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By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Chicago District intends to determine the extent of firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder for the Indiana B... By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Chicago District intends to determine the extent of firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder for the Indiana Backup Power System at the Indiana Harbor Canal, Confined Disposal Facility located in East Chicago, Indiana. The responses to this Notice will be used for planning purposes for an upcoming procurement. Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB); it does not guarantee the future issue of a RFP or IFB; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. 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 not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future Solicitation, if any is issued. In accordance with 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. GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS: The contractor will be required to provide a product design (schematics), furnish and install a complete working, and fully functional backup power system for the Indiana Harbor gradient control system. The work will involve design calculations to confirm equipment ratings, furnishing and installing an estimated 250kW 480V 3 phase backup generator, a diesel fuel tank and a 200kVA 480-12,47kV 3 phase step-up transformer each with their own concrete pad. Additionally, existing 15kv switchgear (designated PMS-03) will have to be replaced with new 15kV metal clad switchgear and pad extension will have to be poured. The new switchgear will consist of a service disconnect, a disconnect for power from the generator/transformer combo, an automatic transformer switch, and two, 200A, 15kv switches will power each side of a power loop at the site. Additionally, interconnecting wiring will be required for the generator, fuel tank, transformer and switchgear. Conduits will be installed underground, be PVC coated steel, and buried approximately 36” Deep. Equipment will be spaced to provide access for maintenance and conform to applicable code requirements. The magnitude of construction costs are estimated between $1M and $5M. MARKET SURVEY INFORMATION: This Agency requests that interested contractors complete the following questions to assist the government in its efforts. 1. Firm’s name and BUSINESS SIZE, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2. Is your company currently "active" at the System for Award Management (http://www.sam.gov)? If not, does it plan to register? (NOTE: Contractors are now REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements (Reference: FAR Subpart 4.1102 – Policy (a)). 3. In consideration of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237130, with a small business size in dollars of $39.5M, which of the following small business categories is your business classified under, if any? Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Small Business. 4. Is your firm capable of obtaining a performance and payment bond for a construction project valued at or above $5M? 5. Is your firm interested in performing as a subcontractor or prime? 6. Does the interested vendor have experience in the work described for this project? If so, how many years? Please provide a listing of projects completed during the past three years, both for government and private industry. Please include the type of project, dollar value, contract number and location. Indicate if you worked as the prime or subcontractor. 7. In the consideration of the aforementioned government requirements, if your firm were to see an advertisement for this planned procurement during the month of July 2021, would your firm be interested in providing a bid/offer? SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: Respondents interested in providing a response to this Notice shall provide their submittals to Annette Lakes AND Regina G. Blair by 5p.m (Central Time) on 14 June 2021, via email to: annette.h.lakes@usace.army.mil and regina.g.blair@usace.army.mil (please ensure that the number & title of the Sources Sought Notice of "W912P621S0018, IHC POWER BACKUP” is included in the subject line of your email). Any electronic files (EMAIL) CANNOT EXCEED this Agency's size limit of 20MB (includes email and its attachment); files exceeding this size will be denied access to the respective email inboxes. NEGATIVE REPLIES ARE VERY MUCH WELCOME.