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Description: A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are a reasonable number of interested small business concerns to set this future project aside for them. If your firm is a Small B... Description: A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are a reasonable number of interested small business concerns to set this future project aside for them. If your firm is a Small Business, certified HUBZone, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business and you are interested in this project please respond appropriately. Design Bid Build (DBB) Construction 8.3-megawatt (MW) natural gas (NG) generation plant connected to the installation's distribution switching station, owned by Canoochee Electric Membership Cooperative (CEMC), and to the installation’s natural gas infrastructure. The microgrid control system will provide smart switching capabilities at the feeder level providing power to meet the needs of the entire installation. This project will support 100% of critical missions and critical facilities at Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF), including the 3 MW of critical loads. Critical missions and facilities at HAAF are spread throughout the installation, with mission owned identified facilities on all active feeders. The generation asset is sized to meet the average load of the installation, approximately 8.1MW. Primary project facilities include a total of 8.3 MW NG Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) generators together with pumps and radiators. In addition, the project will install unit transformers, switchgear, and microgrid control systems, along with fire protection and detection systems. The microgrid control system includes transfer switches, automated circuit breakers, interface and protection relays, generation transformer, microgrid controller, and fiber optic communication connections. Supporting facilities and infrastructure include water utility connections, sewer utility connections, natural gas utility connections, site preparation, security lighting, paving, walkways, curbs, storm drainage, site clearing and grading, fencing, landscaping, and signage. Contract duration is estimated at 730 calendar days. The estimated cost range is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. NAICS code is 237130. All interested Small Businesses, certified HUBZONE, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Businesses or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business contractors should respond to this survey by email on Thursday 12 October 2023 by 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Responses should include: 1. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status. 2. Contractor’s Unique Identifier Number and CAGE Code(s). 3. Documentation from the firm’s bonding company showing current single and aggregate performance and payment bond limits. 4. Descriptions of Experience – Interested construction firms must provide no more than three (3) example projects with either greater than 95 percent completion or projects completed in the past five (5) years where the interested firm served as the prime contractor. Each project must include the name, title, project role, e-mail address, and telephone number of at least one reference. References may be used to verify project size, scope, dollar value, percentages, and quality of performance. Example projects must be of similar size and scope. a. Projects similar in scope to this project include: Construction of a new natural gas generation system which includes the following elements: 1. Natural gas (NG) centralized generators 2. Peak shaving 3. Installation of natural gas lines 4. Information and Communication Systems 5. Installation and Commissioning of Microgrid systems 6. Installation of necessary breakers and switchgear b. Projects similar in size to this project include: Construction of a new natural gas generation system which meets or exceeds the following size elements: 1. Installation & construction of Natural Gas fired generators able to handle loads of 0.5 MW – 9.0MW c. Based on the information above, for each project submitted, include: 1. Current percentage of construction complete and the date when it was or will be completed. 2. Scope of the project. 3. Size of the project. 4. The dollar value of the construction contract and whether it was design-bid build or design-build. 5. The percentage of work that was self-performed as project and/or construction management services or physical construction type work. 6. Identify the number of subcontractors by construction trade utilized for each project. 5. Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; they must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with the firm’s own employees for general construction-type procurement. Include the percentage of work that will be self-performed on this project, and how it will be accomplished. NOTE: Total submittal package shall be no longer than 8 pages. Please only include a narrative of the requested information; additional information will not be reviewed. Email responses to Mr. Scott Ferguson at scott.ferguson@usace.army.mil. This is NOT a Request for Proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: The following information is provided for situational awareness and is not required to respond to this Sources Sought. All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) prior to award of a contract. All proposed contractors are highly encouraged to review FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management, which indicates “All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT).” Those not currently registered can obtain registration by going to the website http://www.SAM.gov. The process can usually be completed from 24 to 48 hours after submission. Contractors will need to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (formerly DUNS number) for processing their registration. If you do not already have a Unique Entity Identifier, one can be obtained from http://www.SAM.gov. Refer to www.SAM.gov for information formerly found in CCR, EPLS, ORCA and FedReg. Please begin the registration process immediately in order to avoid delay. ALERT: You must submit a notarized letter appointing the authorized Entity Administrator before your registration will be activated. This requirement now applies to both new and existing entities. Effective 29 April 2018, the notarized letter process is now mandatory on all CURRENT registrants at SAM who have a requirement to update data on their SAM record. The notarized letter is mandatory and is required before the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) will activate the entity's registration. Effective 29 June 2018, vendors creating or updating their registration can have their registration activated prior to the approval of the required notarized letter. However, the signed copy of the notarized letter must be sent to the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) within 30 days of activation or the vendor risks no longer being active in SAM. Vendors can check whether an account is active by performing a query by their CAGE or Unique Entity Identifier (known as DUNS). The new registration process may now take several weeks, so vendors are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards. Remember, there is no cost to use SAM. To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM homepage (www.sam.gov).