Inactive Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Set-Aside (FAR 19.13)

This procurement is for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Job Order Contract (JOC) and is being advertised as a 100% HubZone Small Business (HUBZONE) set-aside. This procurement will u... This procurement is for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Job Order Contract (JOC) and is being advertised as a 100% HubZone Small Business (HUBZONE) set-aside. This procurement will utilize the best value source selection process with the intent to award one (1) contract to one (1) responsible Offeror whose proposal, conforming to the Request for Proposal (RFP), will be most advantageous to the Government resulting in the best value, price and other factors considered. This is an IDIQ JOC contract with pre-established fixed contract prices. The actual amount of work to be performed and the time of such performance will be determined by the Contracting Officer or their properly authorized representative, who will issue written task orders to the contractor. Award of task orders will be on a firm fixed price basis. Projects will be primarily design-bid-build (fully designed) task orders or task orders with minimal design effort (e.g. shop drawings). Projects may include, but are not limited to, alterations, repairs, and construction of WATER AND SEWER LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. The work to be acquired under this solicitation is for construction, supervision, equipment, material, labor, and all means necessary for commercial and institutional buildings new construction, alterations, repair, and replacements construction projects at various government facilities within the NAVFAC SW Facilities Engineering Acquisition Divisions (FEAD) Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton (Camp Pendleton) and Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Seal Beach, California, Area of Responsibility and other locations as approved. Types of projects may include, but are not limited to: water and sewer lines, mains, pumping stations, treatment plants, and storage tanks. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction) with a small business size standard of $39.5 million. The basic contract performance period will be for 24 months. Each contract contains two (2) 36-month options for a total maximum duration of eight (8) years. The estimated maximum dollar value, including the base year and all options, for all contracts combined is $35,000,000. The only work authorized under this contract is work ordered by the government through issuance of a task order. Task orders will range between $2,000 and $1,000,000. Task orders may fall below or above this limit; however, contractors are not obligated to accept such task orders under the general terms of the contract. The government makes no representation as to the number of task orders or actual amount of work to be ordered; however, during the term of the contract, a minimum of $5,000 is guaranteed to be ordered from each awardee, under the performance period of the contract. Contractors are not guaranteed work in excess of the minimum guarantee. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contract without discussions. Selection for award will be based on evaluation of the following: Factor 1 – Ability to Manage Multiple Simultaneous Projects, Factor 2 – Experience, Factor 3 - Past Performance, Factor 4 – Safety, Factor 5 –Price (based on Proposed Task Order 0001). Best Value Tradeoff Source Selection procedures will be used, and award may be made to the Offeror whose proposal is the most advantageous and offers the best value to the government, price and other factors considered. No site visit will be held, and no pre-proposal conference will be conducted. This acquisition is being restricted to HUBZONE and 237110 NAICS code. In order to qualify as a Small Business contractor, companies must meet the requirements and steps listed at the SBA’s webpage at https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/hubzone-program and have current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. NOTE: SAM registrations are taking longer than usual to complete/process. This is especially true for newly formed Joint Ventures. Prospective offerors are highly encouraged to start the SAM registration prior to issue of the Request for Proposal. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. The RFP will be posted to https://PIEE.eb.mil/ and https://sam.gov/content/opportunities on or around January 04, 2023. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEBSITES DAILY FOR ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION. Prospective Offerors MUST register themselves on the aforementioned websites. Plan holders lists will not be faxed and will be available only at Internet website address listed above. No pre-proposal conference is planned at this time. If the decision is made to have such a conference, the appropriate information will be included in the solicitation.