Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) at McConnell AFB, KS

The 22nd Contracting Squadron is publicizing this SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE in order to gather industry information and input with respect to a potential Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) Contract at McConnell AFB, KS. In addition to this, there is a possibility of including Fort Riley, KS within the scope of this acquisition. A SABER is an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract that is awarded to a single Contractor. 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 herein will be used for validating 8(a) small business intent in McConnell AFB SABER program, to facilitate the decision making process. Should a future requirement evolve from this preliminary planning process, it is anticipated that a single award contract could be awarded, for a term consisting of one base year plus four 1-year option periods. Task Orders written against a SABER contract are anticipated up to a maximum of $750,000. The overall program ceiling is still under consideration; accordingly, at this point it is roughly anticipated to range between $5,000,000.00 and $50,000,000.00 over a five-year period. The large disparity between the low end of the range and the high end is due to the uncertainty of including Fort Riley, KS in this acquisition. The lower end of the range would be for a McConnell AFB requirement and the middle to higher end of the range would be estimated for the combination of the two bases under this SABER requirement. The work will consist of a broad range of construction tasks, which could include, but is not limited to: New construction of buildings and structures, alteration and repair of buildings, structures, roads, grounds, roofs, specialty construction, utilities including JP-8 fuel systems and miscellaneous services including hazardous material waste removal (i.e. asbestos, lead based paint etc.). Work may also include minimum design up to 35%. In-house design capability or ready access to design capability up to this standard is a must for projects under this SABER. 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 236220 / Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a size standard of $36,500,000. 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: 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. Any resulting solicitation for this SABER is anticipated to be reserved for 8(a) small businesses and will be competitive. In your response, please indicate your business size status. i.e.- 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 if you have in-house Architect and Engineering (Up to 100%) design capability or ready access to design capability, if you subcontract all Architect/ Engineering design work, if you have state certified Professional Engineers and/or registered Architects on staff, and which disciplines you have the ability to design in-house (i.e. Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Fire Protection, etc.). 7. Identify Commercial practices that the Government should consider implementing for this acquisition. In addition to above information, we request that prospective offerors fill out Attachment 1, Market Research Contractor Questions. The information capability statement and data noted above must be submitted in written format via e-mail to the following addresses: joshua.houseworth@us.af.mil, john.person@us.af.mil, and luz_valerie.brown@us.af.mil not later than 4:00 PM (EST) on 5 December 2014. This Sources Sought is an advance notice for information and acquisition strategy planning purposes only and is not a solicitation. In order to receive award from any resultant solicitation, should one be issued, the successful offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) via the System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM website is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. The successful offeror must also have active Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) certifications within the SAM system. 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.