Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

In accordance with (IAW) FAR 15.201(c)(3) this is a SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. This announcement constitutes a Sources ... In accordance with (IAW) FAR 15.201(c)(3) this is a SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought (market survey). This notice is a request for information to provide data for planning purposes only and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposals, Solicitation, Request for Quotes, or an indication the Government will contract for the services contained in this Sources Sought. This Sources Sought is a market research tool used by the acquisition team to determine potential and eligible businesses that have the capability and interest in this requirement. This also serves as a Request for Comments on the draft statement of work (SOW). The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) seeks information from PRIME CONTRACTORS capable of and interested in providing services for Central Utility Plant Generator Replacement for the NIST Boulder, CO site prior to determining the method of acquisition. This request is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor will the Government pay or reimburse respondents for any information submitted as a result of this notice. Any responses received will not be used as a proposal. Respondents will not be notified of the Sources Sought evaluation results, nor will questions be addressed by the Government. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to assess the amount of interest and capability in the current market, and to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist for this potential requirement. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. This market research tool will be used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and level of announcement for issuance of a solicitation. The Request for Comments portion of this Sources Sought provides contractors the opportunity to make any comments, including recommendations, regarding the draft statement of work (SOW) for the potential project. Comments will be used for consideration in the development of the SOW. The Government will not provide responses to any questions or Requests for Information regarding this project as a part of this Sources Sought and Request for Comments. Project Description: 1. NIST is soliciting capability statements from all interested parties to perform as a Design-Build (DB) Contractor for the design and construction of the Central Utility Plant Generator Replacement. 2. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition is 236220, Commercial and Institutional building construction, and the Small Business size standard is $39.5 million. 3. Planned acquisition type: Firm Fixed-Price Contract. The acquisition is planned to be performed in accordance with FAR PART 36 Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts and FAR PART 15 Contracting by Negotiation. 4. Project Magnitude: In accordance with FAR part 36 the estimated construction price range for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Sources Sought: Interested and capable PRIME CONTRACTORS are requested to electronically submit a Capabilities Statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length inclusive of the following information: 1. Company name and address. The name, position title, telephone number and email address of a company point of contact (POC). 2. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in the system for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. 3. Indicate whether your company is a large business or a small business under the NAICS code specified in this announcement. Small Businesses shall also include status as small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and/or women-owned small business. 4. Company Profile Description: Statement of Capability stating your company’s skills, experience, knowledge, bonding capability (single and aggregate), and equipment to perform the type of work identified in this sources sought. This should include documentation of past specialized experience and technical competence in performing similar projects, up to ten (10) recent and relevant past projects for which your company was the prime contractor. For the purposes of the Sources Sought, "similar" is defined as the replacement of a commercial generator similar to the one described in the draft SOW and accompanying specifications document at an occupied campus/base, with construction costs equal to or greater than $1 Million. 6. Recent experience is experience performed within the last five (5) years. For each project experience, identify the following: a. Did your company perform as a prime or sub-contractor? b. Description of the work performed by your company. Identify/describe the work types (i.e. civil, mechanical, electrical, architectural, structural, etc.) c. Was your company’s work design-build (DB) or design-bid-build (DBB)? d. Identify the work as new construction or renovation of an existing facility. For renovation work, did the work require working around occupied spaces? e. Approximately what dollar amount and percentage, and what types of work did your company perform directly? What percentage and types of work did your company sub-contract out? f. Provide a contract number, the customer organization Government/Agency or private firm), a POC, and a current telephone number and email address for the customer POC. 7. Can your company provide the DB work per the Draft SOW as a PRIME contractor? 8. Would your company provide the DB work per the Draft SOW as a part of a Joint Venture, Partnership, Mentor/Protégé or other legal arrangement? If so, please identify the legal arrangement. 9. Would your company sub-contract work in the performance of the SOW? If so, what percentage of work would your company perform as a Prime Contractor? 10. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government may consider in developing the service requirement and market research. 11. Company sales brochures or marketing packages will NOT be considered. Request for Comments: All comments provided in response to the Sources Sought shall be submitted electronically on the attached Request for Comments sheet. Comments will be used for consideration in the development of the SOW. The Government will not provide responses to any questions, Requests for Information, regarding this project as a part of this Sources Sought and Request for Comments. Submittal Instructions: All responses to this Sources Sought shall be submitted via email by the required Response Date to Primary Point of Contact with a courtesy copy to the Alternate Point of Contact in this announcement. All correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads Central Utility Plant Generator Replacement Sources Sought. If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your e-mail. All other attachments may be deleted. Responses shall not include classified data. Proprietary information, if any, shall be kept to a minimum and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, SEGREGATE proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.