Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE PURPOSE OF TH... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED CONCERNS DOING WORK UNDER NAICS 237990. ANY POTENTIAL COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION(S) THAT MAY PROCEED FROM THIS NOTICE WILL BE POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS. ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT AT A LATER TIME IF AND WHEN A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. The proposed project is for the investigation, design, plans and specifications for Interior Drainage Area E. BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT A. The New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (District) is preparing plans and specifications for construction of the South Shore of Staten Island (SSSI) Coastal Storm Risk Management Project in Richmond County, NY that will provide critical coastal storm risk management to the highly vulnerable communities of Staten Island. The project alignment spans 5.3 miles along the Raritan Bay from Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach. The alignment generally consists of three typical structures: 3,400 feet of earthen levee, 1,800 feet of floodwall, and 22,700 feet of buried seawall/armored levee. These structures are supplemented by interior drainage improvements including excavated ponds, road raisings and new tide gates and other gate chamber and culvert structures. B. This contract is for the investigation, design, plans and specifications for Interior Drainage Area E. This scope includes the following: Construction of two (2) large interior drainage ponds (detention basins) connected with an open channel culvert; Construction of various stormwater drainage structures: box culverts, several junction chambers, sluice gates, weir chambers with flap gates, nine (9) inlets for future stormwater inlets; Relocation of two (2) existing sanitary sewers. The magnitude of this contract is between $50 million and $100 million. Duration of construction will be approximately 47 months after Notice to Proceed. Notice to Proceed is anticipated to occur approximately in October 2022/November 2022. Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make an appropriate procurement decision. All firms (large or small business) should respond to the project if they are interested in performing it. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). The Small Business Size standard is $36,500,000. Business Characteristics Please provide the name of your business or joint venture, address, point of contact name, phone, fax number, and email address. Please provide a CAGE Code and DUNS Number for the business. What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity? Is your company a small or large business as defined by the SBA? Are you classified as HUB Zone Small Business, SBA certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Business, or as a Large Business? Answer the same questions for any planned subcontractors. Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture? Experience What is the largest drainage structures contract (in cubic yards) on which you were the prime contractor? Have you worked on any projects on Staten Island, NY? How have you dealt with the limitations to transportation and vehicular access? Have you performed drainage structures contracts along the shore in Staten Island, New York? If so, please provide a list and description of at least 3 contracts of similar size, magnitude, and complexity. Description shall include size, cost, technical qualifications of staff, any customer feedback received, and a narrative of any complexities encountered. Equipment What type of equipment do you forecast using? Please include any dozers, hauling equipment, pile drivers, extractors, vibratory hammers etc. What is the capacity per day of that equipment? Capacity What capacity will you have to perform this work in the next 4 years? When would be the earliest you could mobilize to perform this work? Do you foresee any problems with the construction duration as indicated above? What percentage of the work would you expect to subcontract? (refer to the following Federal Regulations to see the Limitation of Subcontracting that pertains to specific set-asides) 13 CFR §121.201 “What size standards has SBA identified by North American Industry Classification System codes?” 48 CFR §19.102 Size Standards 48 CFR §19.5 Set-Asides for Small Business 48 CFR §19.8 Contracting With the Small Business Administration (the 8(a) Program) 48 CFR §19.13 Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program 48 CFR §19.14 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program 48 CFR §19.15 Women-Owned Small Business Program Contractor’s Comments or Recommendations Please provide, if any. Please note that this notice is not a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. The Government should not construe this Sources Sought Synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS The Contractor will conform to all local, state, and federal laws while carrying out the construction process for this project. This includes paying all fees and obtaining all permits required for the work. Responses are due no later than 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time on 24 August 2022. Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement. Please submit completed Survey Questionnaires of no longer than 15 pages by mail or email to: Attn.: Ivan V. Damaso U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NY District CENAN-CT, Room 16-300 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278 Email: ivan.d.damaso@usace.army.mil Survey Questionnaires will not be accepted after 4:00 pm on the response date shown in the advertisement on SAM.gov. If the original response date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal Holiday, the response date will be moved to the next business day. Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL the required information requested, will not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement.