Federal Highway Administration
Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division
Sources Sought Announcement No. 693C73-25-SS-0004
Monongahela National Forest Project WV ERFO FS MNGAH921 2018-1(1)
SUBMITTAL INFORMATION
ISSUE DATE: August 26, 2024
DUE DATE FOR RESPONSES: September 25, 2024, 2:00 PM EST
SUBMIT RESPONSES TO: Mr. Michael Sun at eflhd.contracts@dot.gov
SUBMITTALS SHOULD BE MADE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY
Synopsis:
This is a Sources Sought announcement and is for information purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. The purpose of this announcement is to determine the availability and capability of qualified SMALL BUSINESSES ONLY for a construction project involving trail and road repairs, culvert replacement, and bridge reconstruction due to damage from significant storms, located in the Monongahela National Forest in Pocahontas and Webster counties in West Virginia.
The project consists of 29 repair sites that include roadways, shoulder work, and slope retainment. The Scope of Work is comprised of culvert replacement, Forest Service Trails (TR), bridge reconstruction, asphalt overlay, micro surfacing, service road maintenance, and other miscellaneous work.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD), anticipates awarding a construction contract no earlier than March 2025. The cost of the entire project is estimated to be between $12,000,000.00 to $15,000,000.00.
QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS shall submit the following information by e-mail to EFLHD.Contracts@dot.gov (Attn: Mr. Michael Sun no later than 2:00PM (EST) on September 25, 2024.
1. A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for the solicitation when it is issued as a Prime Contractor containing your full business name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and web site (if any).
2. Your firm’s size standard under NAICS code 237310; Highway, Street and Bridge Construction ($45 Million). All firms shall be certified and registered under the NAICS code 237310 in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/ prior to the submission of bids or proposals.
3. Identify all applicable classifications for your firm such as small business; woman-owned small business; 8(a) small business; small-disadvantaged business; HUBZone small business; service-disabled veteran-owned small business; etc. This information must be provided to determine whether the "Rule of 2" has been met for any socio-economic category for set-aside purposes. Please note that the size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status.
4. Offeror's ability to perform at least 15% of the cost of contract performance effort with its own workforce as a prime contractor per FAR clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.
5. Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity including bridge construction, road rehabilitation, structural culvert repairs, and road slopes within the past 5 years, including a brief description of the project, customer name, timelines of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of project. If a member of a joint venture (JV), the offeror should include relevant information from both members of the JV.
6. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Unique Entity ID; if a member of a joint-venture (JV) or mentor-protégé agreement with the SBA, please provide information on both members of the JV.
7. Please provide your current per contract and aggregate bonding capacities.
RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCE SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO 5 PAGES, single-spaced, with font size 12 or larger using Times New Roman or Arial. Page margins no smaller than 1” and page size shall be no greater than 8.5” x 11.” Submission shall be provided in electronic format readable and searchable by Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Do NOT submit marketing material, slide presentations, or technical papers. Do NOT submit resumes.
Please reference “Sources Sought Announcement No. 693C73-25-SS-0004 for Project WV ERFO FS MNGAH921 2018-1(1)” in the subject line of your email.
