Effluent Decontamination System (EDS) at Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland

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. Sources Sought Notice: W912DR24X0Z6O The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, requests letters of interest from qualified industry partners interested in procuring a new Effluent Decontamination System (EDS) on Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland. 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 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. 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 for a new Effluent Decontamination System (EDS) in an existing facility on Fort Detrick, in Frederick, Maryland. The proposed project is of great significance for national defense and will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price, contract procured in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations, under a Best-Value Trade-off Process. The primary purpose of this project is to gain knowledge and interest from industry to provide an Effluent Decontamination System (EDS) to thermally process the effluent waste from existing Biosafety Level 3 and 4 laboratories for a government agency on Fort Detrick. The scope of this project will replace the current batch flow EDS system and enable full operational certification of this new laboratory facility. The EDS will be a pre-manufactured unit of components and controls that tie into the existing laboratory infrastructure systems and controls server for automated monitoring. The system will have redundancy of critical equipment to eliminate any future downtime of a multi-story facility. This project would also require coordination of requirements for additional scope items to be performed by others which include walled containment areas, utility connections, coordination with a Fort Detrick Central Utility Plant, building exterior egress points, and subsurface modifications affecting the existing foundation and concrete slab based on final equipment arrangement. The prime EDS manufacturer awarded the eventual contracting vehicle resulting from this survey will be influential and key in informing a design-build contractor in the future of the necessary fit-outs to be implemented for their EDS system to operate effectively and within all CDC guidelines. 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 (HUBZone), 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 (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541330, Engineering Services which has a small business size standard of $25.5M. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this sources sought notice. Responders should address ALL the following in their submittal. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, CAGE code and UEI number. 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. In consideration of NAICS code 541330, with a small business size standard in dollar of $25.5M, 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. Indicate if your company is currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government. Yes/No. (If yes, please explain). Provide at least two (2), but no more than five (5) examples of a completed project similar to the requirements described above within the past seven (7) 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. Indicate if performance was for a government or commercial entity. Responders should have experience in the areas listed below and provide narratives identifying that specific experience: Experience in the design and installation of thermal continuous flow EDS and process control systems (N+1 redundancy) with daily effluent rate of at least 50,000 gallons/day, and contaminated effluent storage tanks with capacity of at least 60,000 gallons. Successful experience with the construction submittal and design review process. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and application of compliance with design codes, to include but not limited to Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Biosafety in Microbiological Laboratories (BMBL) standard, 5th ed. 2007; and the DoD 6055-18-M Safety Standards for Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 2010. Mechanical Renovation. (1) Demonstrate experience with repair and replacement of stainless-steel process/waste piping and capabilities with specialized welding techniques. (2) Demonstrate experience with steam and condensate system design and installation and tie-in to existing system. (3) Demonstrate experience with EDS controls system design and installation. (4) Demonstrate experience with testing and commissioning of EDS, process control systems, and steam and condensate systems. Provide services under a performance-based service acquisition contract. Describe the parties involved and the contractual teaming relationships for the projects submitted above. If you were involved in or showed interest in the award resulting from Solicitation Number W81XWH-22-R-0073 please indicate your involvement in this procurement. Experience accessing DoD-controlled installations, facilities, and personnel badging. Comments will be shared with the Government and the project design team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: 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 source 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 no later than 20 February 2024 by 12:00 PM (EST). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Contract Specialists Aisha Boykin - aisha.r.boykin@usace.army.mil and Robert Ferebee - robert.l.ferebee@usace.army.mil referencing the source sought notice number W912DR24X0Z6O. Submissions shall be no more than fifteen (15) pages in length in Times New Roman font of no less than 10 pitch. All submissions shall be submitted in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF). Service Contract Act. The requirement is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by some labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act. Responding to this request with generic material only such as brochures, advertisements or other generic material is discouraged. 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: Aisha Boykin - aisha.r.boykin@usace.army.mil and Robert Ferebee - robert.l.ferebee@usace.army.mil via email. Please note that vendors not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of contracts will not be eligible for an award. Vendors must all be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code 541330 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