W9127824R0070 Sources Sought Notice   3

Market Research and Sources Sought Notice for information on capability and availability of contractors to perform new construction for USACE customer at ERDC, Vicksburg, MS.

The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to acquire information on the number and capability of qualified Small Business and Large Business firms interested in a prospective procurement of construction services at ERDC, Vicksburg, MS. This is a Sources Sought Notice, NOT a solicitation announcement. Accordingly, no contract award will result from this Sources Sought Notice, as it does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the government in making an appropriate acquisition decision. The prospective procurement will involve awarding a construction contract in the range between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, anticipates constructing a Projectile Penetration Research Facility (PPRF) to conduct projectile penetration testing for the Engineer Research and Development Center (Vicksburg, MS) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL). Project includes Projectile Rooms, Shop, Workspace, Lobby Room, Storage, Controls/Communications/Electrical Space and Mechanical Space. Supporting facilities include site development, utilities and connections, lighting, paving, parking, walks, curbs and gutters, storm drainage, information systems, and landscaping. Sources being sought are firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 236220 with a Small Business Size Standard of $45 million. Responses should include the following information and shall not exceed a total of ten (10) pages:

1. Offeror's name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

2. Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), Women-Owned shall be indicated on first page of submission.

3. Bonding capability (construction bonding level per single contract/task order and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars along with current available bonding capacity.

4. Past Performance Information that documents the respondents experience performing projects similar to that described above. The referenced projects should be of similar scope and magnitude and should have been completed within the last eight years. Information should be provided in the form of Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or by providing the following information: Project title, location, general description of the construction to demonstrate similarity to the project listed above, the Offeror's role (i.e., prime contractor, subcontractor, etc.), dollar value of contract, duration, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address).

NO HARDCOPY RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL RESPONSES WILL BE ELECTRONIC and submitted in pdf format to the following email address: Justin.Tarver@usace.army.mil and stephanie.m.scalise@usace.army.mil. Submittals are due no later than by 12:00 (Noon CST) on 28 June 2024. The subject line of the email shall reference the Market Research number in the announcement and submittals will not be returned. Telephonic responses will not be honored. No award will result from this Sources Sought. This notice does not constitute any commitment by the Government.