Inactive
8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
Notice ID:N69450-21-R-0045
SYNOPSIS FOR SOLICITATION N69450-21-R-0045 MULTIPLE AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (MACC) – CORPUS CHRISTI AND KINGSVILLE, TEXAS AREA Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast (NAVFAC SE) in...
SYNOPSIS FOR SOLICITATION N69450-21-R-0045 MULTIPLE AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (MACC) – CORPUS CHRISTI AND KINGSVILLE, TEXAS AREA Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast (NAVFAC SE) in Jacksonville, Florida, intends to solicit and award a Design-Build, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) for the Corpus Christi and Kingsville, Texas Area. This requirement was previously fulfilled by a MACC set-aside for Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) propgram participant firms located within the geographical area services by Lower Rio Grande Vally District Office (LRGVDO) and other 8(a) construction firms with a bona fide place of business within the LRGVDO geographical competitive area, and the assigned NAICS code. If a requirement has been accepted by the SBA under the 8(a) Program, it must remain in the Program unless released by the SBA. (See FAR 19.203(c), 19.815). Market research confirmed the requirement should stay within the 8(a) Program. A Sources Sought Notice was posted under Notice ID N6945021CCKTX on 09 November 2020, requesting small business industry interest and Capability Statements. Based on responses from the Notice, it has been determined that competition will be limited to Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Program participant firms, subject to the geographical limitations determined by the SBA, as noted below. The NAVFAC SE Small Business Office concurs with this set-aside determination. Accordingly, this solicitation will be issued as a competitive 8(a) Program set-aside for firms with the specialized experience and qualifications required by the solicitation. In addition, the SBA has determined that the solicitation shall be compted among only those 8(a) Participants having a bona fide place of business within the geographical boundaries of the State of Texas. All other 8(a) Participants are ineligible for participation. The NAICS code for this IDIQ MACC solicitation is 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a corresponding size standard of $39.5M. This solicitation will result in the award of approximately five (5) separate FFP IDIQ MACC awards in the Corpus Christi and Kingsville Area. The Source Selection Authority may determine that a number greater or less than five offerors is in the Government’s interest. Each contract will include a five-year ordering period, for a maximum of sixty (60) months, or an aggregate maximum value of $99,000,000 for all contracts, whichever comes first. There is no yearly or per-contractor limit except for the total five (5) year maximum of $99,000,000. The minimum guarantee for each contract will be $1,000, over the five (5) year period. This solicitation is formatted as a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a negotiated procurement in accordance with FAR Part 15. The source selection process to be used is a two-phase Best Value Trade-Off Approach. Projects (Task Orders) for this contract will primarily consist of consist of general building type projects (new construction, renovation, alteration, demolition, and repair work) including industrial, airfield, aircraft hangar, aircraft traffic control, infrastructure, administrative, training, dormitory, and community support facilities for the Corpus Christi and Kingsville areas managed by NAVFAC SE. Individual project task orders will be phased with independent completion dates and liquidated damages. Task orders will be FFP, normally in the range of $200,000 to $6,000,000 per order. However, task orders under or over these amounts may be considered if deemed to be in the Government's best interest and approved by the NAVFAC SE Chief of Contracts. The seed project for this solicitation will be determined in Phase 2 of the source selection process and only those firms selected during Phase 1 will be eligible to participate in Phase 2. Offerors selected to proceed to Phase 2 will be required to submit a technical and price proposal for a seed project. Offerors who fail to submit a technical and a price proposal will not be considered for an award. The offeror with the best value proposal for the seed project will be awarded an IDIQ under the MACC for a five (5) year ordering period and the seed project task order. The remaining four (4) selected offerors will be awarded an IDIQ under the MACC for a five (5) year ordering period with a minimum guarantee of $1,000.00 over the five (5) year period. This will be an electronic solicitation, which can be downloaded, with any attachments, from the the Contract Opportunites website, https://beta.sam.gov/, when it becomes available. We anticipate the solicitation will be available on or about 1 April 2021. Proposals will be due no later than 30 days after the solicitation is released. The exact date and time will be specified in the solicitation. Offerors are responsible to check Contract Opportunities, https://beta.sam.gov/, for the solicitation and any subsequent amendments that may be issued.
