Sources Sought Notice for Design-Bid-Build, for the P440 & 441 Recruit Barracks, MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina   5

Notice Type: Sources Sought

Solicitation No: N4008525R2522

Response Date: 11/21/2024 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Classification Code: Y

NAICS Code: 236220

Magnitude of Construction: Between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic is seeking eligible Small Businesses, HUB Zone Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses capable of performing Design-Bid-Build, for the P440 & 441 Recruit Barracks, MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina.

This project will construct two (2) new recruit barracks in support of gender integrated recruit

training and integrate it into a campus setting consistent with the installation master plan. Provide adequate open squad bay billeting and Battalion/Company administrative space for recruits and permanent party personnel at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.

Operations and Maintenance Support Information (OMSI) is included in this project.

Site preparation includes site earthwork and grading, pavement demolition and utility demolition. Special foundation features include pile foundations. Electrical utilities include primary and secondary distribution systems, outside lighting, charging stations and telecommunications infrastructure. Mechanical utilities include potable water supply system, fire water supply system, sanitary sewer with lift station, storm sewer system, and geothermal wells.

Environmental mitigation will include unexploded ordnance (UXO) construction oversight.

Facilities will be designed to meet or exceed the useful service life specified in DOD UFC.

Facilities will incorporate features that provide the lowest practical life cycle cost solutions satisfying the facility requirements with the goal of maximizing energy efficiency.

The project site is within an identified 100-year floodplain. Federal Emergency Management Agency is currently working to update mapping of the floodplain which will reduce the established base flood elevation. However, this facility will be constructed with a crawl space and elevated first floor in order to mitigate potential flooding.

The appropriate Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the Small Business Size standard is $45,000,000. In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the magnitude of construction for this project is between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000. The contract will include FAR clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, which states that The concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. This office anticipates award of a contract for these services by Nov 2025.

It is requested that interested small businesses submit to the Contracting Officer a capabilities package, to include the Sources Sought Contractor Information Form, Sources Sought Project Information Form and Sources Sought Project Matrix, provided as attachments to this notice.

The Sources Sought Project Information Form and Sources Sought Project Matrix shall be used to document a minimum of one (1) Multistory building utilizing cast in place or CMU construction and up to a maximum of five (5) relevant construction projects completed in the past ten (10) years that best demonstrate experience on projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity to the project described herein.

A relevant project is further defined as:

Size: Final construction cost of $50 million or greater. Total construction area of more than 45,000 square feet.

Scope: Prime contractor for construction of multistory building utilizing cast in place or CMU for municipal/governmental facilities.

Complexity: While also meeting the scope requirements set out above, the following complexity requirements shall be met collectively by the project(s) submitted, i.e. each submitted project does not require demonstrated experience with all of the following components, but collectively, experience with all of the complexity elements below must be established throughout the submitted relevant projects:

1. Experience scheduling construction activities to avoid disruption of on-going user actives
2. Projects with phased construction activities

Ensure that the project description clearly identifies whether the project is new construction or repair/renovation, addresses how the project meets the scope and complexity requirements as delineated above, and provides the final construction cost.

Please note that if you are responding as an 8(a) Mentor-Prot g , you must indicate the percentage of work to be performed by the prot g .

A copy of the SBA letter stating that your 8(a) Mentor-Prot g agreement has been approved would be required with your proposal, if requested.

This notice is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and ultimate issuance of a solicitation.

Upon review of industry response to this sources sought notice, the Government will determine whether set-aside procurement in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government's best interest. Large business submittals will not be considered. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice.

The information provided in this notice is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. The Government will not provide debriefs on the results of this research, but feedback regarding the decision to set aside or not set aside the procurement will be accomplished via pre-solicitation synopsis or solicitation for these services, as applicable.

All information submitted will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended. Points of contact listed may be contacted for the purpose of verifying performance.

RESPONSES ARE DUE NLT 21 NOV 2024, 2:00 PM EST.

The package shall be sent via electronic mail to Scott Schulz at scott.c.schulz.civ@us.navy.mil.

Attachments are limited to a total of 5MB.