Sources Sought for Construction of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Next NGA West (N2W) program.

Sources Sought for Construction of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Next NGA West (N2W) program. The following is a Sources Sought Notice. This Sources Sought announcement is for market research information only and is to be used for preliminary planning purposes and for determining the acquisition approach. No proposals are being requested and none will be accepted in response to this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest and capabilities of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community, for Commercial and Institutional Building Construction in the St Louis, MO metropolitan area. This effort is classified through the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) under 236220 Commercial and Institutional building Construction. ($36.5M Small Business size standard) It is anticipated that a solicitation announcement will be published on the Federal Business Opportunities website late in Fiscal year 2016 or early Fiscal year 2017. In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is over $500,000,000 with an estimated construction duration of 4+ years. The US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District is seeking contractors to execute a competitive, firm-fixed price, Design-Build contract for the construction of a replacement facility for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) 2nd Street, St. Louis facility, as part of the N2W program. This design-build procurement is anticipated to use Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures in accordance with FAR 36.3. Phase one will result in the selection of 2 - 3 firms invited to submit a proposal in Phase two. Phase two submittals will include a price proposal and a technical proposal including design concepts and proposed technical solutions. The completed N2W will result in a secure facility constructed in accordance with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705. Some key design personnel on the design-build team may be required to have various levels of active security clearances. All Offerors and subcontractors shall be required to comply with DFARS 252.225-7050, Disclosure of ownership or control by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism, DFARS 252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government and DFARS 252.209-7004, Subcontracting with firms that are owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism. A contract will not be awarded to a firm or subsidiary of a firm if it is determined that the Government of a terrorist country has significant interest in the firm or subsidiary or if the firm is determined to be under foreign ownership of a country that sponsors or assists terrorism or is an intelligence threat. Subcontracts identified in the proposal are subject to the same eligibility determination. The project is tentatively programmed for construction in FY18 through FY22. The project may include some of the following facilities/improvements: a. Main Operations Building (approx 800,000 sf) b. Central Utilities Plant (approx 38,000 sf) c. Structured Parking (approx 1,000,000 sf) d. Visit Control Center (VCC) (approx 7,300 sf) e. Remote Vehicle/Truck Inspection Facility (approx 6,500 sf) f. Associated Site improvements (roads, utilities, perimeter fence, landscaping, access control points, etc) g. Installation of Furniture Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) as well as Passive Information Technology (IT) cabling. h. Temporary Integrated Program Office (IPO) N2W Requirement: The N2W facility is required to replace mission critical facilities in St. Louis that have exceeded their service life. The project will accommodate new technologies and processes that will generate beneficial synergies through integration, collaboration, and geospatial data immersion. The - purpose-built' facility will provide an open flexible work environment that is scalable, reconfigurable, and adaptive to changing mission requirements and the associated changes in workflow and data sharing methodologies. The project will provide NGA's workforce with safe, secure, and efficient facilities that will meet the agency's long-term requirements and vision for Geospatial-Intelligence (GEOINT) and will be consistent with the Director National Intelligence (DNI) facilities strategic plan. Given the scale of the construction project and the need for NGA to move from existing facilities minimizing dual operating costs, the N2W will require the builder to provide transition phase services from immediately after beneficial occupancy date (BOD) for up to 24 months later when the facility will be ready for full operational capability (FOC). The Kansas City District is soliciting feedback from industry (both Large and Small Businesses) as part of our market research efforts associated with this acquisition. The following information is requested in this Sources Sought (SS) announcement with a limit of fifteen (15) pages for your response: Please respond to the appropriate section below. Our intent is for all interested firms to submit a response to this sources sought. 1. Please indicate your interest in this project, as a prime contractor, as a first tier subcontractor, or as a second tier subcontractor. Indicate your specialty; what areas of the project are you interested in. 2. Construction firm's name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and business size (small or large) and type of ownership for the organization; include DUNS number and CAGE code. Identify current security clearance levels. 3. Design firm name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and business size (small or large) and type of ownership for the organization; include DUNS number and CAGE code. Identify current security clearance levels. 4. Experience: Evidence of capabilities to perform work you indicate that you are interested in, and or your specialty, comparable to that required for this project, using a design-build delivery method. Provide 3-5 recent, relevant, comparable, design-build projects completed in the last 6 years. Submittal must include the project name; contract number; dollar value of the project; description of the key/salient features of the project. Include a detailed explanation of the scope of work each firm performed. Identify the contracting office and the customer/user (include POC information) and the contract award and beneficial occupancy dates. 5. Assuming 90-120 days are allowed for the phase two proposal preparation period, what level of design and technical solutions are possible assuming that the level of design provided in the RFP is at the concept level of design (15%) in most disciplines, but further along in some that are deemed strict requirements by the customer? 6. Based on the response provided to question 5 and the time allowed, would a stipend be absolutely necessary and would it ensure firms remain in the competition? If so why, and what dollar value would represent a meaningful stipend? 7. Will multiple prime contractors on site impact your decision to submit a proposal, and in turn, your pricing? 8. Provide feedback on the proposed construction duration for a project of this magnitude. 9. Provide a list of current ongoing projects (top 10 and contract numbers) the dollar value, and the scheduled completion date. 10. Provide information regarding firm's bonding capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate bonding level, both expressed in dollars). FOLLOW UP WEBINAR PRESENTATION A webinar regarding this sources sought will be hosted by NWK on 25 May 2016 at 2:00 p.m. CDT. The webinar will provide a discussion of the program background information, acquisition approach, program timeline, program scope requirements, potential proposal evaluation factors and an opportunity for feedback/questions (Approximate duration of the Webinar is 30 Minutes). To register for the webinar: send an e-mail request to Jay.b.denker@usace.army.mil. by noon 24 May 2016. Include company name, DUNS Number, list of attendees and the company point of contact. The Webinar access information will be emailed to registered individuals the morning of 25 May 2016. Please send your Sources Sought responses via email to jay.b.denker@usace.army.mil. Submissions must be received by 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time, June 3, 2016. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a Government contract. This synopsis is for market research purposes only and IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice.