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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Project Description: USACE SPK DBB Construction - Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) Rail Curves Package 3

Anticipated Posting Date: 27 March 2023

Sources Sought Number: W9123823S0034

SAM Posting Title: USACE SPK DBB Construction - MOTCO Rail Curves Package 3 – Concord CA.

SAM Posting Description:

This Sources Sought Notice is being issued for market research purposes to determine the availability, capability, and interest of small business firms for a potential Government requirement. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE; requests for a solicitation will go unanswered. No award will be made from this Notice. Responses will be used to determine potential acquisition strategies, understand current market capabilities, and to gain knowledge of potential sources.

GENERAL SCOPE:

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District (SPK) anticipates a potential requirement to replace Rail Curves 9-10 and optional repair of curve 18 on the tidal side of the installation.

The Rail Curves repair scope includes the demolition of existing rail curves and constructing replacement curves including repaired/replaced subgrade and ballast, and new ties and rails. Total combined length of rail curve work is approx. 5,000 linear feet. Replacement rail curves are designed to maintain a curvature less than 12 degrees. The new track will be constructed with 115-lb minimum rail on wood ties. The project also includes the necessary embankment construction, sub-ballast, ballast, and other track materials (OTM) necessary to provide a new rail alignment. All tracks will be constructed per standards in UFC 4-860-01FA and AREMA Manual for Railway Engineering.

The anticipated requirement may result in a solicitation issued approximately July 2023.

If solicited, the Government intends to award the contemplate requirement as a firm-fixed price contract by early July 2023. The Government estimates that construction of the anticipated requirement can be completed within 365 calendar days.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204(g), the Government currently estimates the magnitude of construction for this project to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for the potential requirement is anticipated to be 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard for this NAICS, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is $45 Million annual, as modified by the SBA, effective December 19, 2022. Businesses registered in the System for Award management (SAM.gov) must update their SAM registration in order to have their small business status updated based on the new size standards effective December 19, 2022. Until the SAM registration is updated, the SAM profile will continue to display the small business status under the old size standards.

The Product Service Code for the potential requirement is anticipated to be Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges and Railways, includes resurfacing.

If there is a reasonable expectation that at least two (2) responsible small business concerns under this NAICS can provide the anticipated services at fair market prices, the Contracting Officer is required to set the acquisition aside for small business concerns. If competition is set-aside for small businesses, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, requires that general construction small business Contractors self-perform at least fifteen percent (15%) of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials. If no set aside is made, the requirement is competed with full and open competition, and the awarded Contractor is not a small business, the Contractor will be required to perform the percent of work identified in the solicitation under FAR 52.236-1, Performance of Work by the Contractor.

Contractors with the skill, capabilities, workload capacity, and ability to obtain bonding to complete the project described above (either through self-performance and/or Subcontractor management) are invited to provide capability statements to the point of contact listed below. Other than small businesses are also encouraged to submit Capability Statements.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Responses must be limited to ten (10) 8.5 x 11-inch pages with a minimum font size of point 10.

Please provide the following information:

1) Company name, Employer Identification Number (EIN) or System for Award Management Unique Entity Identification number (SAM UEID), address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

2) Experience and capability to complete contracts of similar magnitude and complexity to the potential requirement, including at least three (3) examples of comparable work performed within the past six (6) years. Each example should include a brief description of the project, description of the work performed (identification of self-performance and/or Subcontractor management), customer name, customer satisfaction, timeliness of performance, dollar value of the project, and whether there were any challenges experienced during the project (delays, investigations, health and safety issues, labor shortages, management/organizational issues, etc.).

3) Business size and socioeconomic type for the applicable NAICS (ex: certified HUBZone, Woman-Owned Small Business, Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a) Participant, small business, or other than small business (large business)).

4) Bonding capability (in the form of a Surety letter).

Please submit all capabilities statements, information, brochures, and/or marketing material as one (1) document, limited to the page maximum above.

Responses will not be considered an offer, proposal, or bid for any solicitation that may result from this Notice. Moreover, responses will not restrict the Government to an acquisition approach. This Notice is for information and planning purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any review conducted or the capability statements received.

Please provide responses and/or questions by e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Mary Noonan, at Mary.M.Noonan@usace.army.mil by 1700/5:00 p.m. (PDT) Monday, 24 April 2023.

Please include the Sources Sought Notice number, W9123823S0034 in the e-mail subject line.

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