Repair Fence and Culvert at Rottenwood Creek

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) or an INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) and does not serve to bind the U.S. Government in any way. This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this Sources Sought will not be returned. Not responding to this sources sought does not preclude participation in any future and potential solicitation. It is the intent of the Contracting Office to use this for market research only. If a formal solicitation is released, it will be via the Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fbo.gov) website. Information provided to the Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary. The Government shall not reimburse any costs associated with preparing responses to this request for information. This market research will be used to determine if a set-aside for any small business program is appropriate. The 94 CONF/LGC at Dobbins Air Reserve Base (DARB), Georgia is conducting market research to identify potential contractors with the skill, experience, knowledge and capabilities to Repair Fence and Construct a Culvert at Unnamed Tributary to Rottenwood Creek to allow the conveyance of the 25 year flood event with a permanent maintenance free solution. The structure will allow pedestrian traffic to cross and deter unauthorized access onto base and provide fish and aquatic life passage (Note: The description is a summary of the required services and is not intended to be all-inclusive). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 238990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with the Small Business Size Standard of $15 Million. Magnitude of construction between $500,000 and $1,000,000. For a Contractor to be considered under one of the socioeconomic classifications, it MUST perform a minimum of 15% of the work with its own employees (FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting). The Government is seeking interested Small Businesses with experience in this type of construction. The Request for Information shall not be construed as a formal solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any construction requirement. At this point, the Air Force is only interested in identifying interested and capable contractors for this service as part of the market research effort. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make the appropriate acquisition decision. Contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registry (CCR) (see internet site: http://www.sam.gov) All responses to this Sources Sought shall include the following: (1) Company, Name, address, point of contact, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses; (2) Cage Code and DUNS Number; (3) Socio-Economic Status Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUB Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small Business, Large Business, 8(a) [including graduation date etc.; (4) Brief description of previous work performed of this type work/similar construction within the past five years; (5) Indicate which NAICS code(s) your company performs under for Government contracts; (6) Firm's Capacity Statement; (7) Aggregate Bonding Capacity. All responses and capability statement shall not exceed 5 pages in length. Interested parties shall email their capabilities and relevant history to Shelby Cook at shelby.cok.2@us.af.mil and Thomas Milloy at thomas.milloy@us.af.mil, no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, 26 May 2015. Facsimiles will not be accepted. The Government reserves the right to determine if a Small Business set-aside is appropriate based on responses to this notice and other pertinent information gathered by the Contracting Officer.