FY22 USACE LRD Various Metal Fabrication, Refurbishment, and Installation Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs)

Update 12/7/2021: Thank you to all that submitted responses to the sources sought notice. We are no longer requesting additional responses. The information below is to update industry with the latest status of the procurement associated with this notice. RFP numbers have now been assigned (see below). Any special notices, pre-solicitation notices and/or solicitation notices will be issued out of the USACE Pittsburgh District. All MATOCs are in the acquisition planning phase and the information provided below is subject to change without any notice. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE, SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATION OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY USACE, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. All solicitations are currently projected to be published on SAM.gov in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. The scope of work for both MATOCs will include Metal Fabrication, Refurbishment and Installation. Solicitation # W911WN22R0001 Planned Capacity: ~$90M Planned NAICS Code:332312 Planned Set-Aside: 100% small business Contract Specialist: Eric Sullivan: contact@example.gov Contracting Officer: Melissa Harlon: contact@example.gov Solicitation # W911WN22R0002 Planned Capacity: ~$160M Planned NAICS Code:332312 Planned Set-Aside: 100% small business Contract Specialist: Richard Van De Linde: contact@example.gov Contracting Officer: Melissa Harlon: contact@example.gov ****************************************************************************** THIS NOTICE IS BEING POSTED ACROSS ALL SEVEN U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) DISTRICTS WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER DIVISION (LRD). ONLY ONE RESPONSE IS REQUESTED FROM EACH FIRM. USACE LRD which is comprised of Buffalo District, Chicago District, Detroit District, Huntington District, Louisville District, Nashville District and Pittsburgh District, has a requirement for various Metal Machining and Fabrication Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity MATOCs (detailed below). LRD is preparing for a potential bill that supports the American Jobs Plan. The potential value of the Metal Machining and Fabrication effort for LRD is between $150M-$250M over approximately five years. These MATOCs will be utilized to support the American Jobs Plan, which is an investment in America that will create millions of jobs, rebuild America's infrastructure, and position the United States to out-compete China. For more information, visit www.whitehouse.gov//american-jobs-plan/ THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE, SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATION OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY USACE, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. RESPONSE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OR SUFFER ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR IMPROPER IDENTIFIED INFORMATION. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gain knowledge of interested, capable, and all qualified businesses including, but not limited to Small Business, 8(a) Small Business Development Program, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, Women-Owned small business firms and Large Business. Additionally, USACE is requesting feedback on the inclusion of installation of the metal fabrications in the MATOC scope (see attached survey). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this work is 332312; Size Standard 500 employees. The actual number of MATOCs, minimum and maximum task order/contract size, and socio-economic set-asides for the resulting contracts will be determined after the completion of market research, which includes an analysis of the sources sought capabilities statements received. All of the contracts will be for Metal Fabrication and installation of the metal fabrications primarily for civil works projects (but could include military requirements) within the LRD mission boundaries. Market Research will determine which of the seven districts executes the base IDIQ contract. District offices are located in Louisville, KY; Nashville, TN; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Huntington, WV; Pittsburgh, PA; and Buffalo, NY. The LRD mission boundaries encompass the following states (or part of the state): Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Minnesota. These contracts will provide the USACE LRD Division the means to obtain new products or parts and/or to have existing parts rebuilt or reconditioned so as to maintain the Locks and Dams and Flood Risk Management Projects. To the greatest extent possible all materials shall be domestically manufactured or produced. Design of components to be procured in this contract will be performed by USACE or USACE Architect Engineers Contractor. FABRICATION METHODS: The contractor will be required to provide and deliver new metal castings, forgings or built-up steel components; heat treating steel components; stainless steel overlays, hard chrome overlays, various types of bushings, precise milling, turning, grinding, planing, slotting, and other machine work; pressure vessel manufacturing and certification. Contractor shall be capable of supplying and delivering new or reworking existing hydraulic cylinders, strut arm spring assemblies; structural steel or aluminum fabrication; welding of structural steels, castings and forgings; vinyl painting or other approved coating systems and other operations that are necessary to provide complete products or parts that are necessary to the operation of the Locks, Dams and facilities of the districts located in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. FABRICATION PRODUCTS: The fabrication and/or refurbishment included under this contract may include, but is not limited to the following: miter gates, tainter gates, vertical lift gates, roller gates, flap gates, emergency gates, spillway gates, skin sheets, gate anchorages, lock bulkheads, dam bulkheads, emergency bulkheads, culvert valves, mooring bits, stop logs, jib cranes, spillway cranes, intake cranes, barge cranes, bulkhead cranes, intake screens, screen bars, hydraulic cylinders, open gears, gear boxes, hydro gantry cranes, tailrace gantry cranes, hydro headgates and maintenance cranes and trash racks. INSTALLATION: Installation of the above-mentioned fabricated components may include but is not limited to the utilization of marine equipment and floating cranes to access the lock and dam and float risk management facilities. Fabrications are frequently very large and have to be installed to close tolerances. Installation work may require removal of the existing structures to dispose or refurbish. Installation may also require removal of associated components, operating equipment, or structures to install the fabrication, and subsequent replacement. Installation to be completed by skilled trades and will be subject to wage rates as established in the contract. The estimated award date for these contracts is 2nd quarter of FY22. If interested in any of the above scope of work, respond to this sources sought notice by submitting your firm's capabilities statement AND completing the attached survey - Metal Fabrication Sources Sought Response Form.docx via email to the address below. Responses must be received no later than 08:00 A.M. Central Time, on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. The point of contract concerning this notice is Jessica Baker. If you have questions, please send by email to contact@example.gov.