Recapitalization of Un-interupted Power Supplies and Load Centers, Denver, Colorado Area

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THERE IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR SPECIFICATIONS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS EXTENDED FROM THE INITIAL RESPONSE DATE OF NOVEMBER 18, 2016 TO JANUARY 17, 2017. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME JANUARY 17, 2017. This is a market research tool to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing a request for proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Baltimore District of the US Army Corps of Engineers, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. An award will not be made on submittals or offers received in response to this notice. The Government is not responsible for the cost associated with any effort expended in responding to this notice. The contemplated work shall be completed within 24 months from receipt of notice to proceed. Work performed will be within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 238210 -- Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a small business size standard of $15 Million. A Design-Bid-Build construction project is contemplated at this time. Both Small Businesses and Large Businesses are encouraged to respond. The magnitude of the requirement is estimated between $10-25 Million. Full bonding is required for this project. A bid bond will be required for all offers. 100% Performance and Payment Bonds will be required. An active TOP SECRET Facility Clearance (TS FCL) is required at the time the offer is due; the TS FCL will be required at time of award and throughout the life of the contract. All Contractors must submit a Statement of Affiliations (SOA) certified by company officials and agreement to obey full document control procedures associated with any documents in solicitation. SOAs will be requested by the issuing office with the pre-solicitation notice, shall be required prior to issuing a copy of solicitation and specifications and, shall be current with proposal submission, should a solicitation be issued. A copy of the Statement of Affiliation is attached for information purposes. All personnel doing work on facility, including any subcontractors who require access to the Site shall be United States citizens without any felony convictions. Proof of the Clearance (TS FCL) will be required upon submission of proposals and must be maintained throughout the life of the contract if awarded. Cleared and un-cleared persons are acceptable for the work on Site, however un-cleared persons must be escorted by facility qualified escorts. In the event of a Joint Venture (JV), the clearance requirement will apply to the JV. This means that the entity identified must have the TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance in that name along with the matching Cage Code. For example, if Company A and Company B form a Joint Venture called Company AB, then Company AB must have an active TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance. Even if both Company A and Company B, each individually possess the clearance, unless Company AB possesses its own TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance, the proposal will not be eligible for award. We are interested in responses from Small Businesses with an active Top Secret Facility Site Clearances; capable of meeting the minimum self-performance requirements of 25+% of the work issued, not including material in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting Clause FAR 52.219-14. Large Businesses will be required to submit a subcontracting plan. Interested Small Businesses with single and aggregate bonding capacity to support this project should submit a narrative demonstrating their experience in construction projects of this magnitude, which include experience and capability to restore, replace and reconfigure active and non-active Critical Uninterruptable Power Supply Systems (UPS) and the (Technical) Load Centers. In addition the experience must extend to the installation of all associated switchgear and transformers, batteries, and electrical infrastructure to support System Redundancy inclusive of all Power Distribution Units (PDU); Motor Control Centers with Automation Systems (PLCs, EMCS, BAS, FA and the like); Human Machine Interfaces; Network Controls with communication protocols ARCNET, CAN Bus, DeviceNet, LonWorks, Modbus, PROFIBUS and the like; Planning and sequencing work to minimize both the quantity and duration of power outages. Please include the following information in your response: List up to five projects performed within the last five years. Comments must include submitter's business name, CAGE code, point of contact, phone number, and email address. Also, requested are number of employees and information on experience of key personnel showing experience in providing the services described above. Provide the following information for each project listed: a) Contract number and project title; b) Name of contracting activity; c) Name of Administrative Contracting Officer, current telephone number; d) Technical Representative of Contracting Officer or primary point of contact name and current telephone number; e) Contract type (e.g., cost plus, requirements, firm fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, or combination); f) Period of performance (start and completion date); g) Basic contract award amount and final contract value; h) Summary of contract work; i.) Details of your company's involvement in the performance of work and in what capacity (prime contractor, subcontractor, etc.; j.) Bonding capability: provide bonding capability for single project and aggregate; A contractor Experience Form is attached as an example. Narratives shall be no longer than 15 pages. Comments will be shared with the Government project design team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. Small Business interested parties shall provide the following information: socioeconomic category, such as: Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, 8 (a) Small Business, etc. Interested parties are reminded that to qualify as a Small Business under any of the above socioeconomic categories, they must register with the Small Business Administration. 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 the U.S. Small Business Administration. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Corps of Engineers must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above. Each respondent's SAM registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement. All respondents are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Again, no solicitation is available at this time. Responses are to be sent via email to Peter.G.Zizos@usace.army.mil by 4:00 PM January 17, 2017. Contracting Office Address: USACE District, Baltimore, 300 Sentinel Drive, Suite 400, Annapolis Junction, Maryland 20701-1019 Place of Performance: Denver, Colorado Metropolitan Area Point of Contact(s): Peter G. Zizos, 443-654-7860 Peter.G.Zizos@usace.army.mil