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THIS REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Combined Synopsis/Solicitation – PHILPOTT LAKE –WELL WATER AND SWIM BEACH TESTING SERVICES, HENRY, PATRICK AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES, BASSETT, VA Solicitation No. W912... THIS REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Combined Synopsis/Solicitation – PHILPOTT LAKE –WELL WATER AND SWIM BEACH TESTING SERVICES, HENRY, PATRICK AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES, BASSETT, VA Solicitation No. W912PM24Q0030. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a small business set-aside. This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-05 effective May 22, 2024. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541380 with a size standard of $19,000,000.00. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District needs water testing services for the Government facilities at the Philpott Lake Project in Henry, Patrick and Franklin counties, near Bassett, Virginia. The resulting award issued from this request will result in one award. Service Contract Act Wage Determination 2015-4315 Rev. 25 dated 05-13-2024 for Franklin County, NC AND 2015-4319, Rev. 25, dated 04-11-2024 for Henry and Patrick Counties, NC will apply. The Offeror is responsible for referring to the wage determination and applying it as applicable. Site Visit: A site visit has been scheduled for: Friday, 09 August 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT. Location: Philpott Lake Visitor Center Address: 1058 Philpott Dam Road, Bassett, VA 24082 Point of Contact for the site visit: Neal Ingram, Email: neal.j.ingram@usace.army.mil, Cell Phone: (540) 493-1966, Work Phone: (276) 629-4512 X 8226 During this site visit, offerors will be given the opportunity to see the Philpott Lake Project and drive around its areas using their own vehicles. No questions will be answered during the site visit. Prospective offerors are requested to submit any written questions or inquiries to Troy D. Small and Diana D. Curl via email. Inquiries should specify the section and paragraph of the RFQ for which clarification is desired. The solicitation can only be changed by formal written amendment issued by the Contracting Officer. The duration of the site visit will be one (1) day only with no make-up dates allowed. Please RSVP for the site visit to diana.d.curl@usace.army.mil and to troy.d.small@usace.army.mil not later than 07 August 2024, 4:00 P.M. EDT. The following documents have been provided: A21 – (A) Combined Synopsis-Solicitation – PHILPOTT LAKE – WATER TESTING SERVICES – W912PM24Q0030 – Final A21 – (B) Contractor Quote Sheet With Pricing QUESTIONS ARE DUE NOT LATER THAN 4:00 PM, EDT, 09 August 2024. QUOTES ARE DUE NOT LATER THAN 2:00 PM, EDT, 16 August 2024. SUBMIT QUESTIONS & QUOTES ELECTRONICALLY via email to BOTH diana.d.curl@usace.army.mil and troy.d.small@usace.army.mil. It is your responsibility to follow up and ensure quotes have been received by the Contract Specialist prior to the due date and time for quotes. INSTRUCTIONS Please read the instructions and all solicitation documents very carefully before submitting your bids. All Quote Submission Packages must include the following items: Contractor Quote Sheet with Pricing. Technical Proposal per clause 52.212-2 of the solicitation: Offerors are required to submit prior experience of recent and relevant contracts/projects at the time of quote. Contracts/Projects can be performed with Federal, State, local or private companies. Government contracts are preferred but not required. Contracts/Projects that are relevant are defined as those that are similar to the requirements of the Statement of (SOW) for well water and swim beach testing services. Contracts that are recent are defined as those that have been completed within the last five (5) years. A minimum of two (2) contracts/projects shall be provided to include: contract number, title of project, detailed description of work performed, and Point of Contact. Please do not submit more than five (5) contracts/projects. In order for an offeror to be determined technically acceptable, the offeror must show previous experience with the type of work described in the SOW. Offerors must show previous experience on a minimum of two (2) contracts/projects. Evaluation of Award: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Issuance of award will be made to the lowest price offeror that is technically acceptable. Price Quote and Technical Proposal: Each offeror must submit both a Price Quote and a Technical Proposal via email. The technical proposal shall include the documentation in certification and documented past experience. See provision 52.212-2 within the solicitation for submittal requirements. No hard copies will be accepted or evaluated. Both the Price Quote and Technical Proposal must be received by the closing date and time set forth within the solicitation. In an effort to reduce paper and cost, all quotes shall be submitted electronically. All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format and shall be on 8 ½ x 11 size pages in no less than 10 pitch or 10 fonts. The Pricing Quote can be in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet format provided within the solicitation. Offerors may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce fie size and facilitate electronic transmission. Title file(s) in the following format: W912PM24Q0030_COMPANY NAME_PRICING W912PM24Q0030_COMPANY NAME_TECHNICAL SAM Registration: Each prospective awardee shall be registered and be active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. If the Offeror does not become registered to receive contracts with an active Cage Code and show as active to receive contract awards in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer (NLT due date/time of solicitation), the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ or by calling 866-606-8220, Monday – Friday from 8am – 8pm EST. On-line Representations and Certifications may also be filled out at this website. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. This announcement and written Request for Quote constitutes the only “Request for Quote” that will be made for this requirement.

