Re-Posting of Sources Sought for Fabrication of 2 Dam Gates, Montgomery L/D, Monaca, PA

This is a Sources Sought announcement only. This is not a Request for Proposal/Bid/Quotation and neither specifications, nor drawings are available at this time. This request does not obligate the Government in any contract award. The Government will not pay for the provision of any information, nor will it compensate any respondents for the development of such information. Response to this notice is strictly voluntary and will not affect any vendor's ability to submit a proposal if and when a solicitation is issued. The purpose of this synopsis is to survey the market and gain knowledge of potential interested contractors for completing the work effort relative for the Fabrication of New Vertical Lift Gates, Montgomery Lock and Dam, Monaca PA; NAICS 332312, Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing, Small Business Size Standard - 500 employees. Summary of the Scope of Work: The Corps of Engineers has need of a contract for Fabrication and Delivery of Two (2) Vertical Lift Gates for the Montgomery Locks and Dam located approximately 31.7 miles downstream from the Point at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The contract will consist of fabrication and delivery of two (2) vertical lift gates each with 1 set of chains and 2 machinery pedestals per each gate. The gates and machinery pedestals will be constructed using various sizes of steel shapes and steel plate. The majority of the steel items will conform to ASTM A992 Grade 50 and ASTM A709/A709M Grade 50F. In addition, there are several stainless steel items including pins, roller and wheel components, and seal plates as identified in the technical plans and specifications for each gate. Connections will be accomplished by a combination of welding and bolting. All welded joints are to be tested by applicable nondestructive testing (ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and visual). Each gate is comprised of a central leaf section and two end truck sections. The leaf section is a three dimensional welded truss system with a front skin plate. The leaf is approximately 14 feet high by 12 feet wide by 100 feet long. The end trucks are plate weldments approximately 14 feet high, 6 feet wide and 4 feet deep with an attached wheel assembly. The gate is metalized and painted, has access platforms and ladders, and weighs approximately 130 tons. The gate leaf and trucks will be shop assembled for inspection, then disassembled and shipped. The gate leaf is to be delivered in one piece; field assembly will not be accepted. The machinery pedestals are built-up sections comprised of wide flange sections and plates and are approximately two feet wide by 4 feet long by 6 feet high. Components of the gate include the framing, skin plate, diaphragms, diagonals and gussets, fenders, seals, wheels, rollers, grease systems, miscellaneous machined parts, walkway framing, grating, handrails, and associated accessories. The contractor will be responsible to develop and submit detailed shop drawings for review and approval. The contractor is to deliver the leaf, end trucks, chains and pedestals for each gate at the same time. Delivery will be to PEWARS on Neville Island in the Ohio River downstream from the Point at Pittsburgh. The gates will be off loaded by the Government using Government supplied cranes. This requirement is substantially the same as that solicited on IFB # W911WN-14-B-0003 in July 2014. Minor changes may be made with respect to line items, quantity of gate(s), etc. The prior solicitation, scope of work, project drawings, etc. can be found in the archived documents on the Federal Business Opportunities website under this IFB number and/or at this link: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f5523625186719f0b4a80987df0538af&tab=core&_cview=1 Interested fabricators are encouraged to review the previous solicitation and its plans, drawings, etc. paying particular attention to any amendments, questions asked and answered, and any revisions to specifications for a full understanding of the magnitude of the requirement. Delivery time will be sequential and will be determined at the time of solicitation. Rough anticipation of delivery of first gate will be 1 year after receipt of award of the contract with second gate to be delivered a year following delivery of first. Contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment bonds. Liquidated Damages Clause will apply to any resultant contract. Official Solicitation is anticipated to be issued in 3rd Quarter of FY 2016. Results of this sources-sought announcement will be used, in part, to determine the size and make-up of the industrial base for this type of item and the feasibility of a small business or lower tier socio-economic set aside for this project and to determine if the Rule of 2 is met for any particular category of small business. All qualified contractors are encouraged to respond; lack of responses may jeopardize the project being set aside for small business. Contractor's response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to 8 pages and shall include the following information - 1. Contractor's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address and website (if any). 2. Contractor's business size designation and socio-economic sector (eg. Large, Small, 8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, etc). 3. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and DUNS Number. If a member of a joint-venture or mentor-prot'g agreement with the SBA, please provide information on both members of the JV. 4. Contractor's ability to perform at least 50% of the effort with its own personnel. (See Limitations of Subcontracting clause 52.219-14 for full text of requirement. Should a Small Business Set Aside acquisition be accomplished, this clause will be incorporated into the resultant contract and strictly enforced.) 5. Company's interest in bidding on the solicitation once it is issued. 6. Company's capability to meet the requirements including specific equipment and experience with the type of work (magnitude and complexity) of the work described in this sources sought announcement. Include a statement detailing any special qualifications and certifications, applicable to the scope of this project, held by your firm and/or in-house personnel. If a member of a joint venture, the respondant should include relevant information from both members of the joint venture. 7. A statement or list of your firm's current or past technical experience (within the past five years) to include current Fabrication/Facility certifications required by the scope, which are similar or the same as the summary scope of work and magnitude. Include a brief description of the project, customer name, timelines of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of project. If a member of a joint venture, the respondant(s) should include relevant information from both members of the JV. 8. A statement on your firm's bonding capacity, both aggregate and single contract. Submit this information to Sherrie Plonski, Deputy for Small Business, US Army Corps of Engineers via email to Sherrie.Plonski@usace.army.mil. Your response to this Sources Sought notice must be received by 1:00 PM EST on February 17, 2016. As a reminder, this Sources Sought announcement 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. Search Keyword "W911WN" to obtain a complete listing of all Pittsburgh District US Army Corps of Engineers opportunities.