verify your business status as a qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Qualified Section 8(a) or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Qualified Section 8(a) Alaskan Native/Tribal/Hawaiian Native Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at time of proposal submittal. Please see https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM.for additional registration information. 3. Indicate the primary nature of your business, business size in relation to the NAICS Code 236220, and capability to execute the capabilities listed above. The size standard for NAICS 236220 is $39.5 million. 4. Provide two (2) examples of projects with similar construction of conditioned aircraft hangars that include high expansion foam fire suppression systems, construction on an active Flight line, and one (1) example of construction consisting of a Secured Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF), within the last 10 years. Please demonstrate experience in the type of work at the similar contract value, in a similar type of location. Include point of contact information for examples provided as past performance on indicated projects so that it may be verified. Contractors with unsatisfactory past performance may not be considered capable of successfully performing this type of work. 5. Provide responses to the questions listed below in reference to potential consolidation of these three projects into one construction contract. 1. What is the industry interest in competing for the projects described above as: a. Individual construction efforts, competed as distinct, individual, construction efforts; or b. A consolidated project consisting of all construction efforts mentioned above. 2. What are the benefits, disadvantages, and risk associated with: a. Individual construction efforts, competed as distinct, individual, construction efforts; or b. A consolidated project consisting of all construction efforts mentioned above. 3. How would your project approach differ in bidding and construction for this consolidated project Vs. three separate projects on similar schedules. 4. Would a low bid, best value, or acquisition approach be preferred? If proposals are solicited, what factors (such as past performance, relevant experience, project team, schedule,..) would you consider relevant? 5. What is a reasonable time frame and number of relevant projects for past experience? 6. What is a reasonable contract duration for this consolidated project? For separate projects bidding and executing concurrently? DISCLAIMER: Since this is a Sources Sought Announcement only, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists and solicitation requests will not be acknowledged. USACE Norfolk District is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals, and will not accept telephone inquiries. All questions and correspondence shall be directed via email at Bryan Butler at Bryan.J.Butler@usace.army.mil and a copy to Katya Oxley at Ekaterina.Oxley@usace.army.mil. This Sources Sought should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend responding to this request. RESPONSE: All responses to this announcement may be sent electronically to Bryan Butler at Bryan.J.Butler@usace.army.mil and a copy furnished to Katya Oxley at Ekaterina.Oxley@usace.army.mil no later than 10:00 a.m., 16 March 2020. If you are unable to send the information via email, you may mail it to the address below. All mailed documents must include a return address on the outside of the envelope to be accepted. US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NORFOLK DISTRICT ATTN: MS. EKATERINA OXLEY 803 FRONT STREET NORFOLK, VA 23510-1011 Place of Performance: Joint Base Langley-Eustis Hampton, VA United States Primary Point of Contact: Bryan J. Butler Contract Specialist Bryan.J.Butler@usace.army.mil O: 757-201-7132 USACE District, Norfolk Secondary Point of Contact(s): Ekaterina - Katya Oxley Contracting Officer Ekaterina.Oxley@usace.army.mil O: 757-201-7026 USACE District, Norfolk