JSOC OPERATIONS FACILITY ANNEX

This is a Sources Sought/Request for Information only. This is NOT a Solicitation Announcement, nor is it a Request for Proposal. This request does not obligate the Government in any contract award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, is conducting research to determine the market capabilities of potential contractors to construct a JSOC Operations Facility Annex. The scope of work includes: Construct a new 25,260 SF Operations Facility Annex. The scope of this project is to construct an Operations Facility that includes administrative, mission planning areas, vehicle bays, climate controlled pallet storage with lift, Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants storage, arms vaults, individual unit caged storage, engineering workshops, latrines with lockers, and laundry. Also includes space for a Secure Compartmentalized Information Facility with administrative area, 50-person classroom, operations center, and Special Access Programs. Project will also provide fire alarm/mass notification, fire suppression system, telephone and advanced unclassified and classified communications networks, intercom system, closed circuit surveillance and electronic access control systems, integrated commercial intrusion detection system, cable TV, a protected distribution system, and connection to the energy management control system. Department of Defense principles for high performance and sustainable building requirements will be included in the design and construction of the project in accordance with federal laws and Executive Orders. Low Impact Development features will be included in the design and construction of this project as appropriate. Supporting facilities include site development, utilities and connections, lighting, lightning protection system, walks, curbs and gutters, vehicle parking, access road, bus access area, storm drainage, landscaping, fencing and other site improvements. Supporting facilities are costlier due to long utility runs to the remote project site. Heating and air conditioning will be provided by a self-contained systems. Measures in accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) Minimum Antiterrorism for Buildings standards will be provided. Facilities will be designed to a minimum life of 40 years in accordance with DoD's Unified Facilities Code (UFC 1-200-02) including energy efficiencies, building envelope and integrated building systems performance. Comprehensive building and furnishings related interior design services are required. Electronic security systems and audio visual services are included. Cyber Security Measures will be incorporated into this project. Sustainability/Energy measures will be provided. Access for persons with disabilities will be provided. Comprehensive interior design and audio visual services are included. No demolition or disposal is included in this project. Air Conditioning (Estimated 25 Tons) Facilities will be designed to a minimum life of 40 years in accordance with DoD's Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 1-200-02) including energy efficiencies, building envelope and integrated building systems performance. In accordance with DFARS 236.204(i) the magnitude of construction for this project will be between $10,000,000 and $25,000,0000.00. All interested firms with 236220 as an approved NAICs code have until 7 August 2021 to submit the following information: - Name & Address of your Firm - Point of Contact (Name/Phone/E-mail) - Current SAM - Business Size, to include designation as HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Business, and Large Business. [If an 8(a) Small Business, your firm must have an office in Region IV (GA, AL, NC, VA, TN, MS, FL, KY, SC)]. Any supporting documentation that confirms your socio-economic status should be provided, e.g., letter of certification from VA confirming SDVOSB status. The Government must be able to verify SBA certification of HubZone and 8(a) via SAM. - Bonding capability - both single and aggregate capacity contracts or for multiple task orders, as evidenced by submission of Surety Company Letter stating bonding capacity. - Evidence of capabilities to perform comparable work (i.e., complex construction projects) of similar size, scope and complexity on three (3) recent projects equal to or greater than $18,000,000.00 in value (not more than six (6) years old) and minimum of 25,000 square feet. One (1) project must include the construction of a similar multi-story facility. One (1) project must demonstrate the capability to construct a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility). All project examples submitted must be as the prime contractor, Joint Venture or Mentor Protégé. Include the project name and description of the key/salient features of the project (i.e., square footage, multi-story, phased renovation, etc.), completion date, total contract construction value, whether it was Design-Build, Construction only, Renovation or Rehabilitation, etc. Additionally, if you were teaming with another firm, clearly identify your role on the project(s) submitted. Please provide at least one point of contact (with e-mail address and phone number) for project validation. The Government will not give credit to projects if the lack of information hinders the ability to determine relevancy and/or level or experience. - Firm's capability to perform, to include geographic span and project size. Include firm's in-house capability to execute design and construction, or established relationship with a design firm to perform Design Build. If firm has personnel with active security clearances, please provide employee name, level of clearance, and expiration date of clearance. - Information on Teaming Arrangement (if applicable). Although we are not looking for formal signed agreements at this time, if you intend to "team" with another firm, formally or informally, you must submit information, not more than one (1) page, about your team's involvement. More specifically, you must submit sufficient information for the Government to determine the roles each team member will play and what your socio-economic status is or will be considering the proposed arrangement. Therefore, included in your one (1) page if you are a Small Business and you intend to mentor/protégé and/or JV with a large business both team members must sign agreeing that 40% of the labor will be performed by the protégé firm. Additionally, if the team is a mentor/protégé arrangement, identify the areas that will be mentored. If the offeror is a Joint Venture (J-V), relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity, or the individual firms that make up the joint venture. Offerors that are part of the DoD Mentor Protégé program may submit two (2) recent and relevant projects completed by the Mentor with the remaining project being submitted on behalf of the protégé. Any supporting documentation that confirms your socio-economic status as a team should be provided. The Government may not give credit to your socio-economic class if there is not sufficient documentation to support it or if the Government cannot verify through other means that your business is as such. The requested information shall be submitted electronically to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: John Hill Email: [email protected] and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: Robert N. Law E-mail: [email protected] The email should be entitled: PN 92793, JSOC OPERATIONS FACILITY ANNEX Do not send hard copies of advertising or promotional materials. Please ensure that all responses are comprehensive and provide a name and point-of-contact for your firm for follow-up by this office or the procuring contracting officer. If you have responded to any previous e-mail messages or had other communications with our office regarding preliminary market research for this project, please be advised that it will be necessary for you to respond to this e-mail and the questions contained therein. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the Prime Contractor and work accomplished by the teaming partner. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. There is no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs related to or arising out of responding to this request for information. All information provided becomes property of the Government. There is no guarantee, expressed or implied, that the market research for this acquisition will result in any guarantee of award or acquisition strategy.