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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY THAT IS BEING MADE TO UPDATE PREVIOUS MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY THAT IS BEING MADE TO UPDATE PREVIOUS MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. An initial source sought was completed in June 2020 as W912DR20R0045. The information received from this source sought will be used to confirm prior market research. All information received from both sources sought will be utilized for the procurement process. The. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District (NAB) requests capability statements from any capable firm wishing to submit a capability statement. USACE NAB has been tasked to solicit and award a contract for the Decommissioning and Disposal (D&D) Activities for the SM-1A Reactor Facility Located at Fort Greely, AK. The NAICS code is 562910, Environmental Remediation Services, with a standard size is between 750 employees. The anticipated contract is estimated between $150,000,000 and $200,000,000. By way of this Sources Sought Notice, the USACE NAB intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. The responses to this notice will be used for planning purposes for upcoming procurements. Therefore, this notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issuance of an RFP; nor does it commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, this agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this notice; all costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this notice. Responses to this notice will become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this notice. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The requirement is for a broad range of planning, engineering design, construction, demolition, and support activities related to the decommissioning and disposal of the deactivated SM-1A Nuclear Power Plant and Reactor Facilities at Fort Greely, AK. SM-1A is currently co-located, in the same building, with Doyon Utilities. Services shall include, but are not limited to: planning, design, studies, reports, permits, investigations, process evaluations, facility evaluations, analysis, compliance, construction, demolition, decommissioning, disposal activities and required training in all of the following areas: air monitoring radiological and hazardous materials packaging certification, transportation and disposal chemical strategies radiation safety industrial hygiene and safety infrastructure permitting and licensing requirements civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical design geotechnical investigations and design architectural design control and instrumentation design Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) computer aided drafting and scanning cost analysis and estimating surveying facility security public information communication support engineering support and staffing historical mitigation All services shall be conducted in compliance with the appropriate and relevant regulations/standards including, but not limited to, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCSA), Clean Air Act (CAA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC), Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) standards, Army Regulation 50-7, EM 385-1-1, and other relevant USACE/Army Regulations and guidance. INTERESTED SOURCES: All Interested Offerors should respond to this survey via email. Responses should demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence in nuclear reactor (power, test/research, and/or production) decommissioning and disposal and submission of a concise narrative and specific project examples of similar size and scope that demonstrate their recent experience in: Nuclear reactor decommissioning and disposal Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) services including characterization, packaging, transport and disposal in support of nuclear reactor decommissioning Preparation and development of engineering studies, design, construction, and demolition documents for projects in support of nuclear reactor decommissioning Experience with large cost-plus reimbursable contracts and ability to handle multiple large tasks simultaneously while producing quality work, within the required time and the project budget Application of nuclear reactor demolition, decommissioning, disposal cost controls through appropriate design, demolition, decommissioning techniques on complex projects during fluctuating markets to ensure projects remain within budget Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules Coordination, meetings, submissions and presentations to various local, federal, state and public stakeholders Experience with health physics, radiological contaminants, monitoring and safety and health requirements Experience with the preparation of environmental documents; permits and reporting requirements related to nuclear facilities, as well as CAA, CWA, NEPA, RCRA, and DOT requirements; hazardous material and waste management such as asbestos, PCB, and lead surveys, remediation, disposal; LLRW characterization, packaging, transport, disposal The ability to provide temporary on-site staff for specialized activities such as project management, civil design, structural design, electrical design, mechanical design, environmental design; CADD design; remediation, decommissioning, disposal, construction, and demolition activities Experience with stormwater management and erosion and sedimentation control in various jurisdictions Topographic surveys, soil surveys, and subsurface exploration including associated testing Ability to obtain all necessary local, state and federal permits Ability to work in remote environments with challenging environmental constraints (e.g. extreme temperatures, strong sustained winds, limited construction seasons) Ability to retain workforce in a remote, interior Alaska location Performing decommissioning/ demolition work alongside an active facility without impacting existing facility operations. Performing decommissioning/ demolition work in a constrained environment. CONTRACT REQUIREMENT When a solicitation is issued, firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for all of the required work. The Government is still evaluating the type of contract that may be issued. The contract type will likely be a hybrid contract including cost reimbursable and firm fixed price elements. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Offeror's response to this notice shall be limited to 10 pages front and back in 11-point Times New Roman font and shall include the following information: 1. General Information: a. Company name b. Company address c. CAGE Code and DUNS Number d. NAICS (list all NAICS under which your firm is registered) e. Responsible Point of Contact (to include phone number and email address) f. Identification of Joint Ventures (Business name, size, and cage code of JV); g. Business Size 2. Firm's interest in submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation when it is issued; 3. Demonstration of the firm's experience as a prime contractor, subcontractor and/or teaming partner on projects of similar size, scope and dollar amount, type and complexity within the past ten years. Also, the firm's ability to successfully handle multiple contracts and/or task orders concurrently of similar size, type and complexity; 4. List up to five (5) completed nuclear reactor decontamination and/or decommissioning projects; 2 must be cost reimbursable and all should have a dollar value of at least 40 million dollars. Include project title and location, a brief description of the project including the dollar amount of the project and the work that was self-performed. Please address the following - as relevant - when preparing your capabilities statements: a. Key Prime project roles (Project Manager, Radiation Safety Officer - CHP, Site Safety and Health Officer - CIH, Transportation & Disposal Manager, Site Manager, Quality Control Systems Manager) b. Experience with NRC decommissioning guidance related to nuclear reactor decontamination and decommissioning c. Familiarity with cost-type contracts, including tracking earned value d. Familiarity with complex project scheduling and resource loading e. Approaches to complex stakeholder issues f. Risk management approaches g. Experience with EM 385-1-1 h. Implementation of innovative technology and risk management i. Prior work experience within the interior of Alaska j. Experience coordinating and planning unique logistics for waste transportation 5. Ability of the firm to demonstrate an acceptable accounting system adequate for determining costs under a cost reimbursement contract, in accordance was DFARS 252.242-7006 and 242.75 The response must be specific to the qualifications listed above to show that the respondent possesses the necessary skills and experience. THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN RFP. It is a market research tool being utilized to reaffirm and provide update to previous market research conducted in June 2020, under W912DR20R0045, before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this Sources Sought Notice is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited or delivered. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirements are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 11AM EST on 12 February 2021. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Mark Cap, at Mark.Cap@usace.army.mil referencing the Sources Sought Notice number, W912DR21R0021 (formerly W912DR20R0045). Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Mark Cap via email – Mark.Cap@usace.armymil *Please note vendors not registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of contracts will not be eligible for award. Vendors must also be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code as indicated in the advertised RFP to be considered for award. Vendors may register for SAM online at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.