ERCIP Microgrid Construction Fort Bragg, North Carolina

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is NOT a Solicitation Announcement, nor is it a Request for Proposal. This request does not obligate the Government in any contract award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, is conducting research to determine the market capabilities of potential contractors to construct a Microgrid System. The scope of work includes: The US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District is planning for a new Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract utilizing the design-bid-build method, under solicitation W912PM23B00XX for construction of the electric microgrid system for emergency power to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) compound within Fort Bragg North Carolina. A new microgrid system will be installed capable of islanding the JSOC compound from the Fort Bragg distribution system. The microgrid system will fully support the JSOC compound, including all critical loads. The microgrid will include a master microgrid controller, diesel generation, switchgear, transformers, and automatic transfer switches. The procurement will include utility upgrades for supported facilities, erosion control measures, utility relocations, site improvement and demolition as required. This system will independently support the power needs of JSOC in the event of a power loss, allowing for unbroken support to the JSOC's 24/7 worldwide operational tempo for up to 14 days of continuous operation. In accordance with DFARS 236.204(i) the magnitude of construction for this project will be between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. All interested firms with 237130 (Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction) as an approved NAICs code have until 17 November 2022 at 2:00 p.m. to submit the following information: - Name & Address of your Firm - Point of Contact (Name/Phone/E-mail) - Current SAM - Business Size, to include designation as HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Business, and Large Business. [If an 8(a) Small Business, your firm must have an office in Region IV (GA, AL, NC, VA, TN, MS, FL, KY, SC)]. Any supporting documentation that confirms your socio-economic status should be provided, i.e., letter of certification from VA confirming SDVOSB status. The Government must be able to verify SBA certification of HubZone and 8(a) via SAM. - Bonding capability - Firms shall provide evidence of bonding capability for both single and aggregate bonding programs by means of a letter from a Surety Company. This correspondence should explicitly state the firms authorized bonding program in addition to documenting the firm's capacity on current contracts and/or task orders. Submittals including what a Surety can provide does not meet the requirement of what a firm can receive as a bonding instrument. - Evidence of capabilities to perform comparable work i.e., complex construction/Microgrid projects of similar size, scope and complexity on three (3) and no more than five (5) recent projects that are: Equal to or greater than $19,000,000.00 in value (not more than six (6) years old) Projects should focus on building electric microgrid systems. Interested firms should be able to supply sufficient evidence of their ability to work with electrical distribution systems. Include the project name and description of the key/salient features of the project (i.e., square footage, multi-story, phased renovation, etc.), completion date, total contract construction value, whether it was Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Construction only, Renovation or Rehabilitation, and your company's level of involvement in the project, i.e., subcontractor (type), prime, GC, etc. and your specific role. Additionally, if you were teaming with another firm, clearly identify your role on the project(s) submitted. Please provide at least one point of contact (with e-mail address and phone number) for project validation. The Government will not give credit to projects if the lack of information hinders the ability to determine relevancy and/or level or experience. - Firm's capability to perform, to include geographic span and project size. - If firm has personnel with active security clearances, please provide employee name, level of clearance, and expiration date of clearance. - Information on Teaming Arrangement (if applicable). Although we are not looking for formal signed agreements at this time, if you intend to "team" with another firm, formally or informally, you must submit information, not more, than one (1) page, about your team's involvement. More specifically, you must submit sufficient information for the Government to determine the roles each team member will play and what your socio-economic status is or will be considering the proposed arrangement. Therefore, included in your one (1) page if you are a Small Business and you intend to mentor/prot'g and/or JV with a large business both team members must sign agreeing that 40% of the labor will be performed by the 8(a) firm. Additionally, if the team is a mentor/prot'g arrangement, identify the areas that will be mentored. Any supporting documentation that confirms your socio-economic status as a team should be provided. The Government may not give credit to your socio-economic class if there is not sufficient documentation to support it or if the Government cannot verify through other means that your business is as such. The email should be entitled: PN 97470 ERCIP Microgrid Construction for Emergency Power - Sources Sought_COMPANY NAME_.The requested information shall be submitted electronically to the following Email addresses: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: John Hill & Bobby Law E-mail: contact@example.gov contact@example.gov contact@example.gov Do not send hard copies of advertising or promotional materials. Please ensure that all responses are comprehensive and provide a name and point-of-contact for your firm for follow-up by this office or the procuring contracting officer. If you have responded to any previous e-mail messages or had other communications with our office regarding preliminary market research for this project, please be advised that it will be necessary for you to respond to this e-mail and the questions contained therein. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the Prime Contractor and work accomplished by the teaming partner All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. There is no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs related to or arising out of responding to this request for information. All information provided becomes property of the Government. There is no guarantee, expressed or implied, that the market research for this acquisition will result in any guarantee of award or acquisition strategy.