Post Wide Flooring Replacement

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The USAG Fort Jackson Directorate of Public Works, has a continuing need for minor construction to complete post wide flooring replacement. Construction, maintenance, and repair include but are not limited to the following disciplines:

Remove ACM Carpet-Non-Friable: 15,000 square feet Est.

Remove Non-ACM Carpet: 40,000 square feet Est.

Install Rolled Carpet: 50,000 square feet Est.

Install Tile Carpet: 70,000 square feet Est.

Remove ACM VCT-Non-Friable: 20,000 square feet Est.

Remove Non-ACM VCT: 30,000 square feet Est.

Install VCT Flooring: 50,000 square feet Est.

Friable Abatement: TBD

Install 4 in Vinyl Baseboard: 20,000 feet Est.

Install 6 in Vinyl Baseboard: 10,000 feet Est.

Floor Preparation: 50,000 square feet Est.

Wax and Seal Floor: 30,000 square feet Est.

Miscellaneous: TBD

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform all work in connection with the replacement of floor coverings (carpet or tile) in buildings on Fort Jackson, SC, as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. (Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement)

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation;

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Davis-Bacon Act:  Pursuant to Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for determining prevailing wages, issuing regulations and standards to be observed by federal agencies that award or fund projects subject to Davis-Bacon labor standards, and overseeing consistent enforcement of the Davis-Bacon labor standards. The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply to contractors and subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 238330 – Flooring Contractors. The Small business size standard is $19.0M. The Product Service Code is Z2JZ. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (SITE VISIT)

MICC-Fort Jackson does not intend to conduct a site visit for this source sought.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT)

A Draft Performance Work Statement is attached for review. (Attachment 1)

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 10:00 am, EST, 17 March 2023. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to Roger Miller (Contract Specialist) at [email protected] and Richard J. Buelow II (Contracting Officer) at [email protected].

This documentation should address at a minimum the following items:

1.) Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity Identifier number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB and the corresponding NAICS code.

2.) Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not.  Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3.) Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.  This information shall meet the following requirements:  provide a summary of the most relevant (multiple trade, multiple projects) performance history of no more than five (5) contracts, executed within the last three (3) years Include the following: customer, contract number, project title, project location(s), performance dates, yearly and total dollar amount (of your companies work as the prime or subcontractor), contract administration points of contact with telephone numbers, and in what capacity performed (e.g. prime or subcontractor)]

4.) Statement identifying the firms bonding capacity.

The estimated period of performance consists of one (1) base year and four (4) option years, with performance commencing in October 2023. Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation.

The contract type is anticipated to be a single award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). The Level of Effort is for a base and four (4) option years.

Statement of Magnitude:  Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email to Roger Miller at [email protected] and Richard J. Buelow II at [email protected].

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.