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NAICS: 541380 W912PM24Q0030 SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR Philpott Lake Well Water and Swim Beach Testing - Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity RESPONSE DATE: 24 May 2024 at 4:00PM Eastern (UTC-5) Thi... NAICS: 541380 W912PM24Q0030 SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR Philpott Lake Well Water and Swim Beach Testing - Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity RESPONSE DATE: 24 May 2024 at 4:00PM Eastern (UTC-5) This is a Sources Sought/Request for Information only. This is NOT a Solicitation Announcement, nor is it a Request for Proposal. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District does not intend to award a contract based on this request for information. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, is conducting market research to facilitate a determination of acquisition strategy for this procurement. The determination of the acquisition strategy for this procurement lies solely with the Government and will be based on market research and information available to the Government from other sources. A market survey is being conducted to the determine the market capabilities of potential contractors and determine if there are a reasonable number of firms, large or small businesses, interested in performing the required work in the required location. A decision as to whether the work will be set-aside for specific socio-economic category businesses is pending. Therefore, the Government is particularly seeking responses from small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses: 8(a) concerns, HUBZONE concerns, woman-owned small businesses, veteran or service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Large businesses should also respond. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541380 – Testing Laboratories and Services. The business size standard for NAICS Code 541380 is $19M. The duration of this contract to perform testing at Philpott Lake is One (1) Base Year and Four (4) Option Years that are to be exercised at the discretion of the government. It is the Government’s intent to award a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). All work shall be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this request or any follow up information requests. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Provide all the necessary labor, equipment, transportation and materials to perform four well system startup tests, quarterly well water tests for 9 wells, annual nitrate tests for 9 wells, and perform weekly beach water quality testing, testing sample analysis, and provision of testing sample analysis results as well as retests in case of positive tests at Philpott Lake, near Bassett, VA. The anticipated Period of Performance is as follows: One (1) Base Year and Four (4) Option Years. Offeror's response to this notice shall include the following information: General information: Firm Name Firm Address Unique Entity ID number and Cage Code NAICS (list all NAICS under which your firm is registered) Responsible Point of Contact Business Type and Size Small Business Classifications (indicate all applicable classifications, including small business, HUBZone small business, Small Disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, Woman-Owned small business, Minority, Native American small business) NOTE: Any supporting documentation that confirms your socio-economic status should be provided, i.e., letter of certification from VA confirming SDVOSB status. The Government may not give credit to your socio-economic class if there is not sufficient documentation to support it or if the Government cannot verify through other means that your business is as such. The Government must be able to verify SBA certification of HubZone and 8(a) via SAM, and VA Certification of VOSB and SDVOSB’s through the Vendor Information Pages at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ Identification of Joint Ventures (Business Name, Business Size and Cage Code of JV); Although we are not looking for formal signed agreements at this time, if you intend to "team" with another firm, formally or informally, you must submit information, not more, than one (1) page, about your team's involvement. More specifically, you must submit sufficient information for the Government to determine the roles each team member will play and what your socio-economic status is or will be considering the proposed arrangement. Therefore, included in your one (1) page if you are a Small Business and you intend to mentor/protégé and/or JV with a large business, both team members must sign agreeing that 40% of the labor will be performed by the 8(a) firm. Additionally, if the team is a mentor/protégé arrangement, identify the areas that will be mentored. Any supporting documentation that confirms your socio-economic status as a team should be provided. Firm's interest in submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation when it is issued. Indication of certification(s) related to Well Water and Swim Beach Testing and other relevant certifications. Identification of areas within the United States where the company has the capability to work: Demonstration of the firm's experience as a prime contractor on projects that are substantially complete or completed within the last five (5) years which are similar to the project in size, scope, and complexity. Projects considered similar in scope to the project shall include Well Water and Swim Beach Testing With each project experience provided, include the date when the project was completed or will be complete, location of the project, contract number, and contract amount. A description of how the experience relates to the proposed project. Your company's level of involvement in the project, i.e., subcontractor (type), prime, GC, etc. and your specific role. The response must show that the respondent possesses the necessary skills and experience. Please only include a narrative of the requested information; additional information will not be reviewed. Do not send hard copies of advertising or promotional materials. Please ensure that all responses are comprehensive and provide a name and point-of-contact for your firm for follow-up by this office or the procuring contracting officer. If you have responded to any previous sources sought postings or had other communications with our office regarding preliminary market research for this project, please be advised that it is still necessary for you to respond to this posting. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the Prime Contractor and work accomplished by the teaming partner. To protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointment for presentations will be made. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. There is no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs related to or arising out of responding to this request for information. All information provided becomes property of the Government. There is no guarantee, expressed or implied, that the market research for this acquisition will result in any guarantee of award or acquisition strategy. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. To protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointment for presentations will be made. Email the requested information, with delivery and read receipt requested to: Diana D. Curl at diana.d.curl@usace.army.mil Courtesy Copy: Troy D. Small at troy.d.small@usace.army.mil The email should be titled: Philpott Lake Well Water and Swim Beach Testing IDIQ Sources Sought Response [insert company short name] If you have questions, please contact Diana D. Curl at diana.d.curl@usace.army.mil RESPONSE DATE: Responses must be received no later than 24 May 2024 at 4:00 PM Eastern (UTC-5).