Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS and is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified Small Business, HUBZ... This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS and is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran owned, and Women owned Small Business firms. Responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis will be used by the government in making appropriate acquisition decisions. The Mobile District Corps of Engineers has a need for a construction contract to “design and construct” a Nanofiltration Water Treatment Plant located in Gautier, Mississippi. The City of Gautier’s existing Ion Exchange Water Treatment Plant is located at the public works department on 3305 Vancleave Road. The treated water from this plant at times has a brown tint. The City wants to add a nanofiltration unit as a treatment alternative to the ion exchange system. Nanofiltration is a relatively new technology for potable water generation that uses a membrane filtration process to remove harmful contaminates. The Nanofiltration treatment system will consist of 4 treatment trains (1 MGD each) and will be housed within a building that will be built on the concrete parking lot near the existing ion exchange tank. The contractor will install the treatment trains, install the underground piping, construct the building enclosure and the concrete pad, construct the clean-in-place system, and install the sodium hypochlorite system (disinfection) and the electrical components necessary to run the Nanofiltration treatment trains. The Nanofiltration treatment trains are expected to remove a sufficient amount of contaminants causing the water color to be brownish at times so that water does not look dirty and the people who rely on the City’s public water system will have greater confidence in the public drinking water and not unnecessarily use alternative water sources. The City of Gautier has provided a conceptual design which will be made available “for information only”. The contractor shall be responsible for locating/verifying all utilities and making any necessary design considerations prior to design completion and construction. It is desired to leave utilities in place to the extent possible, with only minor realignments anticipated, if any. The water treatment facility is the primary wastewater treatment facility for the City of Gautier and must remain in operation during this construction. The facility may have other upgrades ongoing by contract within the facility. Space must be identified during design for material laydown, parking and office trailer that will not impede the daily facility operations or expansions and as close as feasible to the construction area. The sources are being sought for firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 237110 with a Small Business Size Standard of $39.5 Million. The magnitude of construction project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The proposed contract duration is 16 months. Responses are requested with the following information, which shall not exceed a total of eight pages. 1. Offeror's name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. 2. Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned, and Service Disabled Veteran Owned shall be indicated on first page of submission. 3. Bonding capability (construction bonding level per single contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars; along with current available bonding capacity. 4. Description of capability to perform the proposed construction, manage subcontractors, prepare and comply with various environmental and construction permits, and capacity to execute this project. 5. Past performance/experience on projects of similar scope, describing no more than three (3) projects that are at least 50% construction complete within the past five years of the issue date of this Notice. The past performance information should include project title, location, general description of the construction to demonstrate relevance to the proposed project, the bidder's role, dollar value of contract, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address). NO RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY FAX OR MAIL. ALL RESPONSES MUST BE E-MAILED to: Lis Trimble at Elizabeth.M.Trimble@usace.army.mil and to Sara Logsdon at sara.g.logsdon@usace.army.mil. Submittals are due no later than 2:00 PM CST, 14 June 2021. Submittals will not be returned. Telephonic responses will not be honored. This is not a Request for Proposal, only a Request for Information. No award will result from this Sources Sought. This notice does not constitute any commitment by the Government.