Repairs to Eatons Neck Lighthouse, Northport, NY (Suffolk County)

This is NOT a solicitation for proposals. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. It is ONLY a market survey/request for written information only. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement that may arise related to this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made. The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking interested vendors with successful past performance as well as current relevant experience including personnel, equipment, capability and bonding capacity to Repair Eatons Neck Light, Northport, NY (Suffolk County). The project includes the following tasks: - Interior repairs at the vestibule, including plaster and gypsum board patching, painting and new vinyl composition tile. - New asphalt shingle roofing, self-adhering bituminous membrane and underlayment at vestibule. Replace existing conduits and weather heads. - Paint wood trim and exterior door, replace wood fascias and soffits, and repoint brickwork at vestibule. - Remove rust. Prime and paint interior and exterior cast iron surfaces, including decks, landings, spiral stairs, hatches, ladder, lantern framing, railings, and other exposed iron surfaces. Remove paint from copper surfaces; prime and paint. Protect Fresnel lens during the work; do not paint bronze lens mount. - Clean interior exposed masonry, and coat with mineral silicate coating. - Repoint cracks in mortar joints where indicated. - Repair (5) cast iron windows. Remove rust, repair hardware, replace broken components and reglaze. Windows shall be made operable and shall be capable of closing securely, with no gaps or daylight visible between framing members. Prime and paint windows. Windows date from 1858 and 1868, and are believed to be imported from France; all replacement parts shall be custom fabricated for each window. No off-the-shelf-parts are available. - Provide new stainless steel door at watch deck; reproduce features of existing door. Prime and paint new door. - Repair pitted/eroded cast iron. - Provide (6) new bronze astragals where existing astragals are bent. - Remove existing lantern glazing and reglaze (20) 1/4" thick glass panes. The estimated value of the procurement is between $250,000 and $500,000. Bid, payment and performance bonds will be required. The performance period is approximately 165 days after award. The U.S. Coast Guard is considering setting aside an acquisition for this work to one of the following types of business concerns: - HUBZone Small Business concerns - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns (SDVOSB) concerns - 8(a) certified Small Business concerns - Woman-Owned Small Business concerns - Small Business concerns The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a small business size standard of $36.5M. If your firm is interested in this requirement, and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by email to jean.m.bretz@uscg.mil and susan.hetrick@uscg.mil with "Sources Sought for Solicitation HSCGG1-16-S-EATONSNECKLIGHT" in the subject line or by fax to (401) 736-1704. Your response should include the following: (a) positive statement of your intent to submit a proposal for this solicitation as the prime contractor; (b) a statement identifying your specific certified small business designation (if any); and (c) evidence of having successfully performed work similar to the scope described herein to include contract names/reference numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers. Your response is required no later than 15 June 2016. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on an applicable set-aside.