Materials Science Diagnostic Laboratory and Central Utility Building - SNL/CA

Sources Sought
If a Request for Quotation (RFQ) results from this posting and the supplier meets the specified requirements, the supplier may be provided an RFQ at a later date.
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The Buy American Act may be applicable. If a Request for Quotation (RFQ) is issued, all offerors shall be required to supply a Buy American Certification. Failure to provide the required information may render a proposal non-responsive.
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For this posting, "Offeror" refers to a company interested in proposing on this opportunity to become a Subcontractor, "Subcontractor" refers to a company with a direct contractual relationship with National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS), and "lower-tier subcontractors" refers to companies that the Subcontractor may contract with to perform various scopes of work under this opportunity.
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1. Mandatory requirements must be met at the time of BOW response as well as at the time of RFQ response. Should your firm not meet all the mandatory requirements, it will not be considered for receipt of the RFQ. If your firm does not meet all mandatory requirements, please do not submit a response to the BOW posting. 2. Interested Offerors shall respond to each of the following mandatory requirements by stating either "yes, the Offeror meets this requirement" or "no, the Offeror does not meet this requirement" and provide verification documentation as requested in the below requirements to contact@example.gov no later than the posting close date. 3. Offerors may submit as members of a single Joint Venture or individually, but not both. If an Offeror is a part of multiple Joint Ventures, only one response may be submitted. NTESS will not accept responses from consortiums. The entire cost of preparing and submitting a response to this posting shall be borne by the Offeror.
Labor Category Crosswalk to Service Contract Act (SCA) or Davis Bacon Act (DBA) Wage Determination
A wage determination is applicable to this procurement as described in the Wage Determination requirement in this Request for Quotation (RFQ). Accordingly, all interested offerors shall identify any class of SCA or DBA applicable service employees proposed to perform work under any resulting contract and either directly or indirectly match all proposed labor classes to those specifically listed in the applicable wage determination. Failure to provide this information may render the proposal non-responsive.
BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATE - 980D19 (08-2026)
"Domestic end product means" (1) An unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States; (2) An end product manufactured in the United States, if - (i) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 65% of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic; or (ii) The end product is a COTS item. Note: "Assembly" may be considered "manufacturing", provided the assembly operations undertaken in the US make the item suitable for its intended use by NTESS and establish its identity. Operations performed after the item has been completed (e.g., packaging, testing) or to add a single component (e.g., one circuit) would not qualify as manufacturing. Certification
Statement of Work Summary
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia (NTESS) managing Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California, has the need for a subcontractor to perform construction services on two concurrent construction projects, Materials Science Diagnostics Laboratory (MSDL) and Central Utility Building (CUB) at Sandia National Laboratories Livermore, CA (SNL/CA) on a firm fixed price basis. MSDL The scope of work includes construction of a new 10,000 square-foot Materials Science Diagnostic Laboratory building (MSDL). MSDL will be a single-story, steel-framed building located on an unoccupied field south of the existing Micro and Nano Technologies Laboratories (MANTL) complex. The building will include multiple laboratories, clean rooms, supporting mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) spaces, and exterior hazardous-material storage. MSDL scope also includes site civil infrastructure construction with related excavation, underground utility work and drainage systems for the exterior yard facilities required to support delivery operations, maintenance activities, and fire-vehicle access. Access to the building from the nearest adjacent parking facilities shall be provided in accordance with the most current California Building Code and applicable federal guidelines. CUB The scope of work includes construction of a new 5,000-square-foot Central Utility Building (CUB) and supporting infrastructure to provide heating and chilled water for existing and future campus demand. The CUB will be located on an unoccupied field north of the existing MANTL complex. CUB will be a single-story, steel-framed building with an attached light-framed electrical and IT room. The main CUB space and its mechanical roof will house mechanical equipment and supporting utilities. Exterior MEP equipment will also be installed adjacent to the CUB on equipment pads. CUB scope further includes site civil and access infrastructure for the exterior roadways and walking path necessary to provide personnel and emergency-vehicle access in compliance with applicable California Building Code and federal guidelines. This includes grading, paving, striping, signage, bollards, curbs, utility work and drainage systems. The facility will also be equipped to meet applicable fire, life-safety, and egress requirements. MSDL and CUB construction is to be completed on or before December 30, 2028.
REQUIRED RESPONSE: Can the Offeror meet the requirements outlined in the above Statement of Work Summary?
Mandatory Requirement #1: Related Experience Utility Building Construction
The Offeror shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the capacity of a prime construction contractor managing and executing new ground-up utility building projects ranging from $5,000,000 to $15,000,000. The Offeror shall also provide the following information on two (2) similar sized utility building construction projects, that were completed no more than five (5) years prior to the date of this posting's close date. All projects shall be within the scope of work stated above and demonstrate evidence of the following types of construction: Construction of new ground-up utility buildings including installation of utilities; industrial mechanical work; industrial electrical work; heavy commercial; or work such as heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC). REQUIRED RESPONSE: Does the Offeror meet this requirement? REQUIRED VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION: Offeror shall submit the following information for each project. Project Title Description of the Statement of work (must relate to project types mentioned above) Project Award Date, Initial Completion Date, and actual completion date Project Initial Construction amount and final construction amount at completion Project Customer Project Contact name, Phone and Email Address
Mandatory Requirement #2: Related Experience Laboratory Building Construction
The Offeror shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the capacity of a prime construction contractor managing and executing new ground-up laboratory building projects ranging from $15,000,000 to $50,000,000. The Offeror shall also provide information on two (2) similar size laboratory building construction projects, that were completed no more than five (5) years prior to the date of this posting's close date. All projects shall be within the scope of work stated above and demonstrate evidence of the following types of construction: Construction of new ground-up laboratories and office space that includes multiple lab spaces, clean rooms, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing spaces, and hazardous-material storage.
REQUIRED RESPONSE: Does the Offeror meet this requirement? REQUIRED VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION: Offeror shall submit the following information for each project. Project Title Description of the Statement of work (must relate to project types mentioned above) Project Award Date, Initial Completion Date, and actual completion date Project Initial Construction amount and final construction amount at completion Project Customer Project Contact name, Phone and Email Address
Mandatory Requirement #3: Safety Program
The Offeror shall have an Environmental Safety and Health program that meets Title 29 Labor Part 1926 (safety and Health regulations for Construction) that has been in existence for a minimum of one (1) year from the close date of this posting.
REQUIRED RESPONSE: Does the Offeror meet this requirement? REQUIRED VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION: The Offeror shall submit their corporate safety program document that meets Title 29 Part 1926 with the original creation date clearly visible (i.e. safety programs, safety plans, etc.)
Mandatory Requirement #4: Safety Metrics
The Offeror shall meet the following safety metrics: 1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Total Recordable Case Rate shall be at 4.0 or below for the past four (4) calendar years. 2. OSHA Days-Away Restricted Time shall be at 2.1 or below for the past four (4) calendar years. 3. Experience Modification Rate (EMR) from the insurance provider of the Offeror shall be 1.0 or less for the past four (4) calendar years. 4. Zero (0) fatalities in the past four (4) years. *Requirement excludes on-the-job vehicle accidents caused by non-company individuals. REQUIRED RESPONSE: Does Offeror meet this requirement? REQUIRED VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION: The Offeror shall submit documentation (e.g. OSHA 300A log, insurance company documentation) for the past four (4) calendar years (e.g. 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)
Mandatory Requirement #5: OSHA Violations
The Offeror shall have zero (0) willful or repeat OSHA violations (as defined by OSHA standards) in the last five (5) years. RESPONSE: Does the Offeror meet this requirement? The Offeror shall provide their "establishment name" as reported to OSHA in their response. REQUIRED VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION: N/A
Mandatory Requirement #6: Subcontractor License
The Offeror shall have a current and valid California Contractors State License Board General Building Contractor (B) License.
RESPONSE: Does the Offeror meet this requirement? REQUIRED VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION: Offeror shall submit a copy of their California State License.
Mandatory Requirement #7: Subcontractor Business License
The Offeror shall have a current and valid California Business License. RESPONSE: Does the Offeror meet this requirement? REQUIRED VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION: Offeror shall submit a copy of their California Business License.
Mandatory Requirement #8: Bonding Capacity and work completion
The Offeror shall have an aggregate bonding capacity of least $45,000,000.00 and must not have had a surety complete any work on behalf of the Offeror in the past five years.
RESPONSE: Does the Offeror meet this requirement? REQUIRED VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION: Offeror shall provide a certification from its surety or agent that it meets this bonding capacity and the number of times it has completed the contractor�s work in the past five years. The Surety must be listed on the Department of Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties in the Depart of Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties at https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/surety-bonds/list-certified-companies.html
Mandatory Requirement #9: Physical Office Location
Offeror shall have a local physical office within 100 miles from the Sandia, Livermore location or establish a physical office within two (2) months after award of the subcontract.
RESPONSE: Does the Offeror meet this requirement? REQUIRED VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION: The Offeror shall provide their physical address with their response or confirm they will establish a physical location within 100 miles from Sandia, Livermore within two (2) months after award of the subcontract.