Philpott Lake Well Water and Swim Beach Testing IDIQ

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:

1. General information:
   1. Firm Name
   2. Firm Address
   3. Unique Entity ID number and Cage Code
   4. NAICS (list all NAICS under which your firm is registered)
   5. Responsible Point of Contact
   6. Business Type and Size
   7. 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/

1. 1. 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.

1. Firm's interest in submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation when it is issued.

1. Indication of certification(s) related to Well Water and Swim Beach Testing and other relevant certifications.

1. Identification of areas within the United States where the company has the capability to work:

1. 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.
   1. Projects considered similar in scope to the project shall include Well Water and Swim Beach Testing
   2. 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.

1. 1. A description of how the experience relates to the proposed project.
   2. 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).