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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District requests capability statements from qualified industry partners. USACE, Baltimore District has been tasked to solicit and award a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a Medical Waste Incinerator in new facility on Fort Detrick, in Frederick, Maryland. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this request or any follow-up information requests; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 236210 – Industrial Building Construction, with a size standard of $39,500,000 The magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. Small Businesses are reminded that they must perform at least 20% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials with their own employees for general construction-type procurements. By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Announcement, W912DR23R0003, USACE, Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. 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, USACE, Baltimore District will not accept unsolicited proposal. 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 announcement. PROJECT DESCRITPION: The USACE, Baltimore District was requested to assist the United States Army Garrison with executing the design and construction of a Medical Waste Incinerator Facility at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland. This project will provide a building housing new state-of-the-art medical waste incinerators to dispose of all laboratory, medical and infectious waste generated on Fort Detrick, Maryland including BSL3/BSL4 waste. The facility will be approximately 14,000 square feet in size. The incinerators will have N+1 redundancy at an anticipated 550lb units (2 units each with a capacity of 550 lbs/hr). The facility is expected to process one (1) million pounds of medical waste yearly (it is assumed that at a minimum 8 hrs/day, 5 day/wk operation of a single unit could achieve the necessary one million point throughput, annually). The general waste characterization includes Plastic, Sharps, Biologicals and Paper. This facility will accept waste from nine (9) sources (minimum). Once incinerated the ash will be disposed of in a Fort Detrick landfill. The anticipated performance period is 790 days from notice to proceed. The proposed project is of great significance for national defense and will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, Design-Build (DB) procured in accordance FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations, under a Best-Value Trade-Off Process. Responders should address ALL of the following in their submittal: 1. Firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, and email address, CAGE code and DUNS number. 2. Indicate if your company registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database. If not, indicate if it has been registered or does it plan to register. 3. In consideration of NAICS code 236210, with a small business size standard in dollar of $39.5M, indicate which of the following small business categories your business is classified under: Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Small-Disadvantaged Business, Woman- Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business. 4. Indicate if your company is currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government. Yes/No. (if yes, please explain). 5. Provide a letter from the surety regarding the bonding capability for a single contract action and aggregate. 6. Provide information on the firms experience in the areas listed below and provide narratives identifying that specific experience: a. Successful experience with industrial type new construction. b. Experience in the design and installation of medical waste incinerators to dispose of laboratory and medical. The facility is expected to dispose of 1 million pounds yearly. c. Successful experience with the federal government construction submittal and design review process. d. Experience with Design and Construction for new Building Structural and Foundation features to include installation in Karst geology. 7. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and application by providing examples of compliance with design codes, to include EPA Air Permits. 8. Any experience in building a medical waste incinerator facility building. Total submittal shall be no longer than ten (10) pages in one (1).pdf file. Comments will be shared with the Government and the project team, but otherwise well be held in strict confidence. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: THIS NOTICE IS NOT A RFP. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this source sought 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 requirement are invited to submit a response to this sources sought notice no later than 27 October 2022 by 11AM (ET). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Leigha Arnold, Contract Specialist – leigha.m.arnold@usace.army.mil referencing the source sought notice number W912DR22R0032. 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: Leigha Arnold via email - leigha.m.arnold@usace.army.mil. Please note that vendors not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of contracts will not be eligible for an award. Vendors must all be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code 238910 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.