FORT POLK HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES MATOC (DB, DBB)

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District has been tasked to solicit for and award a project to include: A new Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Horizontal Construction Services. The proposed project is intended to be restricted for small business, using a Firm-Fixed price type contract. The government intends to issue a solicitation; however, the results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of procurement method. The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this synopsis. Task Orders awarded against the proposed contract will be Firm-Fixed price. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to this synopsis. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Small Business Community to include but not limited to; Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), 8(a) Certified Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to compete and perform a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. The US Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. The geographic area covered by the proposed contracts are within the Fort Polk Military Reservation and its surrounding training areas, to include Peason Training Range and England Airpark, Alexandria, Louisiana. It is anticipated that this will be a Small Business set-aside, with at least two (2) and up to a target of five (5) set Aside Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs) for Fort Polk, LA. All contractors are highly encouraged to participate. The US Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of providing horizontal construction services for a wide variety of new construction, minor construction, sustainment, restoration and/or modernization services for Military projects to be performed under the resultant Firm-Fixed price MATOC contract. The work will include, but not be limited to abutment construction, asphalt and concrete paving, airfield paving, bridge construction, culverts, curbs, and street gutters, elevated highway construction, overpass construction, road and street surfacing, trestle construction, construction of water and sewer lines, mains, pumping stations, treatment plants and storage tanks, anchored earth retention, breakwater, spillway, floodwater, bulkhead wall or embankment, channel, canal, dams, cofferdam, dikes and other flood control structures, drainage projects, and other earth work related projects, repair, maintain, and build marine related structures, levees, flood control and jetties, as well as antiterrorism and force protection, outdoor recreation facilities, park and recreational open space improvement and other construction activities as appropriate under NAICS code 237310 under the resultant MATOC contracts. Contractors should have the capability of performing both design-build and design-bid-build construction projects. Prospective construction firms must be capable of: providing all resources for successful construction per contract documents; planning and development of construction documents and work phasing if required; a CADD product (as-builts, changes, etc.); professional services, geotechnical investigations, environmental investigations, abatement and sampling, construction documentation, cost estimates, value engineering, shop drawings, and construction administration. Additional services may include but are not limited to: topographic and boundary surveys to include data collection and verification, design construction cost reconciliation, environmental testing, statement of work review, site surveys and evaluations, remediation design, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance for hazardous materials such as petroleum products, automotive chemicals, asbestos, lead and radon. The contractor is also required to have expertise and knowledge of Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) requirements, security and communications systems, fire protection and life safety systems, and other technical requirements as may be designed or required. Any work that requires design changes or environmental compliance must be performed by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional Architects and/or Engineers. The estimated duration of the projects is base (one year) + four option years from time of award. This covers all MATOC pools. The total contract capacity will not exceed $30,000,000.00. The estimated minimum size of a task order is $2,500.00. The estimated maximum size of a task order is $5,000,000.00. Firms must have ability to perform up to 3 task order simultaneously. The primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 237310. Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is $36.5 Million. The Product Service Codes (PSC) is Y1LB. Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting that they must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with their own employees for general construction-type procurement. Should the acquisition be set-aside for the 8(a) program, 8(a) firms are reminded they need to have a bona fide office in the geographical area of consideration where the work is to be performed as determined by SBA. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under the sources sought synopsis. However, all repair work must be in compliance with the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual, (EM 385-1-1, and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations. Award will be based on overall "Best Value" to the Government. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 8 February 2015. The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued. Offerors response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information: (1) Offerors name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address; (2) Offerors interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued; (3) Offerors capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include offerors capability to execute design and construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) provide at least 3 examples; (4) Offerors Business Size and type of small business (whether Large Business, HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a) or Small Business; (5) Offerors Joint Venture information if applicable; and (6) Offerors Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars). Interested Offerors shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 4:00 PM (CST) on 7 December 2015. All interested contractors must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Ensure your firm and contact information is added to the Interested Vendors list per the Sources Sought Synopsis on www.fbo.gov per this notice to receive posted updates regarding announcement: SWF-16-0180, Fort Polk Horizontal Construction Services MATOC (DB, DBB), Fort Polk, Texas. Email your response to: Mr. Christopher A. Ainsworth, Contract Specialist, at christopher.a.ainsworth@usace.army.mil.