Potable Water Treatment / Blending Facility at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California
Amendment 02 b Dated January 18, 2017
Sources Sought Number: N6247317S3407
The purpose of Amendment 01 is:
1. To extend the response due date from 23 Jan 2017 to 6 February 2017.
2. To update the Sources Sought Information Form. See enclosed form N6247317S3407_Sources_Sought_Info_18JAN2017
SOURCES SOUGHT NUMBER: N6247317S3407 AMENDMENT 02 8 JAN 2017
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS ONLY; HOWEVER, BOTH LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND TO THE PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT (PLA) SURVEY.
This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement for market research in support of a construction project for Potable Water Treatment / Blending Facility at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.
The intent of this Sources Sought Synopsis is to identify potential qualified Small Businesses, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a) Businesses, SBA certified HUBZone Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and/or Women-Owned Small Businesses. This Sources Sought Synopsis is one facet in the Governmentbs overall market research in regards to whether the proposed solicitation will be issued as a competitive set-aside or as full and open (unrestricted). The information received will be utilized within the Navy to facilitate the decision making processes and will not be disclosed outside of the agency. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests.
This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the analysis. All data received in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Since this is a Sources Sought announcement, no debrief, evaluation letters, and/or results will be issued to the participants.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction) with a Small Business Size Standard of $36.5 million, average annual gross receipts for the preceding three fiscal years.
Responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis will be used to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses, and if the Government plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) and Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. There is no bid package or solicitation at this time. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made.
The general scope of this requirement is a Firm-Fixed-Price, Design-Build Construction Contract for the construction of: 1) 3 million gallons (MG) Water Treatment Plant.
The water treatment plant will require the drilling of three, new groundwater production wells, ground level blending reservoir, ground water treatment using reverse osmosis (RO) system, evaporation ponds and water transmission lines. Project includes all pertinent site improvements, access roads, site preparations, mechanical and electrical utilities, telecommunications (including fiber optic lines), emergency generator, drainage, parking, security fencing, access control, and exterior lighting. Mechanical utilities will include water supply lines, septic tank, compressed air, fire protection water storage tanks, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer systems. Electrical utilities will include primary power distribution, secondary and low voltage systems, backup power for water wells and the essential systems at the treatment plant.
Environmental mitigation included fencing for tortoise mitigation, cultural and biological monitoring.
Use of a PLA is being considered for this project pursuant to Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (February 6, 2009).
The estimated total contract price range, per DFARS 236.204 (ii) is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The firm must demonstrate knowledge, experience, bonding, and the capability to perform as a prime contractor for construction of the facilities as described above.
Interested sources are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Announcement by using the form provided under separate file titled: Sources Sought Information Form.
The following information shall be provided:
1) Contractor information: Provide your firmbs contact information.
2) Type of Business: Identify whether your firm is an SBA certified 8(a), SBA certified HUBZone, certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern, Woman-Owned Small Business, or Small Business. For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov/.
3) Bonding Capacity: Provide your suretybs name, your maximum bonding capacity per project, and your aggregate maximum bonding capacity.
4) Experience: Submit a minimum of three and maximum of five Government or commercial new construction contracts/projects your firm has substantially completed in the last five (5) years, as a prime contractor, that best demonstrate your experience on projects that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to this requirement.
Experience must be demonstrated in design and construction of new potable water treatment plants using Reverse Osmosis (RO) treatment system, drilling and construction of groundwater production wells, evaporation ponds, water reservoir tanks, and water transmission lines. All potable water treatment plant projects must have a minimum construction cost of $50,000,000. All projects must involve new construction of facilities; repair projects will not be considered. For each of the contracts/projects submitted for experience, provide the title, location, whether prime or subcontractor work, name of lead design firm, award and completion dates, contract or subcontract final cost, type of work, type of contract, a narrative description of the product/services provided by your firm, and customer information including point of contact, phone number and email address.
Recent is defined as having been completed within the five years prior to the Sources Sought Synopsis issuance date. Substantially complete projects are those that are at least 80 percent completed as of the Sources Sought issuance date. Be advised that although substantially complete projects will be considered for market research purposes, if an actual solicitation is announced, all projects submitted in response to the solicitation must be 100 percent complete.
5) Safety: Submit Experience Modification Rates (EMR) and OSHA Days Away from Work, Restricted Duty, or Transfer (DART) rates for the three most recent complete calendar years. For any EMR greater than 1.0 or any DART rate of 3.0 or greater, provide an explanation to address the extenuating circumstances that affected the rate and any corrective actions taken.
Instructions for calculating the DART rate can be found at http://www.bls.gov/iif/osheval.htm. NAVFAC may make an acquisition strategy determination that excludes contractors with unexplained high EMR or DART rates from the pool of sufficiently qualified contractors.
This sources sought synopsis is for market research purposes only. The Request for Proposal will define all contract requirements.
In accordance with FAR 22.503(b) and (c), we are soliciting the views of all interested parties on the use of Project Labor Agreements. Utilize the attached Project Labor Agreement Inquiry Form to provide your responses.
Responses to this Sources Sought announcement are due no later than 2:00 p.m.
(PST) on February 6, 2017. Please address your response to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, Central IPT, Attn: Roy P. Layug, Code RAA00.RL, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Bldg 1, 3rd Floor, Room 323, San Diego, CA 92132-5190. You may also email your response to roy.layug@navy.mil. Facsimile submittals will not be accepted.
All solicitations for NAVFAC Southwest are available at www.neco.navy.mil and www.fbo.gov beginning with N62473.
ROY P LAYUG 6195324371
NAVFAC SOUTHWEST CENTRAL IPT, CONTRACT SPECIALIST
