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This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this synopsis is to make notice of a proposed contract action for P-381, Multi-Mission D... This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this synopsis is to make notice of a proposed contract action for P-381, Multi-Mission Dry Dock #1, Caissons located at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This solicitation will result in a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract for design-bid-build (DBB) construction services. The proposed project provides two graving dock caissons for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, located in Kittery, Maine. The caissons will be a separate contract funded as part of MILCON P-381 Multi Mission Dry Dock #1. The caissons will be for Dry Dock #1N and Dry Dock #1W. Caisson construction includes steel fabrication, installation of mechanical and electrical systems, and a full testing program of the caisson and its interface with the newly constructed dry dock seats. Construction will be primarily offsite with delivery to the shipyard and final testing at the dry docks. The caissons will be constructed to meet Military Standard (MIL-STD-1625D(SH)), Safety Certification Program for Dry-docking Facilities and Shipbuilding Ways for U.S. Navy Ships and Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC-4-213-10). The anticipated award of this contract is March 2021. The completion time for this contract is 1,672 calendar days after award. This solicitation is being advertised as "Unrestricted" for full and open competition. This is a source selection procurement requiring both non-price (technical and past performance) and price proposals, and will utilize the lowest price technically acceptable process at FAR 15.101-2. The basis for evaluation and evaluation factors for award will be included in the solicitation. Large business concerns are required to submit a subcontracting plan prior to award of the contract. The appropriate Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 336611 – Ship Building and Repairing, and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 in number of employees. In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the magnitude of construction for this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. This office anticipates award of a contract for these services by March 2021. A Sources Sought notice was issued on 23 September 2020 to determine the capability of small businesses to perform the requirement. The Sources Sought notice yielded no responses. Based upon analysis of the data considered, and in accordance with FAR 19.501(c), the Contracting Officer has determined that there is not a reasonable expectation that an adequate number of Small Business firms would respond to or be qualified to perform the requirements of this solicitation. NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic’s Office of Small Business Programs concurred with this decision on 29 October 2020. The drawings and specifications for this project will be posted with the solicitation and are not available at this time. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about 18 November 2020. All documents will be in Adobe PDF file format and downloadable from the Contract Opportunities website (beta.SAM). The official address to the solicitation is https://www.beta.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to register for the solicitation when downloading from the website. Only registered contractors will be notified by email when amendments to the solicitation are issued. A free Acrobat Reader, required to view the PDF files, can be downloaded from the Adobe website. IMPORTANT NOTICE: All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). You must have an active registration in SAM to do business with the federal government. For additional information, go to https://www.sam.gov. Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Brittany Cristelli at brittany.cristelli@navy.mil