THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. This notice DOES NOT constitute a request for offers or proposals, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for information received because of this announcement. This is a Sources Sought Synopsis in accordance with FAR Part 10, Market Research. This is for planning purposes only and there is no additional solicitation information available currently. General Information: A New Land Port of Entry (LPOE) is planned to be constructed at the United States/Canada border along New York State Route 11 in Rouses Point, New York. The new facility will replace the existing LPOE in Rouses Point, which is south of the border on NYS Route 11. It has been determined that the new location will have impacts to U.S. associated wetlands. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Northeast and Caribbean Region is seeking qualified Wetland Mitigation contractors who can provide full wetland mitigation services in conformance with the regulatory requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contained in 33 CFR Chapter II Part 332 – Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources. The wetland mitigation contractor will be selected through a procurement method developed in accordance with FAR Part 15.1 – Source Selection Processes and Techniques, using Best Value -Trade Off Method. The Government must ensure that there is adequate capability, experience, and competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. This procurement will be conducted under North American Industry Classification System NAICS CODE 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business size standard is an average annual sales and receipts for the past three years that are equal to or less than $45,000,000. GSA anticipates the award of a single Prime Contract at a firm-fixed price. This award is subject to the availability of funds. The period of performance will be approximately twelve (12) months. The magnitude of construction for this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Notice to Proceed for construction is anticipated to be issued in December 2023. Objective: The objective of the mitigation is to provide sufficient mitigation to compensate for the disturbance of 6 acres of existing wetlands due to the construction of the new Land Port of Entry at Rouses Point, New York. The wetland mitigation shall consist of a single area that the contractor has to provide. Scope Summary : The Wetland Mitigation contractor shall provide a turnkey solution utilizing the following options or a combination of both to meet the USACE and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation requirements. Option 1 In-Lieu Fee mitigation (ILF) If the contractor is a ILF sponsor, the contractor shall provide an offsite mitigation strategy for approximately ten (10) acres of wetland mitigation. The GSA will pay a one time fee for the expected cost of replacing the wetland functions lost or degraded because of the impact project. The mitigation proposed must be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other governmental agencies. As with any mitigation plan, it must meet all conditions necessary per 33 CFR 332.4 (c) (2) through 33 CFR 332.4 (13) (the 12-step process). Option 2 Permittee-Responsible Mitigation (PRM) - typically used when no feasible banking or ILF options are available. For this option the wetland mitigation contractor would procure, design and construct approximately six (6) acres of wetland mitigation on the GSA property between the existing LPOE and the New LPOE. The wetland mitigation contractor would also prepare a wetland mitigation plan that demonstrates compliance with all Federal and State regulatory requirements. The mitigation proposed must be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other regulatory authorities. As with any mitigation plan, it must meet all conditions necessary per 33 CFR 332.4 (c) (2) through 33 CFR 332.4 (13) (the 12-step process). Responses: If you are an interested contractor, you are invited to submit a written Letter of Interest to include a Capability Statement addressing the following information (five-page limit). All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. The Government will use this information to assess the likelihood of your firm’s capability to perform this project. 1) Name of your company, Unique Entity Identifier (UEID), address, point of contact with phone number and email address, and website (if available). 2) Provide your company’s business size for the assigned NAICS code, which can be located at the Small Business Administration (SBA) website; www.sba.gov. In addition to the size of business, indicate any other socioeconomic designations such as 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and/or Women-Owned Small Business. 3) Capabilities and experience with Federal or similar projects for wetland mitigation construction valued at or above $500,000.00. Interested contractors should have experience in wetland mitigation construction, site development on an environmentally sensitive site. Project experience working on a NYS DEC or Federally Regulated Wetlands will be helpful. Submitted references should highlight relevant construction projects within the past ten (10) years. Provide a minimum of two successful project examples that demonstrate experience delivering construction services as the general contractor for projects similar in size and scope to this project. Project examples showing experience as a construction manager or similar consulting role will not be considered as relevant general contractor experience. Provide the following information for each example: project description, schedule, safety record, scope of construction services; price or budget at award; and final contract value after adjustments. Indicate whether liquidated damages were assessed due to late completion. GSA highly recommends that pictures be submitted with each example to demonstrate before and after conditions. 4) State your company's bonding capability. 5) If your company is/will be part of a joint venture, state the name(s) of the joint venture members and the business size(s) of each. Submission Instructions: Responses are due on February 15, 2023 to Claudia Rivera, Contracting Officer, at
[email protected] not later than 4 P.M. All responses must be submitted via email. No paper submissions will be accepted. For informational purposes: All offerors are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) at the time of offer submission. Note: Each response will be reviewed by the Contracting Officer for the purpose of determining interest and qualifications in performing the work as listed above. All information furnished to the Government in response to this notice will be used for review purposes only. Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the Government’s evaluation of the information received. Incomplete responses will not be considered in determining market availability.