SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR SMALL BUSINESS ONLY. This is not a request for offers or proposals and 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. 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. In this context, the GSA is in the process of determining availability, adequacy, and capabilities of potential small business sources for performance of Construction Management (CM) Services in accordance with the GSA quality standards and requirements. The CM firms interested in this effort must be able to demonstrate experience with managing "similar" projects as defined below: 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 $200,000,000 in construction costs and be completed in the last ten (10) years. To be considered similar in type project(s) may include, but are not limited to airports, hospitals, correctional facilities, and other Federal, State, or Municipal construction projects containing similar complexity characteristics. To be considered similar in complexity projects shall include, but are not limited to, those that include some of the following elements: public campus facilities containing numerous buildings or clusters of building, facilities incorporating the processing and/or inspection of pedestrians as well as vehicles in a high security environment, civil work involving site-work, roadwork and earthwork etc. with minimal disruption to a 24/7 operational facility. This notice seeks only those sources under Product Service Code (PSC) R499 Support- Professional: Other, North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The small business size standard for NAICS code 236220 is $4,500,000.00 in an average annual receipts over the past three years. If you are an interested small business CM firm, 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 236220 (average annual receipts less than $4,500,000.00 for the past three years). 2. Identify whether your firm is 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. Please provide a narrative of your firm's experience and include at a minimum three (3) projects that meet the description of "Similar project" as described above. The narrative shall address the salient features for each project and include a client reference contact for each project, including name, title, address, email, phone, and fax numbers. 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 a 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 Lead Contractual firm must qualify as a Small Business in accordance with NAICS code 236220 in order to be considered under this Sources Sought Notice. All respondents are reminded that at least 50 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)(1) - Limitations on Subcontracting. Interested CM firms should submit their interest and provide the required documentation to this notice to Christopher Lee, Contracting Officer, via email only at
[email protected]. For additional information regarding this potential opportunity, please contact the Point of Contact listed in this notice. The DUE DATE for responses is Friday March 14, 2014 by 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.