Restore Outfitting Capacity, Berth 6C   3

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

SOLICITATION NUMBER: N4008522R2578

This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this synopsis is to make notice of a proposed contract action for Berth 6 Repairs and Improvements, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This project will repair or upgrade electrical, mechanical and civil utilities and infrastructure at Berth 6. The repairs include electrical, communication, steam, condensate, water, sewer, compressed air and other services. Project will also restore the industrial power service, including a fenced electrical substation yard, and load center as well as equipment pads, and sea level rise mitigation. Numerous penetrations through or below the portal crane rail foundations to route new ductbanks or piping will be required. A raised utility trench/seawall will be installed along the length of the berth with mooring cleats and bollards installed on top. Rock anchors will be required to install the mooring hardware and civil site work/demo of granite blocks will be required to install the raised trench/seawall.

The completion time for this contract is 486 calendar days after award.

This solicitation is being advertised as "Unrestricted" for full and open competition. This is a one phase source selection procurement requiring both non-price (technical and past performance) and price proposals, and will utilize the best value continuum process at FAR 15.101-1, tradeoff. The basis for evaluation and evaluation factors for award will be included in the solicitation. Large business concerns are required to submit a subcontracting plan prior to award of the contract.

The appropriate Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the Small Business Size Standard is $39,500,000. In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the magnitude of construction for this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. This office anticipates award of a contract for these services by 30 April 2022.

A Sources Sought notice was issued on 16 April 2021 to determine the capability of small businesses to perform the requirement. The Sources Sought notice yielded three (3) Small Business responses. Based upon analysis of the data considered, and in accordance with FAR 19.501(c), the Contracting Officer has determined that there is not a reasonable expectation that an adequate number of Small Business firms would respond to or be qualified to perform the requirements of this solicitation. NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic's Office of Small Business Programs concurred with this decision on 26 May 2021.

The drawings and specifications for this project will be posted with the solicitation and are not available at this time. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about 12 January 2022. All documents will be in Adobe PDF file format and downloadable from the Beta SAM website. The official address to the solicitation is https://beta.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to register for the solicitation when downloading from the website. Only registered contractors will be notified by email when amendments to the solicitation are issued. A free Acrobat Reader, required to view the PDF files, can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). You must have an active registration in SAM to do business with the federal government. For additional information, go to https://www.sam.gov.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to John Bishop at john.p.bishop23.civ@us.navy.mil.