SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE GENERAL CONTRACTOR WITH DESIGN BUILD CAPABILITIES, AJO CPB HOUSING PROJECT, AJO, ARIZONA THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR SMALL BUSINESS ONLY. The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking qualified small business contractors with Design Build project delivery experience to design and construct new housing in Ajo, Arizona, for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as GSA's client. Ajo is approximately 135 miles west of Tucson, Arizona, 112 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona, and 38 miles north of Lukeville, Arizona, on the border with Mexico and adjacent to Sonoita, Mexico. The project is bounded on the west by Sahuaro Road, the north by Esperanza Avenue, and the south by an arroyo. Due to the small size of the town of Ajo, CBP need to make housing available to their personnel in order to meet its mission at this location. The SOW reflects requirements related to the GSA that is implementing this housing project as the service provider for CBP. The project includes (but is not limited to) the design and construction of all grading, drainage, underground utilities (water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, gas (if required), electricity, telephone, CATV, internet), streets, and sidewalks street lighting for approximately 56 modular housing units on 11.61 acres based on the Preferred Alternative from the Feasibility Study by Garrison Architects. In addition a Common Area consisting of a 600sf playground, and 6 picnic tables, each with a shade structure, picnic table and barbecue pit shall be included. Design Build Bridging Documents (DBBD) are in development and will be issued with the Request for Proposals (RFP). This is not a request for offers or proposals. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. This is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to issuing a Request for Qualifications. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for information received as a result of this announcement. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. GSA is in the process of determining the availability, adequacy, and capabilities of potential small business sources prior to issuing a Request for Qualification for a Design Build Contractor to design and construct new housing in Ajo, Arizona for CBP. Modular housing units are being utilized for this project. These units have been designed by Garrison Architects and DBBD documents are in development. The modular units may be free standing units or attached units. Sizes will be one bedroom or three bedroom units. If no responses are received from potentially responsible sources, GSA under the FAR part 19.501(b) will have completed its due diligence regarding setting this procurement aside for small businesses and will proceed with procuring this requirement on an unrestricted basis. Firms interested in this effort must be able to demonstrate experience as a General Contractor on three similar projects as defined below: SIMILAR PROJECT is defined as a project that is similar in size, type and complexity. To qualify as a SIMILAR PROJECT, the project must meet all three elements of size, type, and complexity as further defined here. To be considered similar in size projects must exceed $5,000,000 in construction costs and be completed in the last seven years, or be 75% complete as of March 31, 2011. To be considered similar in type project(s) must include multi-unit housing/site planning development. To be considered similar in complexity projects include, but are not limited to, single-family housing construction, modular single-family housing construction. This procurement, whether it be set-aside for small business or procured on an unrestricted basis, shall be made under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 236115 New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders). The small business size standard for NAICS code 236115 is $33,500,000 in average annual receipts over the past three years. If you are an interested small business, per the definition above, please provide a Written Letter of Interest and a response to the following questions. All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. 1) Please provide proof (i.e. DUNS number, Central Contractor's Registration printout, certification letter from the Small Business Administration, etc.) that your firm is a Small Business in accordance with NAICS code 236115 (average annual receipts less than $33,500,000 for the past three years). 2) Is your firm an 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, or Veteran-Owned Small Business? (For additional information on small business concerns visit www.sba.gov) 3) Provide three similar projects as described above that demonstrate the small business firm's past experience as a General Contractor. Submit a reference for each project submitted. 4) Letter from Bonding Company certifying that the small business firm has bonding capacity in excess of $10,000,000 for a single project. Each response shall be reviewed by the Contracting Officer for the purpose of determining whether there exists reasonable expectation of obtaining a sufficient number of offers from responsible small businesses that are competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery. A determination not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All information furnished to the Government in response to this notice will be used for review purposes only. In any joint venture or teaming arrangement the General Construction firm must qualify as a Small Business in accordance with NAICS code 236115 in order to be considered under this Sources Sought Notice. All respondents are reminded that at least fifteen percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern per FAR clause 52.219-14(b)(3) - Limitations on Subcontracting. Interested firms should submit a Written Letter of Interest along with a response to the questions contained within this notice to Colleen Butler, Contract Specialist, via email
contact@example.gov, or regular mail to GSA, Attn: Colleen Butler, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Third Floor West (9P2PCS), San Francisco, CA 94102. For additional information regarding this potential opportunity, please contact the Point of Contact listed in this notice. The DUE DATE for responses is March 10, 2011 by 3:00pm Pacific Standard Time.
