Multiple Award Paving Contract

The General Services Administration is publicizing this SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE in order to gather industry information and input with respect to a potential Multiple Award Paving Contract at Sierra Army Depot in Herlong, California. A Multiple Award Contract is an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract that is awarded to multiple contractors. Task orders for individual paving projects are then competed among the pool of contractors and evaluated based on price. No solicitation is being issued at this time. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), or Invitation for Bid (IFB), and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, or ultimately award a contract. The information requested by this RFI will be used within the General Services Administration to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. Should a future requirement evolve from this preliminary planning process, it is anticipated that as many as three (3) contracts could be awarded if utilizing the Multiple Award method, each for a term consisting of one base year plus four 1-year option periods. Task Orders written against the contracts are anticipated to range between $2,000 and $1,000,000. The overall program value of each contract is under consideration; accordingly, at this point it is roughly anticipated to range between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000 per contractor over a five-year period. The work will consist of a broad range of paving tasks, including but not limited to: excavation; surface preparation; placing base course; asphaltic concrete and overlays; sealing of pavement; repair of existing concrete sidewalks, curb and gutter, airfield pavement slabs and spalls; repair of airfield box drains; removal of paint from airfield and base pavements; painting of stripes on airfield and base pavements. Description of work will be identified in each individual task order. For the purpose of this Request for Information (RFI), the anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237310/Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, with a size standard of $33,500,000. We request that all interested and qualified firms respond to this sources sought notice with a capability statement similar to your marketing package used in the everyday course of doing business. Oral Communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice. We request interested firms respond to this notice and provide the following information (NO MORE THAN 5 PAGES): 1. Summarize how your company is capable and qualified to handle this type of work. 2. Summarize projects that show your capabilities and past performance. The list of relevant projects may include names of project team members and firm, point of contact (Contracting Officer and Quality Assurance Evaluator/Inspector) with titles, phone numbers, project scope, and type of contract. 3. Bonding: provide your bonding capacity per contract and aggregate. 4. A statement of your current business size status. In your response, also indicate whether you are a HUBZone small business concern, service-disabled veteran-owned small business firm, 8(a) contractor, woman-owned small business, small business, or large business firm. 5. Possible teaming arrangements and delineation between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by teaming partners. 6. Identify Commercial practices that the Government should consider implementing for this acquisition. The information capability statement and data noted above must be submitted in written format via -email to both of the following addresses aaron.adams@gsa.gov and tracy.troncosa-maes@gsa.gov not later than 4:00 PM (MST) on December 28, 2012. This Sources Sought is an advance notice for information and acquisition strategy planning purposes only and is not a solicitation. In order to receive an award from any resultant solicitation, should one be issued, the successful offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM website is https://www.sam.gov. This Sources Sought synopsis notice should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend in responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available. Any future solicitation package will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website https://www.fbo.gov. Interested parties are solely responsible for monitoring the FBO website for the release of a solicitation package and/or any updates/amendments.