CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW JOB CORPS CENTER

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2)(i) this notice is issued for the purpose of market research. Market research is being conducted to determine if there are potential SMALL BUSINESSES with the capabilities and experience to perform the required work. THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB). THE IFB RESULTING FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE WILL ISSUED SEPARATELY AND ADVERTISED ON THE Federal Business Opportunities Website (https://www.fbo.gov). The information received will be used to determine whether to issue the proposed solicitation as a competitive set-aside or full and open competition (unrestricted). The extent of the work will be described in the solicitation which will follow at a later date. PROJECT INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Job Corps, seeks the services of a qualified small business general contractor (GC) to construct a new center in Manchester, New Hampshire. The construction project will be for facilities comprising of six (6) one to two-story buildings totaling approximately 155,000+ gross square feet (GSF), which will include a Welcome Center (1,427 GSF), an Administration/Wellness Building (11,735 GSF), a Student Services Center (9,658 GSF), an Educational/Vocational Building (42,492 GSF), a Kitchen/Cafeteria/Warehouse Facility (13,973 GSF), 2 two-story Dormitories (55,282 GSF), and a Recreation/Gymnasium Facility (21,035 GSF). The scope of the construction project will also include the development of an approximate 25-acre site that consists of site clearing, grading, excavation, and rock and granite blasting; utility infrastructure and connections; lighting; sidewalks and walkways; roadways and parking areas; landscaping; and site security. This construction project will be a design-bid-build type contract; small business general contractors will be required to obtain and/or have the capabilities to provide bonding capacities that can accommodate a project with a magnitude between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. WHO MAY RESPOND: Interest in this Sources Sought announcement is open to certified small business contractors, relative to the primary NAICS code 236220 with a Small Business Size Standard of $33.5 Million dollars. Following review of the responses to this notice, and if the Government still plans to proceed with an acquisition, the Government will develop an acquisition strategy to determine whether the solicitation for this project will be issued as a set aside or as unrestricted competition. All interested small business General Construction firms shall be registered via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the CCR Information Center at 1-888-227-2423. Interested offerors are required to submit their representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov. You will need your DUNS number and CCR MPIN in order to log into the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All interested firms shall submit a Capabilities Statement to include, but not be limited to: the company's name, DUNS number; small business type, a minimum of three (3) but no more than five (5) projects completed within the last five years that are relevant to the work as required within this notice; valid point of contact for each project listed; Quality Assurance measures that verify work effectiveness, and establish the ability to deliver products that meet technical performance and contract requirements; with bonding capacity and/or resources CAPABILITIES STATEMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY VIA E-MAIL ONLY TO: holst.miriam@dol.gov (Attn: Miriam J. Holst, Contract Specialist). Responses are due no later than 3:00 PM Eastern August 7, 2012. Oral communications, telecommunication, and faxed inquiries or comments are NOT acceptable as a response to this notice. Only e-mail responses will be accepted.